Today marks the 60th anniversary of athletes from across 30 nations marching into Squaw Valley’s Blyth Arena for the opening ceremonies of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
The games, which ran Feb. 18-28, nearly had a disastrous start, according to Eddy Ancinas, who covered the history of the 1960 Winter Olympics in her book, “Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Mountains.”
Four days before the Olympics were set to begin, a warm storm blew into the region, according to Ancinas, bringing rain and sleet to the Sierra, while wind gusts of more than 100 mph knocked down trees and power lines.
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