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Legends of Tahoe

Craig Patterson and Andy Lindsey with the grooming crew in Korea.

Legends of Tahoe: From West Shore to World Cup

February 16, 2023 Legends of Tahoe

As Palisades Tahoe prepares to host the Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup from February 24th-26th, there is an immense amount of work going on behind the scenes, especially in the Grooming department. Palisades Grooming Manager Craig Patterson and his close friend Andy Lindsey, a Regional Manager for PistenBully, are two of the key players in getting the race course ready. Their two-decade friendship is full of funny stories and huge feats, including grooming on other World Cup slopes and for the Olympics. Read their story, much of it in their own words.

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Where Skiers are Made

February 3, 2023 Legends of Tahoe

This is the home mountain of Olympians, world champions, and the stars of some of your favorite ski movies. That doesn’t just happen by coincidence. There’s a measurable impact that these mountains have in the ski and snowboard community. It’s widely recognized as a badge of honor to call yourself a Palisades Tahoe skier or rider. It’s a proud, but humble claim. Because if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. This is where skiers are made. 

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The Hall-Pittman family at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Tarea Hall Pittman (far right) was the Western US Regional Director for the NAACP and played a key role in Nevada's fight for civil rights. Courtesy Tarea Hall and William Pittman Papers, MS 46, African American Museum and Library, Oakland, CA

Legends of Tahoe: The 1960 Winter Olympics and the Struggle for Civil Rights

January 16, 2023 Legends of Tahoe

The 1960 Winter Olympics marked an important first: because of the Games, it was the first time Reno was integrated as a city. While the Olympic events took place here in Olympic Valley, Reno, just forty miles across the border, stood ready as the gateway city, serving as the base of operations, with an airport, abundant lodging facilities, and other amenities to cater to the thousands of spectators eager to attend the Winter Olympics.  Despite its proximity to California, where race relations were far more progressive, most cities and towns in Nevada were heavily segregated.

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An aerial view of Olympic Valley circa 1945.

Legends of Tahoe: Connecting Boreal to Lake Tahoe for a Ski Circus

December 9, 2022 Gondola

The construction of the Base to Base Gondola has long been a dream. For nearly a century, local resort leaders have imagined a European-style ski circus that would connect from Sugarbowl all the way to Lake Tahoe. This is a look at the history of their plans, and how pieces of it came to life.

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Troy Caldwell freeskiing on a powder day.

The Dream Comes True For Troy Caldwell

September 2, 2022 Gondola

A former freestyle skier named Troy Caldwell made history when, in the 1980s, he bought a huge chunk of rugged, mountainous terrain between Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley, a piece of property that’s been the missing link to connect the two resorts.

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Herb Magnuson sits outside his home in Olympic Valley.

Long-Time Valley Resident & Community Member Herb Magnuson

July 26, 2022 Legends of Tahoe

In April of 2021, Olympic Valley lost one of its earliest property owners and part-time residents, Herb Magnuson. Herb ended up being a very active community member before, during, and after the Olympic Games.

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Skier Jamie Burge poses in Olympic Valley.

Skiing True To Who You Are

June 13, 2022 Legends of Tahoe

Pioneering big-mountain skier Jamie Burge has never fit into any kind of box. Here, she talks about breaking down stereotypes in her sport and coming out as her true self.

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A Work of Love: Katherine Hayes Rodriguez and Achieve Tahoe

April 6, 2022 Legends of Tahoe

“This building has the best access in the country,” Katherine Hayes Rodriguez tells me. She would know. She’s spent more than 40 years working for Achieve Tahoe in every capacity imaginable, including going to ski mountains all across the country (and even a few in other countries) to train ski instructors on how to teach adaptive lessons.

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Historic photo of Jimmie Heuga at the 1964 Olympics

The Jimmie Heuga Express

March 10, 2022 Legends of Tahoe

I grew up hearing about “The Jimmie Heuga Express,” but not knowing much about it, it always struck me as a “racer thing.” Since then, …

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Tom Day behind and in front of the camera

Days on the Mountain

February 10, 2022 Legends of Tahoe

JT Holmes recounts the impact that Tom Day has had on not only him, but the entire sport of skiing – from both behind and in front of the lens.

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