Case Study: Squaw Valley Ski Holdings keeps network traffic under control with Plixer Scrutinizer

Squaw Valley Ski Resort uses Scrutinizer to keep its network performance from sliding downhill

Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, a recreation and hospitality operator at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows near Lake Tahoe, faced major network visibility and performance challenges as seasonal traffic surged. With over 15,000 guests per day in winter, overloaded internet links were slowing business-critical traffic like POS transactions, and the IT team lacked the visibility to see who was consuming bandwidth or causing saturation. Plixer’s Scrutinizer was the product used to address this need.

Plixer implemented Scrutinizer to monitor traffic across Squaw Valley’s switches and ASA firewalls, giving IT real-time and historical flow analysis, top conversations, and link status in a customized dashboard. With Plixer’s solution, the team could quickly identify overloaded links, rogue machines, and non-business traffic, then take action before it affected operations. The result was better network control and a shift away from “firefighting mode” during peak season, helping keep business links open for the resort’s daily traffic surge.

Squaw Valley Ski Holdings

Steffan Vigano

IT Infrastructure Manager