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Tales From Two Valleys

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Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valley 70th Anniversary Edition | Photo and book by Eddy Starr Ancinas

With the 70th Anniversary of Squaw Valley in 2019 &
the 60th Anniversary of the 1960 Olympics in 2020…

Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys
70th Anniversary Edition

by Eddy Starr Ancinas

Foreword by Edith Thys Morgan, two-time Olympian
and U.S. Ski Team member

Riveting behind-the-scenes stories of the visionaries and entrepreneurs whose determination and love of the mountains created two (now one) of North America’s most popular ski resorts

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The 1960 Olympics put Squaw Valley and all of North Lake Tahoe on the map. Alpine Meadows was the first of many areas to follow.

But who were the visionaries who saw the potential in these two remote valleys beginning in the 1930s?
Why did they ultimately lose control of their dreams to build a ski resort?
How did these two adjacent valleys become two (now one) of the best-known ski areas in North America?

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How these two valleys–so close geographically yet so distant philosophically–survived avalanches, fires, floods, lift accidents, economic ups and downs, ski trends, public opinion, good and bad management;

and how the corporatization of both sides of the mountain inevitably joined them as one, is a story about the people who lived, worked and survived all of the above in both valleys.

Eddy Starr Ancinas, author of "Tales From Two Valleys: Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows" (History Press, 2013)
Eddy AncinasAuthor, "Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys 70th Anniversary Edition"http://www.talesfromtwovalleysbook.com/about-eddy/

From the Introduction…
“By 1960, Squaw Valley, having hosted the Winter Olympics, had become a world class ski resort, with extensive facilities and a lively community of permanent and part-time residents. Meanwhile, Alpine Meadows’ investors and homeowners shunned commercial development, and prided themselves on being a “family area—owned and operated by real skiers.”

Edith Thys Morgan, two-time Olympian, ski racing at Vail
Edith Thys MorganTwo-time Olympian and U.S. Ski Team Member

From the Foreword by Edith Thys Morgan
“Even starting out as weekend warriors from the Bay Area, our family was wrapped snugly into that culture. As young ski racers we were guided and pushed by French, Swiss, Austrian, Japanese, Argentinian and American coaches, and welcomed by the local athletes with whom we strove to keep up. When I went from the Mighty Might Program, to the US Ski Team and to the Olympics, I followed a well-worn path.”

Tom Corcoran, member of 1958 and 1960 U.S. Olympic Ski team sking the Men's Slalom at the 1960 Olympics
Tom CorcoranMember 1958 and 1960 U.S. Olympic Ski Team, Member of the United States Ski Hall of Fame, Chairman of the National Ski Areas Association

The book, Eddy, is a great piece of writing that chronicles an extraordinary story about bigger-than-life, over-the-top movers and shakers in your two valleys.

I’ve read a number of mountain resort histories, and yours is the best by far. You really know how to tell a story and hold the reader’s interest. Congratulations! Read More

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Comment by Tom Corcoran, Member 1958 & 1960 U.S. Olympic Ski Team, U.S. Ski Hall of Fame, for Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys by Eddy Starr Ancinas | Photo of Estelle Bowl Alpine Meadows by Eddy Starr Ancinas

Tom Corcoran, Member 1958 and 1960 U.S. Olympic Ski Team and U.S. Ski Hall of Fame

The book, Eddy, is a great piece of writing that chronicles an extraordinary story about bigger-than-life, over-the-top movers and shakers in your two valleys. I knew some of the personae, but not all, and most of the events described were…

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Review: Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales From Two Valleys in Moonshine Ink Magazine, April 12, 2013

Moonshine Ink Magazine

From deadly avalanches to the politics of the people who built the ski areas, Eddy Ancinas’ new book, “Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows,” unfolds with one-of-a-kind tales…what makes this telling of the tales unique is that Ancinas lived those decades…

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Henrik Bull, Architect

It was a great pleasure to read your fine Squaw and Alpine book – a real page turner. I was amazed how complete and balanced you were able to be. You seemed to have avoided getting opinions in the way…

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Review of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales From Two Valleys in Skiing History, May-June 2013

Skiing History Magazine

Skiing History Magazine with Review Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows skiers will delight in reading the familiar and not-so-familiar accounts of how these two leading Sierra resorts got started. Eddy Ancinas’ well-researched book will also appeal to anyone interested in…

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Brett Hall-Executive Director, Squaw Valley Community of Writers

Congratulations on a wonderful reading. I really enjoyed every minute of it. You have a wonderful droll take on the events in Squaw and your sense of humor shines through. Everyone was leaning forward, eager to hear the rest of…

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Review of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales From Two Valleys in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, June 28, 2013

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Ancinas delivers compelling behind-the-scenes stories from a front-row perspective in her book “Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows – Tales from Two Valleys…Stories that expose reputation concerns, financial struggles, safety factors and even a roof that caved in due to improper…

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Phil Carville, Developer-Olympic Village Inn

I picked up the book in Truckee a couple of weeks ago and finally got time to sit down a fully read it. (of course when I first got it I looked to see the chapter on How to Buy…

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About Eddy

Eddy Starr Ancinas, author of Eddy Starr Ancinas, is an award-winning freelance writer and author located in North Lake Tahoe.  She received the SKADE Award from The International Ski History Association for Outstanding Book on Regional Ski History, has been a contributor to Skiing Heritage magazine and has published an article on the 1960 Olympics for The Atlantic.

Eddy was a guide for the International Olympic Committee in Squaw Valley at the 1960 Olympics, where she met her husband, a member of the Argentine Olympic Team. They raised their family in Alpine Meadows.

She is also a well-know travel writer specializing in Latin America travel including articles on Perú, and wrote the original Fodor’s Argentina Guide and updates on the Wine Regions and Patagonia chapters for six subsequent issues.

Eddy is a board member of the future Sierra Nevada Olympic Wintersports (SNOW) Museum scheduled for construction at the entrance to Squaw Valley

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