How Scott Shanaman gave Auburn’s Lost Valley Ski Area the lift everyone hoped for

By Christopher Wheelock///2/22/2026

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![](https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/02/43426029_SJ.BIZ_.lostvalley10.P.0220261.jpg?w=1024) 10 years ago this season, Scott and his wife, April, brought the ski area back from the brink of closing. They have big plans for the future.