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CHL No. 724 Pioneer Ski Area of America, Squaw Valley - Placer

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NO. 724 PIONEER SKI AREA OF AMERICA, SQUAW VALLEY - The VIII Olympic Winter Games of 1960 commemorated a century of sport skiing in California. By 1860 the Sierra Nevada-particularly at the mining towns of Whiskey Diggings, Poker Flat, Port Wine, Onion Valley, La Porte, and Johnsville, some 60 miles north of Squaw Valley-saw the first organized ski clubs and competition in the western hemisphere.

Location

Adjacent to Cable Car Building Lobby: 1960 Squaw Valley Rd, Olympic Valley, CA 96146
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NO. 724 PIONEER SKI AREA OF AMERICA, SQUAW VALLEY, Marker