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Olympic Ski Jumper from 1960 Squaw Valley Program

Olympic Heritage Celebration Continues Thru Monday

North Lake Tahoe's Olympic Heritage Celebration, commemorating the 53rd anniversary of hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics continues through January 21, with events at venues throughout the region.

Squaw Valley Olympic Day

Celebrate The Olympic Spirit at Squaw's Olympic Day

The spirit of the Olympic Movement will roll into Squaw Valley on Saturday, June 23 at Squaw’s Olympic Celebration Day. The day will feature live music by Tim Snider, appearances by Jonny Moseley and local Olympians, and a kids’ pentathlon in the resort’s base area.

Native American Snow Dance

Native American 'Snow Dance' Wraps Up Olympic Heritage Week

History repeated itself on Sunday, January 15, 2012 when elaborately dressed Native American adults and youth, Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribal relatives of the dancers who performed at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, danced at the official closing ceremonies of North Lake Tahoe's Olympic Heritage Week

Eagle Wings Native American Dancers

Native American 'Snow Dance' to Close Olympic Heritage Week

History will repeat itself this coming Sunday, January 15th, as the closing day of the Olympic Heritage Week activities will feature a special 'snow dance' performed by Native American dancers The Eagle Wings Dance Group.

Moseley To Induct Sports Pioneers at Reno Gala

Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the inaugural Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition International Sports Hall of Fame Gala Nov. 18 at the Atlantis Casino Resort.

Heuga & McKinney--Olympic Legends

In early February 1964 during the IX Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, Tahoe's twenty-year-old Jimmie Heuga started out the second seed. Hatless and without goggles, he negotiated quickly down the tight, bone-hard, slalom set on the Patsherkofel track.

Olympians Train on Home Turf This Week

Olympic racers Julia Mancuso and Errol Kerr are back on home turf for their final training (and some celebrating) before heading to Vancouver for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.

2010 Olympic Alpine Team Announced

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced the 2010 Olympic Alpine Ski Team Monday. Lake Tahoe veteran Olympians Julia Mancuso and Marco Sullivan will be among those who carry the flag for the Alpine Team.

Olympic Torch - 1960 Squaw Valley USA

Local Historian & Author To Lead Olympic History Walking Tour Jan 14

Local Olympic historian David C. Antonucci will lead a lecture and walking tour of the 1960 Winter Olympics sites on Thursday, January 14 as part of the Olympic Heritage Celebration.

Recent Longboarding Gathering. Courtesy Photo

New Book Explores a Century of Winter Sports in Tahoe

A new release by local author and historian Mark McLaughlin, tells the fascinating story of Lake Tahoe's winter sports heritage over the last hundred years.