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Present day Squaw Valley area with Lake Tahoe in the background (Photo by Hank de Vré)
Bottom images, left to right: Rolf Ramgard, silver medalist from Sweden, aided by Sigge Bergman; Tower of Nations;
Sigge Bergman, FIS Official; McKinney Stadium view (Photo by Bill Briner); scorekeeping; Veikko Hakulinen (right)
from Finland, 4x10k relay gold medal winner (Wendall Broomhall Collection); Olympic sign; Biathalon (Photo by Bill
Briner); Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall (left) and Al Merrill (right), ca. 1956 (Wendall Broomhall Collection); course
volunteers; finish line; timing officials (Photo by Bill Briner); quonset hut (Photo by Bill Briner); Alex Cushing (Photo
by George Silk, courtesy of Squaw Valley Ski Corp.); Olympic logo; Olympic sculpture (Photo by Robert F. Uhte)
1960 Olympic Nordic Events
The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at
Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
ED Z’BERG SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK
TAHOMA, CA
sHArE tHE spirit
People the world over are dedicated to sustaining the Olympic ideal. Each country
encourages its amateur athletes to become the absolute best they can be—and some
would become the best in the world.
drEAm cOmE trUE
During February of 1960, millions of people world-wide were captivated by the international
VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley. The same audiences were thrilled by the official
Olympic cross-country races in Tahoma, on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore. CBS, with anchor
Walter Cronkite, brought the world
to our doorstep. The 1960 Winter
Games were the first Olympics to be
televised in the United States.
Beginning in 1954, Alex Cushing, President of Squaw Valley
Ski Corporation, pursued his dream to have the International
Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe. Cushing gained
endorsement from the International Olympic Committee, the
governors and legislatures of California and Nevada, the U.S.
Congress and President Eisenhower. By 1960 the State of California
Alex Cushing
had contributed $8,900,000; another $400,000 came from
Nevada, $3,500,000 from the federal government and $2,500,000 from private sources.
For eight days, the eyes of the
world focused on the Nordic Events
stadium that once stood on Gray
Avenue, just north of Tahoma. From
February 19 to February 27, 1960,
Olympians from 19 countries competed
in eight cross-country skiing events.
The California Olympic Organizing Committee originally planned to hold most of the
cross-country competitions at Squaw Valley; only the Biathlon was to be staged at
McKinney Creek near Tahoma. By the summer of 1958, it was apparent that real estate
development in Squaw Valley made it impossible to hold any of the cross-country races
there. The entire cross-country program was moved to the McKinney and General
Creek areas. Preparation of the trails began in 1958. The trails were completed by the
summer of 1959.
California Governor Pat Brown (left)
shakes hands with DeWitt Nelson,
Director, California Department of
Natural Resources (right); photo at
right: Opening ceremonies
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Present day Tahoe West Shore, looking south; photo of Alex Cushing by George Silk, courtesy of Squaw Valley Ski Corp.
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
sHArE tHE spirit
People the world over are dedicated to sustaining the Olympic ideal. Each country
encourages its amateur athletes to become the absolute best they can be—and some
would become the best in the world.
drEAm cOmE trUE
During February of 1960, millions of people world-wide were captivated by the international
VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley. The same audiences were thrilled by the official
Olympic cross-country races in Tahoma, on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore. CBS, with anchor
Walter Cronkite, brought the world
to our doorstep. The 1960 Winter
Games were the first Olympics to be
televised in the United States.
Beginning in 1954, Alex Cushing, President of Squaw Valley
Ski Corporation, pursued his dream to have the International
Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe. Cushing gained
endorsement from the International Olympic Committee, the
governors and legislatures of California and Nevada, the U.S.
Congress and President Eisenhower. By 1960 the State of California
Alex Cushing
had contributed $8,900,000; another $400,000 came from
Nevada, $3,500,000 from the federal government and $2,500,000 from private sources.
For eight days, the eyes of the
world focused on the Nordic Events
stadium that once stood on Gray
Avenue, just north of Tahoma. From
February 19 to February 27, 1960,
Olympians from 19 countries competed
in eight cross-country skiing events.
The California Olympic Organizing Committee originally planned to hold most of the
cross-country competitions at Squaw Valley; only the Biathlon was to be staged at
McKinney Creek near Tahoma. By the summer of 1958, it was apparent that real estate
development in Squaw Valley made it impossible to hold any of the cross-country races
there. The entire cross-country program was moved to the McKinney and General
Creek areas. Preparation of the trails began in 1958. The trails were completed by the
summer of 1959.
