And here we are, well into the 2010 ski season with a most favorable outlook. Timely snowfall has left the Westshore blanketed with copious amounts of the white stuff. Yahoo is what one hears from local boarders/skiers, and more yahoos from daytrippers and weekenders. Attendance figures have not been tabulated, but casual observations tell a fine story: business is better than last season. Conversations with local businesses indicated a resurgence of visitors to the basin, especially over the Christmas/New Years' time frame. The weather cooperated and transierra highways were accessible 24/7- a big plus for the ski slope operators. Look for accurate figs. after Feb. 1st.
MLK weekend brought more guests into the basin, but weather forecasts no doubt deterred some potential visitors from venturing up the hill. We anticipate great conditions for the next biggee-Presidents' Weekend: snow pack should be excellent. Our favorite bambino-"El Nino" is doing his utmost to restore winter precipitation rates to normal amounts. Our advice: "keep on truckin' "El Nino".
Local public safety officials reported no unusual activities, except for the normal driving issues, parking on county roads,etc.
Vancouver, Canada
The possibility exists of a junket to the 2010 Olympics starting in a few weeks. The 60th Anniversary of Squaw Valley 1960 Olympics was celebrated at several local sites, including our own Sugar Pine Pt. State Park. It was at the park the the Biathlon events were held in 1960. This site gives special meaning to Tahoma in the historical context of the Olympics. While some photos were taken of the local events, I still haven't seen the video(if there is one).
Granlibakken was the scene of a gathering of athletes who participated in the Squaw Valley events 50 years ago. Yes, fifty years ago, when we were young and the population of California was only 15, 717,000, 50% more than in 1950, and 100+% more than the 6,900,000 of 1940. Yes, life was simpler in those days for obvious reasons:fewer people, fewer problems.
Who's going to the Canada games? I don't hear much enthusiasm for such a trip. Perhaps the economy has yet to rebound sufficiently to allow enough $$$$ to be earmarked for even a token visit. (don't say earmark again in this post, thank you). There are still plenty of tickets available for most events. If I go with some staff, I will drive to save on costs. I promise.
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