Winter in Squaw Valley, California

How About a Road Trip to Winter Wonderland

I received two emails this morning saying that the first snow of 2017 has arrived in Squaw Valley.  They brought a smile to my face and memories of the magical time our family had at Squaw Valley in Tahoe, California.  If you are thinking of a winter holiday in the US but haven’t decided where, do read on.  Squaw Valley could just be what you’re looking for.  Take a look at our travel diary here.

 

Our road trip to Tahoe started at Sacramento and was mostly on Interstate-80.  We stayed at the beautiful Resort at Squaw Creek.   A brief review of the resort can be found in my Squaw Valley (1) blog.  Click here.

We were at Squaw Valley for 4 days and 3 nights.  We realised that 5 days would have been better since there were so much to do.

Our original itinerary was the one below, but because of stomach flu, we had to change it up quite drastically.

Day 1

Road trip from Sacramento (or San Francisco if you want) to Squaw Valley (2.5hrs)

Check-in at Resort at Squaw Creek

Aerial tram to Upper Mountain, sightseeing

Explore The Village

Day 2

Breakfast with Santa

Morning private family ski lesson at Squaw Valley (book this in advance)

Afternoon snowmobile tour

Christmas Eve Dinner at Six Peaks Grille

Day 3

Morning Private family ski lesson at Squaw Valley

Christmas market and dinner at Tahoe City

Day 4

Sledding and snow play at Resort at Squaw Creek

Say bye-bye to Squaw Valley and drive back to San Francisco

Our family had a memorable time at Squaw Valley and it will always be one of our favourite holidays.   I hope you’ll find some inspiration from our experiences that could be useful in your planning for that wonderful winter holiday.  xoxo

Click here for our Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 posts on Squaw Valley.

Websites:

Squaw Valley: http://squawalpine.com/

Resort at Squaw Creek: https://www.destinationhotels.com/squawcreek

How to get there:

By plane, bus or car: http://squawalpine.com/explore/about/getting-here