The 1960 Winter Olympics at Lake Tahoe's Squaw Valley were a resounding success and launched the Tahoe area into the ski mecca that it is today.
January in 1960 was mostly without snow. Temperatures were high. Mother Nature came through and in February, the snow came.
Starting this Saturday, Tahoe will celebrate the events of 52 years ago. It will do so without the snow. The show will, however, go on.
Heidi Doyle, interpretive program manager for California State Parks' Tahoe area, said that the scheduled events will go on. Since there's no snow, all of the events on the trails and hikes will be on foot or bikes. The California State Parks is the host for the event.
The events of the week will start with opening ceremonies. Closing ceremonies will wrap up the week. Past Olympians, local talent, and local dignitaries will preside at these. Refreshments will be offered.
One event, the "Citizens against the Clock" biathlon, was cancelled. It was scheduled for January 14. Other than that one cancellation, everything else is a go.
There will be free Ranger led tours of the trails in Sugar Pine State Park, and full moon hikes along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
There will be three fund raising events during the week. Hosts for the fundraisers are the Gatekeeper's Museum, West Shore Cafe and the Granlibakken resort.
For more information regarding the Olympic Heritage Week festivites, visit the calendar page for this wonderful week of family oriented events. Heidi Doyle may be contacted at (530) 583-3074 for up to date information.
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