Squaw Valley buys the Village
Squaw Valley USA announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of The Village at Squaw Valley, a four-season mountain resort village at the base of the legendary ski resort and site of the 1960 VIII Winter Olympic Games..
“We at Squaw Valley USA are very pleased to integrate the Village at Squaw Valley with our own operations, to provide a seamless resort experience for our guests. It is a reversal of philosophy as Squaw Valley Ski Corphas not operated a lodging property for 30 years. When we opened in 1949 we ran a small 50-room lodge that was occupied during the Olympics in 1960; it grew in size but our operation of this property ceased in 1979. And so, the acquisition of the Village represents an exciting and greatly anticipated opportunity,” explains Squaw ValleyChairman and CEO Nancy Cushing.
In 2002, the addition of the European-style village brought the off-hill experience at Squaw Valley up to par with the sought-after terrain and mountain offerings. The Village at Squaw Valley was developed by Intrawest and incorporates a pedestrian village that brings commercial tenants and residential properties to the Squaw experience. The transaction includes all of Intrawest’s real estate holdings and operational assets including lodging operations at two condo-hotels and commercial assets whose tenants include six restaurants, 20 retail shops and a full service spa. With the transaction completed, Squaw Valley Ski Corp will oversee all of the day-to-day operations of The Village at Squaw Valley in addition to their current ownership of the on-mountain operations at the ski resort, Squaw Valley USA.
This winter season, it will be business as usual for resort guests. All 2009-2010 winter vacation reservationswill be honored, and vacation packages and homeowner information will continue to be available athttp://www.thevillageatsquaw.com