OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif.
Squaw Valley has announced the installation of four new electric car chargers at the popular ski resort. Use of the car chargers is free for guests, and the charging stations are now open daily and ready for use. Squaw Valley is the first ski resort in California to install charging stations for electric cars.
In technical terms, Squaw Valley has installed two new CS-40 pedestal chargers from Clipper Creek, offering four 30 amp, 240 volt, J1772 charging stations. J1772 charging stations are a SAE standard for electrical connectors for electric vehicles, meaning the chargers will be compatible with most electric cars on the market today.
The new charging stations are located at the western edge of the Far East Building at Squaw Valley, next to the Cornice Cantina, and will be open to guests seven days a week; however, guests are asked not to leave their cars at the charging stations for more than 10 hours at a time.
The new electric car charging stations are part of Squaw Valley’s ongoing environmental and sustainability initiatives. In 2013 alone, Squaw Valley’s sustainability program has included hosting the first-ever carbon-neutral U.S. Alpine Championships, the reduction of the resort infrastructure’s carbon footprint by 10 percent, and the launch of a new farm to table menu option at the resort’s Rocker@Squaw restaurant.
Squaw Valley has also been instrumental in launching the new region-wide Green Bucks program, a new dollar donation program designed to harness the passion of visitors and residents in order to help care for the region’s environment. Proceeds from Green Bucks support the Tahoe Fund, the Truckee River Watershed Council and other public and nonprofit organizations in the region. With the money raised, these organizations will fund projects to improve, enhance and restore watersheds, hiking and biking trails, and environmental stewardship programs.