California Governor Pat Brown (left)
shakes hands with DeWitt Nelson,
Director, California Department of
Natural Resources (right); photo at
right: Opening ceremonies
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Present day Tahoe West Shore, looking south; photo of Alex Cushing by George Silk, courtesy of Squaw Valley Ski Corp.
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Share the
spirit of Olympians
throughout history
tAHOmA
stage for the Olympics
In 1960, much of what is now Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine
Point State Park was privately owned by the Ehrman
family. The Ehrmans, among other local landowners,
supported the Olympics by generously granting the
use of their property for the Olympic Winter Games
cross-country ski venue.
According to the race requirements established
by the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS), the
General Creek area was significantly modified in
1958 and 1959. The Sixth Army, encamped nearby,
built roads and target ranges and cleared the trails
16-20 feet wide. The soldiers built five log and cable
bridges to span General Creek. Timing and aid
shacks were placed every 5 kilometers; the shacks
were linked with telephone cable. The work was
done before winter set in, so the courses could be
raced without danger, even with very little snow.
Top to bottom: Sigge Bergman, FIS Official; olympic statue; Aleksei Kuznetsav of Russia finishing third in leg of the 4x10k
relay; Tucker sno-cat on Olympic trail (Photo by Bill Briner)
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
as you explore the Olympic trails at
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point.
The cross-country courses were prepared once
18 inches of snow had accumulated, allowing
mechanical equipment to be used. For the first
time in Olympic history, 1958 Tucker Sno-cats
mechanically groomed the cross-country race
courses for the 1959 international trial events and
the 1960 competitions. During the VIII Winter
Games, three Sno-cats towed agricultural grainflail choppers, with power driven rotating tines,
that ground up the frozen snow between races
and made it easier to groom, greatly expediting
course preparations.
Grooming and track setting was done each night
before the cross-country race events. Before the
start of a race, manual crews skied the courses
and hand-raked all the downhill sections. Crew
members were each assigned a section of the
course and remained there during the race to act
as course police.
Top to bottom: Cross-country course staff (Wendall Broomhall Collection); Rolf Ramgard, silver medalist from Sweden,
aided by Sigge Bergman; Veikko Hakulinen of Finland, finishing second in the 50km; first uphill climb from the stadium
in the 4x10k relay
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Share the
spirit of Olympians
throughout history
tAHOmA
stage for the Olympics
In 1960, much of what is now Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine
Point State Park was privately owned by the Ehrman
family. The Ehrmans, among other local landowners,
supported the Olympics by generously granting the
use of their property for the Olympic Winter Games
cross-country ski venue.
According to the race requirements established
by the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS), the
General Creek area was significantly modified in
1958 and 1959. The Sixth Army, encamped nearby,
built roads and target ranges and cleared the trails
16-20 feet wide. The soldiers built five log and cable
bridges to span General Creek. Timing and aid
shacks were placed every 5 kilometers; the shacks
were linked with telephone cable. The work was
done before winter set in, so the courses could be
raced without danger, even with very little snow.
Top to bottom: Sigge Bergman, FIS Official; olympic statue; Aleksei Kuznetsav of Russia finishing third in leg of the 4x10k
relay; Tucker sno-cat on Olympic trail (Photo by Bill Briner)
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
as you explore the Olympic trails at
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point.
The cross-country courses were prepared once
18 inches of snow had accumulated, allowing
mechanical equipment to be used. For the first
time in Olympic history, 1958 Tucker Sno-cats
mechanically groomed the cross-country race
courses for the 1959 international trial events and
the 1960 competitions. During the VIII Winter
Games, three Sno-cats towed agricultural grainflail choppers, with power driven rotating tines,
that ground up the frozen snow between races
and made it easier to groom, greatly expediting
course preparations.
Grooming and track setting was done each night
before the cross-country race events. Before the
start of a race, manual crews skied the courses
and hand-raked all the downhill sections. Crew
members were each assigned a section of the
course and remained there during the race to act
as course police.
Top to bottom: Cross-country course staff (Wendall Broomhall Collection); Rolf Ramgard, silver medalist from Sweden,
aided by Sigge Bergman; Veikko Hakulinen of Finland, finishing second in the 50km; first uphill climb from the stadium
in the 4x10k relay
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Left to right: the finish line; timing officials (Photo by Bill Briner); scorekeeping; McKinney Stadium official time
clocks; Gray Avenue Stadium view
Left to right: Gray Avenue quonset hut; olympic statues (Photos by Bill Briner); Veikko Hakulinen passing Hakon
Brusveen to win the 4x10 relay; skiers on Tahoma Trail; Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall (left) and Al Merrill (right),
ca. 1956 (Wendall Broomhall Collection)
Following every race, the course crews relocated all race markings. Flags, kilometer signs, and
other equipment were moved to the next course. Events were each assigned a color, and that
color was used on all course markings: painted on trees, ski markings, score cards, competitors’
race numbers, etc. Small colored flags lined the trail so that competitors would be able to follow
specific courses. Cross-country practice courses were available at both the McKinney Creek area
and in the Squaw Valley-Deer Park area.
