Resorts

By Brian Nicholson

A few years ago, a friend of mine, Steve Nestel, started doing this crazy thing that at the time, I couldn’t possibly understand: he went skiing. Now, obviously, skiing wasn’t the crazy part. The bizarre nature of his new found craze was that the skiing was UPHILL.

“What?” I asked. “Are the lifts broken? You have to ski uphill?” For me, that logic was similar to the age old skydiving question, “Why would I choose to jump out of a perfectly functioning airplane?” But on December 31, 2020, that paradigm changed for me. Following the year of complete craziness that was 2020, I was ready to try something new.

With an encouraging invitation, and what was slated to be a pretty good weather day, I decided to join my clearly

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3615 N Wolf Lodge Dr #401, Eden UT 84310

$225,000 | 2 Bed | 2 Bath | 1,152 SF | .08 Acres | MLS# 1665026

Located near the 12th tee box at Wolf Creek Golf Course, this convenient condo is surrounded on all sides with outdoor mountain recreation. Not only is there a full summer’s worth of activities, such as mountain biking, water sports at Pineview, rock climbing and fishing, the winters are also full of alpine skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.

Beautiful finishes and an open floor plan welcome you into this fully remodeled, two bedroom condo. Upgrades include a sturdy tile and wood laminate floor, gorgeous kitchen and bar, built-in shelving and a cozy stone fireplace. In addition to the living room, kitchen and

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6744 E Chaparral, Eden UT 84310

$175,000 | .15 Acres | MLS# 1644080

This gorgeous lot has ski in/ski out access to Powder Mountain Ski Resort’s 8000+ acres of pristine powder. The parcel is located in the private Powder Mountain West community just a few turns away from the main parking lot. It’s a stunning property offering mountain recreational opportunities during all four seasons. The resort is expanding its network of mountain bike trails for exploring in the warmer months, and of course there’s all the fluffy powder you can handle in the winter.

Powder Mountain has the most skiable acres of any resort in North America and a home on this lot would put you about as close as possible to the action. Water and power

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6742 E Aspen Dr, Eden UT 84310

$265,000 | .22 Acres | MLS# 1643368

This rare ski in/ski out property at Powder Mountain Ski Resort is waiting for an amazing mountain home. It’s located in the private Powder Mountain West community just a few Christie turns away from the resort’s main parking lot. All four seasons of blissful mountain recreation can be enjoyed from this wooded wonderland, with miles of mountain bike trails in the summer and all the fluffy powder you can handle in the winter.

Powder Mountain has the most skiable acres of any resort in North America and a home on this lot would put you as close as possible to the action. Water and power are stubbed to the property and gas would be propane. The land slopes

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8452 E Spring Park Road, Eden UT 84310

$2,899,000 | 4 Bed | 3 Bath | 3,550 SF | .16 Acres | MLS# 1641146

Watch as skiers blissfully glide by your room, or better yet, you can beat them to the punch. It's as easy as stepping through the gear room and walking across your back patio.

There's something magical about living at Powder Mountain and even better when it is ski in, ski out. From the moment you wake up to views over the beautiful slopes and ridges of Pow Mow, beyond the bucolic Ogden Valley, and all the way to the Great Salt Lake you know, this is something truly special. Also zoned for vacation rentals and optional community membership with approval. Sold turn-key, just grab your skis and

A Mountaintop Approach to Building a Ski Town

By: Brandi Hammon

Photography By: Paul Bundy and Brian Nicholson

For years Ogden Valley sat undiscovered or perhaps simply undervalued. With three ski resorts surrounding Pineview Reservoir, real estate values are substantially lower than other ski towns in America, until now. Powder Mountain has quietly been selling out the only ski-in-ski-out properties available between the three ski resorts. Finished ski properties are averaging $800-950 per square foot. For perspective, that is 4 times the price of a new townhome on the valley floor. Numbers like this have never been seen in Ogden Valley but are par for the course in Park City, Vail, and Aspen.

The route to Powder Mountain’s prices has

$319,000 | 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,270 FT²  | .08 AC | MLS# 1535460

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Lakeside Condo at 6486 E Hwy 39 #21 in Huntsville

A masterful mountain escape awaits you on the waterfront, surrounded by panoramic views of the surrounding Ogden Valley. With Snowbasin Resort a short seven miles away, this Lakeside Resort condo conveniently caters to the avid outdoor adventurer. Once off the mountain, the private hot tub, deluxe master suite and fully remodeled living area envelope you in comfort. Access to four-seasons worth of fun is at your fingertips with Pineview Reservoir and the surrounding trail networks providing the lion’s share in the summer, and the three world-class ski resorts in the winter.

The condo features rustic inspired decor and

El Doce at Pow Mow

They say good things come it threes, but whoever made up that saying hasn’t been to Powder Mountain Resort on a mountain bike. Up here, good things come it twelves. 

This year, the inaugural El Doce at Pow Mow premier mountain biking event claims 12 hours of amazing riding for you or a team, with about 1200 feet of ascent, and about 12 miles per lap. (See a patter here?) This race will be run on some of the most beautiful trails you’ll ever set your nobbies on.

El Doce, or twelve in Spanish, takes place on trails designed by the Intermountain Mountain Biking Association and offers views of the Ogden Valley and mountain peaks all around that are truly “bonita.” 

The event gives riders the chance to ride slices of every

Snowbasin, Powder Mountain & Nordic Valley - what future development can be expected from our local 3

SNOWBASIN

Snowbasin, its majestic mountains create not only the backdrop for Ogden Valley, but act as a sanctuary for wildlife and likely the largest factor of growth for the area. Snowbasin is a sleeping development giant with over 4,800 units spanning Weber and Morgan counties, and the funding to execute. With final approvals delivered in both counties, land transfers complete, and water acquired, it is a matter of time before ground is broken, although no one knows exactly when.

Snowbasin’s master plan is done in typical Holding style with over 80% of the land left for open space honoring nature and the existing beauty. Snowbasin owns some

Summit Proposal to Develop Powder Mountain

Open House February 13 2013, Wolf Creek Pineview Lodge

All things change; it is how the change will happen that is the question. Last week the Summit Series, the buyer of Powder Mountain Resort, held a town hall meeting to discuss an application with Weber County for the first phase of their intended development project.

There were two loud cheers that I couldn't hold back. The first was the announcement the lawsuit for "Powderville" had officially been withdrawn. Although this happened in November, few of the locals are aware this ended the potential risk of having unlimited development at the resort. Where does that leave the development potential? At 2800 units. Summit made it clear they have no