Snow Inn Resort history

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On November 27, 1940, the Mayor of Ogden declared the “Ogden Snow Basin winter playground” officially open.

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Snowbasin won the title and the Forest Service constructed a lodge in 1944.

Delayed by World War II, it didn’t add its first legitimate chair lift or hold dedication and naming ceremonies until 1946.

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The resort had seen incredible growth since it opened in 1954.

In 1957, Ogden City sold Snowbasin to S.S. Huntington of Colorado, a private developer, who continued its development as a resort.

In 1959, Jaws of Death opened for skiers, the first trail on the North Face.

In 1960 he opened Snow Lake Lodge.

In 1964, Mount Snow took another leap into the future with the ski industry’s first skis-on gondola.

By 1970, Mount Snow had expanded to include nearly 44 trails over three mountain areas.

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Snowbasin was significantly improved in 1979 with the construction of the Middle Bowl triple chairlift and a 2,700 square-foot expansion of the day lodge.

The Holding family purchased Snowbasin in 1984 and still own it today.

The Snowbasin Master Development Plan was revised in 1985 to include the development of a destination four-season resort and a land exchange with the Forest Service.

In 1986 Carinthia Ski Area was purchased and combined with Mount Snow.

The environmental impact study of the plan began in 1989 and took nearly two years to complete.

In 1992, Un Blanco Gulch, the first “snowboard park” in the East was established, propelling Mount Snow to the forefront of freestyle terrain progression.

Then in 2002, Kelly Clark, a snowboarder raised on the slopes of Mount Snow, won the first American gold medal of the XIX Olympic Games in women’s half-pipe.

On June 25, 2004 Snowbasin Resort took one more step toward the goal to become a four-season resort when it opened for its inaugural Summer Season.

In 2013 the Snowhotel was moved to a new location by the fjord outside the town of Kirkenes, and importantly, with no light pollution from the lights of the town – which enhances the visibility of the Northern Lights.

Another $50 million in base-area improvements will break ground before the 2016-17 season, kicking off a 20-year plan that will completely rebuild Mount Snow’s base area.