50th Anniversary of Squaw Valley Olympics Celebrated During 2009/10

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. September 22, 2009

OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA, September 22, 2009 - Resort at Squaw Creek is gearing up for a momentous year with the 50th Anniversary of 1960 Winter Olympics arriving in Squaw Valley this year. To commemorate the auspicious occasion, events will take place all season long at Squaw Valley USA and Resort at Squaw Creek. A dedicated Olympic Heritage Celebration will take place January 8 through January 17, 2010 with a myriad of events, re-creations of Olympic events, parties and other festivities. Olympians, past and present, from the Lake Tahoe region will be making appearances during this celebration.

On January 16, the "Legends Ball" takes place in Resort at Squaw Creek's Grand Sierra Ballroom; over 35 athletes from the 1960 Winter Olympics will be honored at this gala.

Nearly all of Resort at Squaw Creek's Olympic Heritage Celebration events will be open to the public. Olympic interpretive programs and temporary museum exhibits will available to the public throughout the season.

AAA Four-Diamond Resort at Squaw Creek offers ski-in, ski-out access to Squaw Valley USA, providing quick access to more than 4,000 acres of terrain served by an extensive network of 33 lifts including North America's only Funitel and the world-famous KT-22 Express lift. Visitors also can enjoy a host of other activities, including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dog sled tours, horse-drawn sleigh rides and an on-property ice skating rink. Plus, the property's on-site ski shop provides ski and snowboard rentals, expert boot fitting, lift tickets for purchase and complimentary ski lockers. Squaw Valley USA traditionally opens for skiing and snowboarding in late November.

For reservations, call (800) 401-9501, or for more information about Resort at Squaw Creek and/or Magical Memories, visit www.visitsquawcreek.com.

Images available at www.leonardo.com/destination.

About Resort at Squaw Creek (www.squawcreek.com)

Resort at Squaw Creek, a Destination Hotels & Resorts property, is situated at the base of Squaw Valley USA, home to the 1960 Winter Olympics. The mountainside North Lake Tahoe resort, which still sparkles from the nearly $55 million property-wide renovation two years ago, features 405 lavishly appointed residential-style guest rooms and suites; 33,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 14,750 square feet of outdoor space; an exclusive on-property chair lift accessing Squaw Valley USA's world-class ski terrain; a recently renovated spa and full-service salon; a 25-meter heated pool and outdoor hot tubs; four distinct restaurants; exclusive boutique shopping; and Mountain Buddies, a fully-supervised children's activity program. Resort at Squaw Creek is a perennial AAA Four-Diamond property, and is one of the "Top 50 Ski Resorts in North America," as selected by Cond'e Nast Traveler.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts (www. destinationhotels.com)

Resort at Squaw Creek is one of more than 30 independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, which is consistently rated one of the top 10 independent hospitality management companies in the United States. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California, which opened to the public in June. The 102-acre ocean front resort features a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three swimming pools, three ocean view restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com or to join the company's loyalty program for the best offers available, visit www.destinationdelivers.com.