If you'll remember, this was a place Marc 'found' as we drove up to visit the venue I'd researched for weeks. It turns out that Marc spent many, many days skiing there while he was in college. He loves Squaw. Probably even more than I love Target. And to him, High Camp at Squaw is a place where he feels at one with the world. Pretty big selling point, no?
Marc made contact with Scott, the Executive Chef and wedding guy at Squaw Valley. Scott was nice enough to make time in his schedule to show us around that afternoon. I actually can't speak highly enough of Scott - he was absolutely wonderful - laid back and totally knowledgable.
Anyway, to get to High Camp, you have to take an aerial cable car, from about 6000 feet up to the top at 8200 feet elevation. Here is Marc on the cable car. Check out that view!
I found this ride somewhat scary. Terrifying, actually. It was kind of a windy day, and it was a loooong way down. The cable car has been in operation for years, and is well maintained, but I still found it scary.
The view from High Camp was AH. MAZE. ING. Breathtakingly so. Though the stiff wind might have been part of the breath-taking part. Soooo gorgeous. This picture was taken at the site where the ceremony is held. I could definitely see why Marc loves this place so much, and I was definitely in love.
Then we ventured inside... This is where the reception would be. It is in the restaurant/bar area that is up at High Camp, and is open for skiiers during the winter. It is shaped like a half circle, with several different levels and niches. The dance floor was... small would be a generous description. There really was not a great set up for a head table. The bathrooms were built for skiiers - no frills. The view, though was spectacular. 180 plus degrees view of Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe.
AND! There is an ice skating rink at High Camp! They allow weddings to rent out 2/3 of it for an hour or so. How fantastic would it be to come skating in the middle of the reception?? Can you not imagine me and my whole bridal party out there teetering around on skates?
So, to recap Day 1 of The Search:
- Cal Neva: Wonderful ceremony and reception sites, great view, smelled like cigarettes
- North Tahoe Event Center: Great ceremony site, totally unexciting reception site
- High Camp at Squaw: AMAZING view, great ceremony site, reception site = meh., and scary cable car ride to get there
Definitely some options, but we were not done yet!
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