In another historical first, both electric and manual timing were used. The electric devices
registered the official record. Interval times were taken manually every five kilometers for all
cross-country races. The racers’ times at these points were phoned to the stadium area, where
they were announced to the spectators and posted on the scoreboard. First-aid stations and ski
patrolmen were available along the courses.
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Chief of Race for all cross-country events was Wendall Broomhall, a 10th Mountain Division World
War II veteran and former Olympic skier. Broomhall was assisted by Chief of Course Allison Merrill,
ski coach at Dartmouth College.
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Left to right: the finish line; timing officials (Photo by Bill Briner); scorekeeping; McKinney Stadium official time
clocks; Gray Avenue Stadium view
Left to right: Gray Avenue quonset hut; olympic statues (Photos by Bill Briner); Veikko Hakulinen passing Hakon
Brusveen to win the 4x10 relay; skiers on Tahoma Trail; Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall (left) and Al Merrill (right),
ca. 1956 (Wendall Broomhall Collection)
Following every race, the course crews relocated all race markings. Flags, kilometer signs, and
other equipment were moved to the next course. Events were each assigned a color, and that
color was used on all course markings: painted on trees, ski markings, score cards, competitors’
race numbers, etc. Small colored flags lined the trail so that competitors would be able to follow
specific courses. Cross-country practice courses were available at both the McKinney Creek area
and in the Squaw Valley-Deer Park area.
In another historical first, both electric and manual timing were used. The electric devices
registered the official record. Interval times were taken manually every five kilometers for all
cross-country races. The racers’ times at these points were phoned to the stadium area, where
they were announced to the spectators and posted on the scoreboard. First-aid stations and ski
patrolmen were available along the courses.
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Chief of Race for all cross-country events was Wendall Broomhall, a 10th Mountain Division World
War II veteran and former Olympic skier. Broomhall was assisted by Chief of Course Allison Merrill,
ski coach at Dartmouth College.
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
california’s second rush For Gold
Competitors raced over 57 kilometers of trail through the
General and McKinney Creek areas. Most of the men’s
competitions and the Biathlon were concentrated in the
General Creek area. All of the women’s competitions were held
in the McKinney Creek area, including the debut of the Women’s
(ladies’) 10k. Due to sun softening the snow, all races except the
50 kilometer event began at 8 a.m. The 50k started at 7 a.m.
Early on the morning of Thursday, February 25, a crowd of over
3,000 international spectators crowded the McKinney Stadium
for the Men’s 4x10 kilometer relay. That was the best attended
of the cross-country ski races.
Travel through time on these historic trails. Imagine racing
alongside athletes like Sixten Jernberg of Sweden. Sports
Illustrated ran an article on February 20, 1960; “Heroes of
Squaw Valley.” In that story Roy Terrell writes:
“Perhaps most of all, there was Sixten Jernberg, a
wonderful, wiry little Swede with a soulful face appearing
like a white ghost from out of the woods bordering
McKinney Creek. When Sixten Jernberg, arms pumping like
pistons and skis sliding gracefully over the snow, pushed his
long nose across the finish line to win the 30-kilometer race
and the first gold medal of 1960, the winter games were
finally, truly, officially open. The athletes had taken over the
show and the show began to be fun.”
This page, top to bottom: Biathalon (Photo by Bill Briner); USA men’s
cross-country ski team; McKinney Stadium official time clocks (Photo by Bill
Briner); opposite page: Squaw Valley Tower of Nations; inset: Rolf Ramgard,
silver medalist (left), Sixten Jernberg, gold medalist (right)
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
california’s second rush For Gold
Competitors raced over 57 kilometers of trail through the
General and McKinney Creek areas. Most of the men’s
competitions and the Biathlon were concentrated in the
General Creek area. All of the women’s competitions were held
in the McKinney Creek area, including the debut of the Women’s
(ladies’) 10k. Due to sun softening the snow, all races except the
50 kilometer event began at 8 a.m. The 50k started at 7 a.m.
Early on the morning of Thursday, February 25, a crowd of over
3,000 international spectators crowded the McKinney Stadium
for the Men’s 4x10 kilometer relay. That was the best attended
of the cross-country ski races.
