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Squaw Valley ski area in California claims that its lifts can move 48200 people per hour. If the average lift carries people about 210 m (vertically) higher, estimate the maximum total power needed. (Assume an average mass per person of 70 kg.)

mass transport rate of lift = m-dot = kg/hour = 48200*70
m-dot = 48200*70/3600 = kg/sec
rate of doing work (Power, P) = rate of increase in potential energy
P = m-dot (kg/s) * h * g = [48200*70/3600] *210 (meter) *9.8 [joule/s]
P = 1928803.33 watt
P = 1928.8 kilo watt
P = 1.929 mega watt

I know Heavenly and Squaw Valley are the big ones but I was just wondering if there are some smaller ones that are better.

Tahoe has its own runs, just a short drive from Reno (no runs)

Newschool ski legend and Squaw Valley resident C.R. Johnson died at the resort Wednesday.

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Does the mountain offer easy slopes for beginners?

well those are kinda two different questions. is squaw kid friendly, yes and no, easy slopes for beginners, some and lessons. squaw if famous for having rich older folks ski there. now it is changing and there are more teams and programs for kids. they now have some lessons just for kids and a under 10 i think team called mighty mites. easy slopes yea mostly at the top of the mountain there are some intermediate slopes that might as well be beginner slopes. if you are from the east coast then the mountains are a bit more cliffy and vertical.

Newschool ski legend and Squaw Valley resident C.R. Johnson died at the resort Wednesday.

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The Wild West Series GS, at Alpine Meadows. This is a Junior Olympic Qualifier race – everyone tried really hard to bring it. The conditions were challenging: snow first day, soft day 2 and Monday was the first bit of Sunshine.

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We have been going on a ski trip every year (been to Keystone, Squaw, and Copper) but are having trouble choosing where to go this year. We are all intermediate/advanced skiers in PA which means beginner intermediate / intermediate out west. The one really important thing it us is that we would prefer a smaller resort (like Squaw) with only like 1 village so that you don’t have to rent a car or take shuttles around everywhere. We would like a fairly large selection of restaurants but don’t care about any other "night life".
We live in PA but this is a vacation so we want to go away (out west somewhere). nothing local. Btw to who ever suggested seven springs …boo. j/k. We are hidden valley people.

Go with Winter Park or Steamboat Colorado. Or if you want GREAT terrain, go to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Home sweet home Wyoming!

Is the Lake Tahoe fire close to Squaw Valley, Kirkwood, or Heavenly Ski Resorts? I’m not really sure where Myers(sp?) is at, but I have skied at Squaw, Kirkwood, and Heavenly. =[ This is so sad too.

Those ski resorts are safe, the fire is near Angora Lakes and Echo Lake which are south of South Lake Tahoe.

Squaw Valley Ski team skiing smooth and fast at the Northstar SG

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Will there be enough snow to ski most of the mountain? How are the lift lines before Christmas?

Will there be enough snow? Tough call, but the area is getting hammered by a pretty solid storm system right now. So even if there isn’t any more snow between now and Xmas, their snow making capabilities should ensure pretty even coverage over the better part of the mountain. And if we get more snow like the forecasters think will happen; then the mountain should have terrific coverage for Xmas.

As for lines, the mountain tends to have its normal sized crowds up until a day or two before Xmas, then it starts dropping off as people travel for the holidays. The folks that remain tend to be more advanced skiers who are hard core about getting out on the slopes. Xmas day itself is usually a great day to ski; little to no lines, etc.