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Snow Arrives for Skiers and Riders at North Lake Tahoe's Resort at Squaw Creek

Midweek Stay Special Offered Through January

Olympic Valley, Calif. - A pre-holiday winter storm rolled into the Lake Tahoe region dropping nearly 2 feet of snow on the upper mountain at Squaw Valley USA, with several more feet possible in the coming days. Through January, 2008, the AAA Four-Diamond ski-in, ski-out Resort at Squaw Creek offers 20%-off midweek stays. A three (3) day minimum is required and blackout dates apply.

Facilities at Resort at Squaw Creek include 405 luxury rooms and suites, many with sweeping views of Squaw Valley USA. Amenities include a recently-renovated spa, year-round pool complex, Nordic Center, ice rink, four restaurants, retail shops, on-property chairlift, ski valet, parking valet and airport transportation. Plus, the property's on-site ski shop provides ski and snowboard rentals, expert boot fitting, lift tickets for purchase and complimentary ski lockers.

Recently recognized as one of Conde Nast Traveler's "Top 50 Ski Hotels" in North America, the Resort at Squaw Creek, a Destination Hotels & Resorts-managed property, offers quick access to Squaw Valley USA's more than 4,000 acres of terrain served by an extensive network of 33 chairlifts including North America's only Funitel and the world-famous KT-22 Express lift. Squaw Valley USA typically remains open for skiing and riding through May.

For reservations visit http://www.visitsquawcreek.com/, or call 800.401.9501. The promotion code for the 20% discount is DISC20.

Images are available at www.leonardo.com/destination.

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About Resort at Squaw Creek (www.squawcreek.com)

Resort at Squaw Creek, a Destination Hotels & Resorts property, is situated at the base of Squaw Valley USA, home to the 1960 Winter Olympics. The mountainside North Lake Tahoe resort, which still sparkles from the near $55 million property-wide renovation two years ago, features 405 lavishly appointed residential-style guest rooms and suites; 33,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 14,750 square feet of outdoor space; an exclusive on-property chair lift accessing Squaw Valley USA's world-class ski terrain; a recently renovated spa and full-service salon; a 25-meter heated pool and outdoor hot tubs; four distinct restaurants; exclusive boutique shopping; and Mountain Buddies, a fully-supervised children's activity program. Resort at Squaw Creek is a perennial AAA Four-Diamond property, and is one of the "Top 50 Ski Resorts in North America," as selected by Conde Nast Traveler.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts (www. destinationhotels.com)

Resort at Squaw Creek is one of more than 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo., features a portfolio of more than 7,000 guest rooms, 10 golf courses and 11 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Houston, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Portland, Palm Springs, Maui, Santa Fe and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit http://www.destinationhotels.com/.

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High-resolution, downloadable images of the Resort at Squaw Creek and images of other properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection are available by visiting www.leonardo.com/destination.