Travel through time on these historic trails. Imagine racing
alongside athletes like Sixten Jernberg of Sweden. Sports
Illustrated ran an article on February 20, 1960; “Heroes of
Squaw Valley.” In that story Roy Terrell writes:
“Perhaps most of all, there was Sixten Jernberg, a
wonderful, wiry little Swede with a soulful face appearing
like a white ghost from out of the woods bordering
McKinney Creek. When Sixten Jernberg, arms pumping like
pistons and skis sliding gracefully over the snow, pushed his
long nose across the finish line to win the 30-kilometer race
and the first gold medal of 1960, the winter games were
finally, truly, officially open. The athletes had taken over the
show and the show began to be fun.”
This page, top to bottom: Biathalon (Photo by Bill Briner); USA men’s
cross-country ski team; McKinney Stadium official time clocks (Photo by Bill
Briner); opposite page: Squaw Valley Tower of Nations; inset: Rolf Ramgard,
silver medalist (left), Sixten Jernberg, gold medalist (right)
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Aerial of Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe, ca. 1959
today, a dense new growth
of trees covers most of the old
Olympic trails. The structures, all
temporary, were removed shortly
after the games. Still, identifiable
clues remain in the landscape. Much
of the land once used for the trail
system is now in public ownership.
Year round, curious and
adventuresome visitors hike,
run, bike, snowshoe and ski on
segments of the old Olympic
courses through the park. The
General Creek trail takes you on a
loop through the heart of the men’s
events. Here you travel with the
spirit of the games on the trails of
the Biathlon, Men’s 50k, Men’s 30k,
Men’s 15k combined, Men’s 4x10k
relay, and the 15k special.
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
The activity surrounding one
unforgettable week in February 1960
transformed the Lake Tahoe area.
Not only was the landscape modified,
but people’s lives, communities and
nations were forever changed. Due
to the many Olympic ‘firsts,’ future
Olympic Winter Games were also
improved. The electronic timing,
mechanical grooming, computertallied results, television broadcasting
and the Biathlon event introduced
at the 1960 games have all become
international standards. The facilities
were only temporary, but the Olympic
legacy is everlasting. Remembering
and celebrating what took place here
inspires us to make ourselves and our
community stronger.
We Welcome you to
share the spirit!
Font: Trade Gothic LT Std Condensed No. 18
1960 50 years 2010
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Aerial of Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe, ca. 1959
today, a dense new growth
of trees covers most of the old
Olympic trails. The structures, all
temporary, were removed shortly
after the games. Still, identifiable
clues remain in the landscape. Much
of the land once used for the trail
system is now in public ownership.
Year round, curious and
adventuresome visitors hike,
run, bike, snowshoe and ski on
segments of the old Olympic
courses through the park. The
General Creek trail takes you on a
loop through the heart of the men’s
events. Here you travel with the
spirit of the games on the trails of
the Biathlon, Men’s 50k, Men’s 30k,
Men’s 15k combined, Men’s 4x10k
relay, and the 15k special.
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
The activity surrounding one
unforgettable week in February 1960
transformed the Lake Tahoe area.
Not only was the landscape modified,
but people’s lives, communities and
nations were forever changed. Due
to the many Olympic ‘firsts,’ future
Olympic Winter Games were also
improved. The electronic timing,
mechanical grooming, computertallied results, television broadcasting
and the Biathlon event introduced
at the 1960 games have all become
international standards. The facilities
were only temporary, but the Olympic
legacy is everlasting. Remembering
and celebrating what took place here
inspires us to make ourselves and our
community stronger.
We Welcome you to
share the spirit!
Font: Trade Gothic LT Std Condensed No. 18
1960 50 years 2010
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
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1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
Our Mission
visit the 1960 Olympic VIII Winter Games cross-country display at Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine
Point State Park. The exhibit is located in the Hellman-Ehrman estate’s Barn/Coach House, on
the lake side of the park.
The mission of California State Parks is to provide for the health, inspiration and education of the people
of California by helping to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most
valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation.
A trip to the Squaw Valley USA Olympic Museum at High Camp will be well worth your time.
Pick up a copy of the Squaw Valley Olympics booklet when you arrive there.
U.S. support for cross-country skiing increased significantly after 1960. Many of the participants
of the VIII Winter Games went on to figure prominently in the burgeoning ski industry.
