The rise and fall of a mid-century destination, visionary and ahead of its time, at the top of Palisades Tahoe.
Alex Cushing, the founder of Palisades Tahoe, was known to be two things: visionary and determined.
“His willfulness was legendary, as he repeatedly and flagrantly defied environmental and safety regulations,” the New York Times wrote in Cushing’sJim Mott, left, and Alex Cushing standing on a deck at High Camp, discussing where and how to build the ice rink, pool and hot tub amenities in the mid-1980s.In Cushing’s heyday, High Camp was the epicenter of social life and spring skiing.
"The whole facility looks like a mid-century fortress perched at the top of the tram, like the setting of a James Bond fight scene." The High Camp ski lodge at Palisades Tahoe.“I have pictures of the hot tub with, like, 100 people in it,” said Charlie Thurston, who ran operations at High Camp’s ice rink for more than 17 years. “And the Umbrella Bar was up. It’s packed. Kids are swimming everywhere. We had a ticket called the ride, ski and swim ticket.
“I remember one day, it was late in the afternoon, the sun was going down, there was no wind,” Thurston said. “You know the alpenglows we used to get, when you’re on the ice rink and you look across the lake and the whole other side was pink.” In 1976, Cushing surprised officials at Placer County by revealing plans he had to build a restaurant and a new facility at the top of the tram, according to an article in the Sacramento Bee. This surprise announcement came on the heels of a controversial moment for Cushing, when county officials implemented a restraining order against Squaw Valley Ski Corporation for alleged permit violations while building Solitude chairlift.
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