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Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California. Near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe , it offers 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2 ) of skiable terrain, 13 different lifts, and a vertical drop of 1,802 feet (549 m).
Alpine Meadows is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. [1] The community is located on Bear Creek , a tributary of the Truckee River 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Tahoe City , [ 2 ] at an elevation of 6,480 ft (1,980 m).
In 2012, it merged with nearby Alpine Meadows, and became Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, to offer joint access to 6,000 acres (2,400 ha), 43 lifts, and over 270 runs. However, a constructed gondola connection between the resorts, as well as a proposed development at its base, [ 8 ] has met with controversy from environmentalists.
It is the stated goal of Troy Caldwell to use the land to interconnect Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows ski areas. [2] There is also significant community interest in connecting the two resorts. [9] [10] In September 2011, Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley Ski Resort merged ownership. The two resorts will retain their distinct identities but ...
This mountain's name remembers ski patroller Jeffery James Smith (1954–1982), commonly known as "Jake", and in honor of the other six persons who also died in an avalanche at the Alpine Meadows Ski Area on March 31, 1982. [5] This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1985 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [5]
Alpine Meadows, California, an unincorporated community in California; Alpine Meadows Lodge, outside Golden, British Columbia; Alpine Meadows Ranch, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Darby, Montana; Alpine Meadows (ski resort) a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe Area of California
The Sulaiman Range alpine meadows ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1018) covers a series of higher altitude mountain ranges along the crest of the Sulaiman Mountains, a southerly extension of the Hindu Kush Mountains along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Alpine County, California.Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.