Squaw Valley Academy (Olympic Valley, CA)
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March 2011
Does anyone have a child at this boarding [live-away] school or know
anything about it? I am considering it for my snowboard crazed son,
together with the SV snowboard development team. Thanks!
Anon
I don't know about the Squaw Valley Academy from the snowboarding
perspective, but I would be surprised if it's really a good option
for your son. Nearly all Tahoe area ski racers either go to a
charter school in Tahoe, do independent study/home
schooling/tutoring, or go to Sugar Bowl Academy. A few go to North
Tahoe High or Truckee High, but those schools do not afford as much
time for training as most athletes need. From what I understand,
Squaw Valley Academy is attended mostly by foreign students, not
competitive winter sports athletes. I would recommend investigating
Sugar Bowl Academy to see if they have a good snowboard program
(although I am sure that both you and your child would prefer to
ski/ride at Squaw). It is annoying, even maddening, that Squaw
Valley Academy can't serve this niche, but there are no Squaw Valley
Ski Team kids who go there, and many kids who leave their own
mountain to go to Sugar Bowl Academy.
pam
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