Squaw Valley opened the their upper mountain on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, however, they did not turn on the drinking water to High Camp nor the Gold Coast Funitel area because, gasp, when the water in their newly rebuilt well system was tested it was discovered to contain e.coli and coliform bacteria, according to a story in the Sierra Sun.
“Placer County Environmental Health has been working with the Squaw Valley Resort regarding a bacterial contamination issue with their water wells affecting the Upper Mountain area,” Wesley Nicks, director of Placer County Environmental Health, said in an email to the Sun on Tuesday. “We have agreed on a plan to let Squaw Valley open the upper mountain in a way that will protect public health and allow skiers to access and enjoy the facilities.”
Squaw officials say they’ve been working on the water systems since November 8, 2016 and that the e.coli has already been corrected and that they are close to running clean drinkable water soon. In the meantime, snowboarders will need to stay hydrated from bottled water. Ouch.
[Link: Sierra Sun]