Honored members of the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame include:
Wendall Broomhall (nominated in 1981), Alex Cushing (in 2003), Ted Farwell—1960 Men’s 50k
(in 1992), Allison Merrill (in 1974) and USA cross-country team member Joe Pete Wilson, who
later coached the USA Biathlon team. Wilson also helped found the first U.S. cross-country
ski area at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.
special thanks
Much of the historical information contained in this booklet was obtained from the
VIII Olympic Winter Games, 1960, Squaw Valley, Final Report; State of California
Olympic Commission, Organizing Committee. David C. Antonucci, contributor to Lake
Tahoe’s West Shore Olympic Site: a Feasibility Study1 provided additional research.
Many hours of volunteer and staff time contributed to the production of this booklet.
Special thanks to Olympic athletes, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) and those who support Olympic Games around
the world.
1 1999, Nordic Group International, Winchester, New Hampshire.
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
California State Parks supports equal access.
This publication is available in alternate formats by contacting:
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
P. O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
For information call: (800) 777-0369 or (916) 653-6995, outside the U.S. 711, TTY relay service
www.parks.ca.gov
Discover the many states of California.TM
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Sierra State Parks Foundation
West Shore Association
Olympic Trail Restoration Committee
Squaw Valley Museum Foundation
1960 Lake Tahoe Olympic Heritage
Celebration Committee
Squaw Valley USA
Unless otherwise noted in parentheses, all images are attributed to the California Olympic Organizing
Committee, VIII Olympic Winter Games, 1960, Squaw Valley, Final Report.
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
Our Mission
visit the 1960 Olympic VIII Winter Games cross-country display at Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine
Point State Park. The exhibit is located in the Hellman-Ehrman estate’s Barn/Coach House, on
the lake side of the park.
The mission of California State Parks is to provide for the health, inspiration and education of the people
of California by helping to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most
valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation.
A trip to the Squaw Valley USA Olympic Museum at High Camp will be well worth your time.
Pick up a copy of the Squaw Valley Olympics booklet when you arrive there.
U.S. support for cross-country skiing increased significantly after 1960. Many of the participants
of the VIII Winter Games went on to figure prominently in the burgeoning ski industry.
Honored members of the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame include:
Wendall Broomhall (nominated in 1981), Alex Cushing (in 2003), Ted Farwell—1960 Men’s 50k
(in 1992), Allison Merrill (in 1974) and USA cross-country team member Joe Pete Wilson, who
later coached the USA Biathlon team. Wilson also helped found the first U.S. cross-country
ski area at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.
special thanks
Much of the historical information contained in this booklet was obtained from the
VIII Olympic Winter Games, 1960, Squaw Valley, Final Report; State of California
Olympic Commission, Organizing Committee. David C. Antonucci, contributor to Lake
Tahoe’s West Shore Olympic Site: a Feasibility Study1 provided additional research.
Many hours of volunteer and staff time contributed to the production of this booklet.
Special thanks to Olympic athletes, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) and those who support Olympic Games around
the world.
1 1999, Nordic Group International, Winchester, New Hampshire.
1960 Olympic Nordic Events: The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
California State Parks supports equal access.
This publication is available in alternate formats by contacting:
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
P. O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
For information call: (800) 777-0369 or (916) 653-6995, outside the U.S. 711, TTY relay service
www.parks.ca.gov
Discover the many states of California.TM
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Sierra State Parks Foundation
West Shore Association
Olympic Trail Restoration Committee
Squaw Valley Museum Foundation
1960 Lake Tahoe Olympic Heritage
Celebration Committee
Squaw Valley USA
Unless otherwise noted in parentheses, all images are attributed to the California Olympic Organizing
Committee, VIII Olympic Winter Games, 1960, Squaw Valley, Final Report.
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Tahoma, CA
© 2009 California State Parks
Printed on Recycled Paper
Present day Squaw Valley area with Lake Tahoe in the background (Photo by Hank de Vré)
Bottom images, left to right: Rolf Ramgard, silver medalist from Sweden, aided by Sigge Bergman; Tower of Nations;
Sigge Bergman, FIS Official; McKinney Stadium view (Photo by Bill Briner); scorekeeping; Veikko Hakulinen (right)
from Finland, 4x10k relay gold medal winner (Wendall Broomhall Collection); Olympic sign; Biathalon (Photo by Bill
Briner); Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall (left) and Al Merrill (right), ca. 1956 (Wendall Broomhall Collection); course
volunteers; finish line; timing officials (Photo by Bill Briner); quonset hut (Photo by Bill Briner); Alex Cushing (Photo
by George Silk, courtesy of Squaw Valley Ski Corp.); Olympic logo; Olympic sculpture (Photo by Robert F. Uhte)
1960 Olympic Nordic Events
The 50th Anniversary of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at
Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe’s West Shore
ED Z’BERG SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK
TAHOMA, CA