Friends of Olympic Valley is an organization of concerned citizens and long-time Olympic Valley residents, originally formed in response to the size of the initial Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan.  Our focus is primarily land use, community and lifestyle culture in Olympic Valley but we understand that Olympic Valley has a regional importance as well.

FOOV MISSION STATEMENT:

The Friends of Olympic Valley seek to improve the quality of life for Olympic Valley residents and visitors and preserve our community mountain culture by advocating for environmentally sustainable and compatible development as well as for enhanced community amenities.

The Friends published numerous position papers, attended all of the public meetings, and provided input afforded to it and the public under State and local laws.  FoOV not only advocated for a sustainable smaller village, but also for a more user friendly and culturally compatible village.  On November 15, 2016, after 4 years of debate, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved entitlements for the Squaw Valley Real Estate Village Specific Plan.  Sierra Watch, a local conservation group, challenged this approval but lost in Superior court.  Sierra Watch has since appealed to the District Court of Appeal.  FoOV has encouraged donations to Sierra Watch but is not itself bringing legal action.

Since that fateful decision by the Placer supervisors, FoOV has updated our mission to include seeking ways to improve the valley for the community.  FoOV is trying to collaborate with all valley interests in order to “heal” the prior divisiveness, as well as search for new and enhanced community facilities to benefit Olympic Valley and the entire region.

FoOV is now focusing on efforts to improve the Squaw Village plan through community-based advocacy and trying to develop a larger planning process to achieve our long-term mission of improving the quality of mountain life for residents and visitors in Olympic Valley.