A New Warren Miller Film at Squaw

For generations of skiers and riders, the start of winter doesn’t come with the first snowstorm. It arrives with the newest Warren Miller film. For us, the season begins with any opportunity to visit Palisades Tahoe (forever Squaw to me) for a winter event.

SNO-CIETY, the 76th feature from Warren Miller Entertainment, celebrates the culture, community and shared obsession that bind snow lovers everywhere — from backcountry explorers to weekend warriors. The audible enthusiasm in the audience was addictive.

Since Warren Miller’s first film premiered in 1949, his name has become synonymous with the spirit of skiing. Each fall, the release of a new Warren Miller film marks a kind of pilgrimage — a chance for the snow community to gather, relive past adventures and dream about the season ahead.

"This film is a deep dive into the culture behind the sport,” said Josh Haskins, Warren Miller executive producer. “It captures the humor, approachable personalities and memorable moments that make our community so unique. It is a celebration of what binds us together."

For Steve and me, the film gave us the opportunity to return to this special spot, the home of the 1960 Winter Olympics. In prior Winter Olympics the athletes were housed in hotels or billeted with local families. Since no such facilities existed in Squaw Valley 65 years ago, the organizers decided to build the first Olympic Village at the Winter Games. Competitors slept in one of four dormitories and ate together in a dining room. Part of the awesomeness of tonight was the fact that the movie was shown in the actual dining room where athletes from 30 nations ate together for 11 days- making history. I love that!

"Adventure is the invitation to common people

to become uncommon."

-Warren Miller