Editing 1960 Winter Olympics (section)

==Venues==
{{Main|Venues of the 1960 Winter Olympics}}
[[File:Squaw-Valley-1960-Ski-Venues.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Alpine runs of the<br>1960 Winter Olympics]]
The lack of facilities prior to the Olympics gave organizers freedom to tailor the layout of the venues to fit the needs of the athletes.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=33}} Their vision was for an intimate Games in which athletes and spectators could walk between venues.{{sfn|Findling|Pelle|2004|p=338}} This was accomplished with the exception of the cross-country events, which were held at [[McKinney Creek Stadium|McKinney Creek]], a {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} drive from Squaw Valley.{{sfn|Findling|Pelle|2004|p=339}} In prior Winter Olympics the athletes were housed in hotels or billeted with local families. Since no such facilities existed in Squaw Valley, the organizers decided to build the first Olympic Village at the Winter Games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/how-the-olympics-got-disneyfied/552659/|title=How the Olympics Got Disneyfied|last=Weinreb|first=Michael|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2018-02-08|language=en-US}}</ref> Competitors slept in one of four dormitories and ate together in a dining room. The complex was located centrally, with access to all the sporting facilities.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=33}}

The peaks surrounding Squaw Valley were used for the alpine skiing events. The ladies' downhill and men's slalom and giant slalom were on KT-22 mountain, while the ladies' slalom and giant slalom were contested on Little Papoose Peak. [[Washeshu Peak|Squaw Peak]] was the site of the men's downhill competition. Prior to the Games, concerns persisted that the courses would not meet international standards. To address these concerns, a test event was held in 1959 and the attending delegates from the [[International Ski Federation]] (FIS) left assured that the events would comply with FIS rules and specifications. Bleachers were constructed for officials, coaches and spectators, along with broadcast booths for radio and television.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=93}}  [[Papoose Peak Jumps]] was located on Little Papoose Peak directly opposite [[Blyth Arena|Blyth Memorial Arena]]. Designed by [[Heini Klopfer]], the hill was innovative in that it had 40-, 60-, and 80&ndash;meter jumps. Tall trees on both sides protected athletes from the wind, and it was situated so that the sun would be at the jumper's back during the competition.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=103}}

[[McKinney Creek Stadium]] was built to host all of the cross-country races, which included the biathlon and a portion of the Nordic combined competition. It consisted of a timing building, two [[Quonset hut]]s for competitors and course workers, a scoreboard, and bleachers to accommodate 1,200 people. Shooting ranges were interspersed throughout the biathlon course, and were supervised by [[non-commissioned officer]]s of the United States military.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|pp=109–118}}

Season tickets for the Games ranged from [[United States dollar|$]]60 to $250, the latter included a reserved seat at the ice arena; the daily admission fee {{nowrap|was $7.50.<ref name=bbolyt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SVNYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2247%2C801358 |work=Bend Bulletin |location=(Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=$60 for Olympic season ticket |date=December 2, 1958 |page=2}}</ref>}}

Blyth Memorial Arena was the centerpiece of the Games. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies jointly with Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink, and also hosted the figure skating competition, a few of the speed skating events, as well as most of the games in the hockey tournament.<ref>The alternate site for ice hockey and speed skating was the Squaw Valley Olympic skating rink, which was an outdoor venue with artificial ice.</ref>  All three of the sports were held indoors on artificial ice for the first time in Olympic history.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=121}}  At full capacity, the arena accommodated 11,000 people, 8,500 of whom were seated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Then and if|last=Brown|first=Matthew|work=Nevada Magazine|date=January–February 2010|url=http://www.nevadamagazine.com/issues/read/then_and_if/|access-date=August 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225192534/http://www.nevadamagazine.com/issues/read/then_and_if/|archive-date=December 25, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>  One end of the stadium could be opened and closed, depending on the event. During the ceremonies it was open to allow for the entrance of the athletes; during the competitions it was closed to accommodate more spectators. A special machine was created to resurface the ice for all three competitions. It could lay a new ice surface on the 400-meter speed skating track in 45&nbsp;minutes. In addition to resurfacing the ice, the machine created the snow dividers that delineated the racing lanes.{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=121}}  The roof was designed on a suspension principle, using cables rather than vertical supports; this removed any visual impediments for the audience, but it weakened the strength of the roof. Given the amount of annual snowfall designers planned on using heat generated by the refrigeration plant to melt the snow.<ref name=ps138/>{{sfn|Squaw Valley Organizing Committee|1960|p=121}}  There were flaws in the design and miscalculations in the load the roof could bear, and during a particularly heavy snowfall in 1983, a portion of the roof collapsed and the building was subsequently demolished.<ref name=srhockey/>

{{as of|2016}}, three buildings from the 1960 Winter Olympics remain in Palisades Tahoe (formerly known as Squaw Valley).<ref name=SFGATE_expansion>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Big-Squaw-Valley-resort-expansion-heads-to-10616440.php|author=Peter Fimrite|title=Big Squaw Valley resort expansion gets the green light|date=15 November 2016|work=SFGATE|access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref> An expansion of the resort's village, currently in the planning stages, would see two of these buildings demolished.<ref name="SFGATE_expansion" />