Celebrating The Winter Games

Celebrating THE WINTER GAMES

Legendary Olympic Valley THEN AND NOW

Olympic Valley CALIFORNIA

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Celebrating the Winter Games Legendary Olympic Valley – then and now

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Women’s Skiing Elevated on DOWNHILL RUN

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A (GS) Bowl FULL OF WILD

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Julia Mancuso: GOING FOR GOLD

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Moving Over For MOSELEY

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FREE COOKIE PASS Win an Olympic Medal, Get Free Cookies For Life

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ATHLETE AMBASSADORS Of The SNOW Sports Museum 2

WOMEN’S SKIING ELEVATED ON

Downhill Run The only thing better than a steep, adrenalinepumping black diamond run is one with history.

Sitting at the top of KT-22 is the Women’s Downhill Run. It’s part of a bowl consisting of cliffs and trees along with a narrow choke point on the way down.

The 1960 Women’s Olympic downhill ski event was held on this famous run where 42 female skiers from around the globe, including American Silver Medalist Penny Pitou, came to compete.

Alpine ski racing is one of the most popular—and potentially dangerous—Winter Olympic events.

Steep slopes along with narrow runs and icy conditions, all at speeds up to 85mph, make for some seriously treacherous terrain, which makes us appreciate the ladies who conquered it that much more!

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Trivia

QUESTIONS:

1. Where is the Women’s Downhill Run located? a. Palisades Tahoe, Olympic Valley b. Off KT-22 c. Both a & b 2. What makes downhill skiing so dangerous? a. Icy conditions and fast speeds b. Steep slopes and narrow runs c. All of the above

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ANSWERS: 1. (c) Both a & b / 2. (c) All of the above

ANSWERS: 1. (b) 1,800 2. (b) Men’s Giant Slalom

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A (GS) BOWL

Full of Wild Olympic Valley has a place in skiing lore like nowhere else, boasting an average of over 450 inches of snow each year along with 6 distinct peaks and 3,600 skiable acres.

The KT-22 chair rises 1,800 vertical feet up to an area where the only way down is along runs like GS Bowl, Chute 75 and Mosley’s—one named after an Olympic skier, and all considered expert terrain.

The G.S. Bowl is a black diamond run filled with rocks, cliffs and trees. The Men’s Giant Slalom run in the 1960 Winter Olympics took place on this slope, which is most definitely not for the faint of heart—then or now.

Trivia

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the vertical drop of G.S. Bowl? a. 3,600 b. 1,800 c. 450 2. Which famous event took place on this run? a. 1960 Winter Olympics ski events b. Men’s Giant Slalom c. Both a & b

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JULIA MANCUSO:

Going for Gold A ski run at Palisades Tahoe, Olympic Valley was renamed “Julia’s Gold” after Olympic skier Julia Mancuso. Julia is the highest-ranked U.S. woman in the Giant Slalom and has won 4 Olympic Medals—the most of any American woman.

She won an Olympic Gold Medal in the Giant Slalom in Torino, Italy in 2006, making her the first American to medal in Olympic Alpine Skiing since 1998 and a bright spot in what many considered a disappointing American showing in Olympic Alpine sports.

A couple months after returning to her Sierra hometown, Julia was honored at a ceremony announcing the run would be named after her. She was also presented with a letter from then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaiming an official Julia Mancuso Day along with a lifetime ski pass to Palisades, plus a lifetime “cookie pass” to her favorite local bakery.

The run once known as “Exhibition” sits at the base of Olympic Valley and is frequently used for competitions, including the Men’s Olympic Slalom in the 1960 Winter Olympics.

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Trivia

QUESTIONS:

1. What was the “Julia’s Gold” ski run formerly called? a. Giant Slalom b. Olympic Valley c. Exhibition 2. Which significant competition was held on “Julia’s Gold” in 1960? a. Women’s Olympic Slalom b. Men’s Olympic Slalom c. Downhill Skiing

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ANSWERS: 1. (c) Exhibition / 2. (b) Men’s Olympic Slalom

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Trivia

QUESTIONS:

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1. What is Jonny’s original skiing trick? a. Off-axis 720 b. Mute grab c. Dinner roll

2. What was Moseley’s Run formerly known as? a. Squaw Valley b. West Face c. GS Bowl

MOVING OVER FOR

Moseley

Jonny Moseley is an American freestyle skier who took home gold for mogul skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Growing up skiing in Olympic Valley, Jonny always gravitated to freestyle skiing due to its progressive and innovative nature. Through unorthodox training methods, Jonny managed to stretch the rules of conventional skiing before heading to the 1998 Winter Games to exhibit this new style. His unique approach to skiing would prove worth it when he brought home a Gold Medal.

After winning the U.S. Open Slopestyle Gold and an X Games Silver using his original “dinner roll” trick, Jonny bucked convention completely when he threw the offaxis 720 in the moguls competition at the 2002 Olympics, changing freestyle skiing forever.

In honor of the unconventional ski champion, the Palisades Tahoe run formerly known as West Face was renamed to Moseley Run before being shortened to just Moseley’s. The run is known for its steep, sustained moguls.

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ANSWERS: 1. (c) Dinner roll / 2. (b) West Face

Free Cookie Pass WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL, GET FREE COOKIES FOR LIFE Olympic medals are great and all, but imagine also winning a lifetime of free cookies at one of the most delicious bakeries in Olympic Valley.

Wildflour Baking Company located in the Olympic House offers patrons mouth-watering baked goods like cookies, cinnamon rolls, and bagels, all made from scratch.

The bakery also awards a lifetime cookie pass to any Olympic Gold and Silver Medalists, including hometown hero skier Julia Mancuso. As for the Bronze Medalists, the bakery says “better luck next time” and to keep practicing.

We’d say that’s incentive enough!

To view the menu and order online visit

https://www.wildflourski.com/

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Trivia

QUESTIONS:

1. Who gets a lifetime cookie pass? a. Gold medalists b. Silver medalists c. Both a & b 2. Which pastries does the bakery offer? a. Cinnamon rolls b. Cookies c. Bagels d. All of the above

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ANSWERS: 1. (c) Both a & b / 2. (d) All of the above

Athlete Ambassadors

OF THE SNOW SPORTS MUSEUM The SNOW Sports Museum Athlete Ambassadors are past legends and current and future champions of the Sierra Nevada region who are working together to preserve and share the exciting history of the Olympic history of the Sierra Nevada Region and to inspire future generations to be great stewards of winter sports culture.

Learn more about each Ambassador by clicking on the link.

Meet Our Ambassadors 13

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Jamie Anderson

Osvaldo Ancinas

Travis Ganong

Anna Goodman (Sullivan)

Hannah Halvorsen

Jeff Hamilton

Bill Hudson

Julia Mancuso

Jonny Moseley

Eric Poulsen

JC Schoonmaker

Starr Walton-Hurley

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CROSS-COUNTRY FREESTYLE SKI

ALPINE SKI

FREESTYLE SPRINT, CROSS COUNTRY SKI

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SPEED SKI

FREESTYLE SKI

ALPINE SKI

The spirit of the Winter Olympic Games Squaw Valley 1960 lives on. The legacies its Olympians left and the roads forward it helped paved forever left their mark on the Tahoe region.

If you enjoyed learning about the remarkable Winter Olympic Games, please consider showing your support for The SNOW Sports Museum and its ongoing efforts to help preserve the rich history of the Olympic Valley.

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