Squaw pulls the plug on skiing for the season

Hot summer weather has forced Squaw Valley to finally end the 2016-17 ski season.

The last day was July 15. This was after 200 days of operation; the average season is 174 days.

This is the latest the resort has ever been open. The 728 inches that fell last season included breaking the record for most snow in one month with 282 inches in January, snowing 23 feet in 23 consecutive days. This was followed by the snowiest February ever with another 196 inches.

Now it’s all about summer operations — at least until the snow starts to fly again.