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Snow King

October 27th, 2006 · 1 Comment

The far skier right of Squaw terrain is the most neglected part of the Snow King hill. This area can be accessed by either the Red Dog or slow Squaw Creek lifts. Snow King has nice hidden powder pockets and nice mellow groomers. Many people opt to ski the more quickly accessed terrain [...]

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Silverado

October 27th, 2006 · No Comments

If you are looking for the Big Mountain feel there is no better place to find it at Squaw then in Silverado. With huge rock faces and large open terrain, Silverado is a world unto itself. Powder tends to stay here longer thanks to its huge terrain and slow triple chair out.
On powder days Silverado [...]

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Palisades

October 27th, 2006 · 3 Comments

One of the coolest natural ski features in the Palisades has served as a proving ground of progressive skiing for over 50 years. Five main chutes make up the bulk of the lines, however people have found a wide variety of other ways to get down or off the top of the Sades. To access [...]

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KT-22

October 27th, 2006 · 4 Comments

Arguably the best terrain in the universe accessable by chairlift, the terrain of KT has a repetition for being super rad. On storm days this is where it all goes down. On powder mornings the race for the fingers is one of the greatest spectacles in skiing. But the fingers are not the [...]

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Headwall

October 27th, 2006 · No Comments

            The Headwall chairlift takes you from under the saddle on Moutain Run up to under and next to the palisades with sun bowl down to your left. With terrain ranging from the steeps of the light towers to the gentle pitch of sun bowl, there is a lot of good [...]

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Top Ski Picks

October 27th, 2006 · 1 Comment

 
Anyone who has skied Squaw knows that the terrain here is unlike anywhere else in the world. Because of the extremeness of the terrain and our one of a kind snow the people who call squaw home demand more from their skis then most. Here are our top picks for the 2006-2007 season.     
 
 
K2 Pontoon: [...]

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Bootfitting - What you need to know

October 27th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Boot Fitting - What You Need to Know
 
Getting the right size boot: Generally a ski boot will be a size or even two smaller then what your shoe size is. This is because in a ski boot you want to have your toe right up in the front of the boot. When wearing shoes most [...]

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Bootfitting 101

October 27th, 2006 · 5 Comments

 

General Terms and Problems
 
Heal lift: If your heal is lifting in your boot it could be that it is too big or the liner has broken down and there is now room in your boot where once it was tight. This can lead to lack of response from your boots as well as soreness [...]

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