By Powderhound Matt \ March 2 2014
This blog is hard for me... I seriously didn’t want to write it. It’s not that I didn’t have an absolute blast today because I did. Honestly today was one of . . . if not the best day of my season. It’s not because I literally skied untracked powder all day long. It’s not because there were only 51 cars in the parking lot at 11 am, I know because I counted. It’s not because the place was practically empty on a 16 inch powder day. It’s not because I never waited for a single lift all day. It’s not because it only took us two hours and ten minutes travel time from Park City when I was expecting a three hour drive. The real reason I don’t want to talk about this place is because I never ever want to see Beaver Mountain change. Unfortunately it’s my job to tell you. So that’s that...
Beaver Mountain is about as old school as it gets. Take what you know about Powder Mountain being old school and then times it by ten. I fell in love with this place today. It has some of the most enjoyable tree skiing in Utah. Hell, I’m going to to say it. In my opinion it is the best tree skiing in Utah. You’re not going to find the Steeps of Little Cottonwood Canyon here or the gourmet food of Snowbasin but what you will find is a ski area that needs to be put on your bucket list. If you never make the trip up, that’s just fine by me, the fewer people that know about this place the better. Beaver Mountain is one of the last magical ski areas out there, almost trapped in a time warp. Beaver Mountain embodies everything that I hope to get out of a day of skiing.
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4 Comments
Scott Spoerry \ 8.5 years ago
All of the above and more. My favorite day of last season...I didn't get home to Logan until the end of February...I am taking a year or two off before I have to go back east and get a real job.
I was very happy this dump happened when it did...it seemed like a reward after not skiing at all for 30 years while living in the DC area.
MICHELLE CARLISLE \ 9.2 years ago
You are absolutely right on all accounts especially the tree skiing! When I moved to Ogden from Logan I went from a volunteer Patroller at Beaver Mountain to a Pro Patrolled at Snowbasin for 2 years. I still ski Snowbasin because I’m 20 minutes away and are saddened to run into many people from Cache Valley that have traded in the Beaver Mountain Season Pass for a Snowbasin pass, I guess their loss is our gain (especially when snow conditions suck at Basin.) When I decided to return to the life as a volunteer Patroller I went back to the Beav! It‘s an hour and a half drive for me and my husband and is worth every minute. Beaver Mountain is the only resort in the State and one of the few in the nation the Volunteer Patrol cover the mountain 7 days a week.
jason cale \ 9.3 years ago
Yep, tree skiing at the Beav rocks! The employees at the Beav will take amazing care of you and the locals love their mountain!! Here's more tree skiing and blower pow on the backside of the Beav: http://youtu.be/nBJGRJr_1o0
Chris Breinholt \ 9.3 years ago
shhhhh