Pioneer Ski Area of America
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heringermr
N 39° 11.801 W 120° 14.150
10S E 738708 N 4342244
California Registered Historical Landmark #724
Waymark Code: WM1TKA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2007
Views: 57
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.
Marker Number: 724.00
Marker Name: PIONEER SKI AREA OF AMERICA, SQUAW VALLEY
County: Placer
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 02/14/1960
Location:
Adjacent to Lobby Entrance of Cable Car Building at base of mountain, Squaw Valley
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Feel free to post a picture of you at the landmark site, but a photo is not required to log a visit.