Powder Mountain
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| Powder Mountain | |
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  Powder Mountain Location in the United States  Powder Mountain Location in Utah | |
| Location | Cache, Weber counties, Utah, United States |
| Nearest major city | Ogden, Utah 19 miles (31 km) southwest |
| Coordinates | 41°22′48″N 111°46′49″W / 41.38000°N 111.78028°W |
| Vertical | 2,205 ft (672 m) lift-served 2,522 ft (769 m) via snowcat |
| Top elevation | 8,900 ft (2,713 m) lift-served 9,422 ft (2,872 m) via snowcat |
| Base elevation | 6,900 ft (2,103 m) |
| Skiable area | 8,464 acres (34.3 km2) 2,800 acres (11.3 km2) lift-served |
| Trails | 154; 25% beginner 40% intermediate 35% advanced |
| Longest run | 3 miles (5 km) |
| Lift system | 6 chairs, 3 surface lifts |
| Lift capacity | 6,350 skiers per hour |
| Terrain parks | 2 |
| Snowfall | 350 in (29 ft; 8.9 m) per year |
| Snowmaking | none |
| Night skiing | 1 chair, 1 surface lift |
| Website | https://www.powdermountain.com |
Powder Mountain is a ski resort in the western United States located east of Eden, Utah, stretching between Weber and Cache counties in the Wasatch Range. Covering 12,000 acres (18.8 sq mi; 48.6 km2), Powder Mountain is one of the largest ski resorts in the U.S..[1][2] The resort has 162 trails, nine lifts, and two terrain parks;[3] it is 55 miles (90 km) northeast of the Salt Lake City International Airport.
History
Powder Mountain had been the winter range for Frederick James Cobabe's sheep. Between 1902 and 1948, Cobabe accumulated land around Eden[4] and improved its previous poor land management. The area has been called "one of the best-managed watersheds in the Wasatch Mountains".[4][self-published source]
Cobabe's son Alvin bought his father's livestock company (with its 8,000 acres) in 1948,[citation needed] and later acquired adjacent properties. When he opened Powder Mountain on February 19, 1972, he owned 14,000 acres.[4]
During the resort's first season, the Sundown lift was the only one in operation. The area was illuminated for night skiing, a ski school was established, and food was prepared on an outdoor barbecue. The main and Sundown lodges and the Timberline lift were added during the 1972–73 season.[4]
Alvin Cobabe sold Powder Mountain in 2006 to Western American Holdings.[5] The resort remained under the same management team, led by Aleta Cobabe[4] (Alvin's daughter) during the 2006–07 season. It was purchased by Summit, an event-hosting group, in 2013.[6]
Timeline
- 1971–72 season: Powder Mountain opens with the Sundown Lift; ski school begins.
- 1972–73: Main and Sundown lodges and Timberline Lift open.
- 1975–76: Hidden Lake Lift added.
- 1981–82: Shuttle service for employees and for Powder Country begin.
- 1984–85: Powder Mountain is the first Utah resort to permit snowboarding.[citation needed]
- 1986–87: Hidden Lake Day Lodge opens.
- 1994–95: Sunrise Lift opens.
- 1999–2000: The quad Paradise Lift opens an additional 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) of lift-accessed terrain. Snowcatat skiing moves to Lightning Ridge, accessing an additional 700 acres (2.8 km2) acres.
- 2006–07: A high-speed lift replaces the Hidden Lake Lift.
- 2012–13: Summit purchases Powder Mountain.[7]
- 2016–17: The Village Lift and Mary's Lift Skytrac Systems are added.[8][4]
- 2023: Reed Hastings (co-founder and former co-CEO of Netflix) assumes ownership of Powder Mountain. Introduces blended public-private ski resort model, new real estate development, and plans for open-air museum & sculpture park.
Powder Mountain has five public chairlifts (Timberline, Lightning Ridge, Sundown, Hidden Lake, & Paradise) and three homeowner dedicated lifts (Village, Mary's, & Raintree).[9] Beyond its lift-accessed terrain, it can also be accessed by snowcat, cat skiing and guided tours.[10] Snowcat service is available for Lightning Ridge, near James Peak.[11]
References
- ^ "Mountain Statistics". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ Olmstead, Larry (October 28, 2016). "Utah's Powder Mountain: Inside The Largest Ski Expansion In North American History". Forbes Media. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Powder Mountain Ski Resort - Map, Weather & Information". Skiuta.com!. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "History of Powder Mountain Resort". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "About #PowMow". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Why Buy A House When You Can Buy A Mountain?". NPR.org. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "New owners' updates to keep Powder Mountain the same". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Utah's Powder Mountain Embarks on Largest Ski Resort Expansion in US History". Tetongravity.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Mountain Statistics". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Powder Mountain". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "James Peak (UT) : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". Summitpost.org. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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