Powder Mountain

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Coordinates: 41°22′48″N 111°46′49″W / 41.38000°N 111.78028°W / 41.38000; -111.78028
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This article is about the ski resort in Utah. For the mountain in British Columbia, Canada, see Powder Mountain (British Columbia). For its associated icefield, see Powder Mountain Icefield.

Powder Mountain
Terrain parks
2
Snowfall350 in (29 ft; 8.9 m) per year
Snowmakingnone
Night skiing1 chair, 1 surface lift
Websitehttps://www.powdermountain.com

Powder Mountain is a

Cache counties in the Wasatch Range. Covering 8,464 acres (13.2 sq mi; 34.3 km2), Powder Mountain is the largest ski resort in the U.S. by skiable acreage.[1][2] The resort has 154 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

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]

Powder Mountain has six chairlifts (one triple, four fixed quad, and one detachable quad) and three surface tows.[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]

Powder Mountain was majority owned by Greg Mauro, and co-owned by Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeremy Schwartz, and Jeff Rosenthal since their 2013 purchase.[12][13] In 2023, Reed Hastings made a $100 million investment becoming the majority owner of the resort.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Mountain Statistics". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Olmstead, Larry (October 28, 2016). "Utah's Powder Mountain: Inside The Largest Ski Expansion In North American History". Forbes Media. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Powder Mountain Ski Resort - Map, Weather & Information". Skiuta.com!. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "History of Powder Mountain Resort". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "About #PowMow". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Why Buy A House When You Can Buy A Mountain?". NPR.org. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "New owners' updates to keep Powder Mountain the same". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Utah's Powder Mountain Embarks on Largest Ski Resort Expansion in US History". Tetongravity.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mountain Statistics". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Powder Mountain". Powdermountain.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "James Peak (UT) : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". Summitpost.org. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  12. ^ Kamping-Carder, Leigh (September 19, 2019). "In Utah, These Entrepreneurs Are Creating Their Own Version of Eden". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Hayden, Erik (April 17, 2023). "Netflix's Reed Hastings Buys Stake In Ski Resort". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ Raymond, Art (September 6, 2023). "Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is new majority owner of Powder Mountain following $100 million investment". Deseret News.
  15. ^ Jag, Julia (September 6, 2023). "Reed Hastings wants to turn around Powder Mountain, starting with a $100M investment". The Salt Lake Tribune.

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