David C Antonucci

Op Ed: 1960 Squaw Valley Looks Back for 50th Anniversary

(ATR) Less than a week from today Squaw Valley will celebrate 50 years since it hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics. As this excerpt from David Antonucci's book, Snowball’s Chance – The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe recounts", Ski Area President Alexander Cushing's idea of holding the Winter Games began as a marketing ploy that catapulted the region into international resort status.