"Nordic Valley near Eden, Utah, shut down indefinitely last Wednesday due to rain and dwindling snowpack, but has now announced plans to reopen this coming weekend after a multi-day snowstorm will slam the Beehive State. The resort that normally boasts 300+ inches of the Greatest Snow on Earth annually has so far only received 15 inches. Nordic Valley is located just half an hour east of Ogden in the northern Wasatch Mountains."
"Originally designed as an outdoor summer retreat on a 900-acre ranch, locals who had started using it to sled in the winter convinced the owner to install a t-bar. In 1968 Nordic Valley operated for the first time adding two new chairlifts by the 1970 season and becoming a local favorite. For 50 years, Nordic Valley operated just 200 acres of skiable terrain on the front face with two double chairlifts and a triple."
Nordic Valley near Eden, Utah closed last Wednesday because rain and a dwindling snowpack forced an indefinite shutdown. The resort has received only 15 inches so far compared with its typical 300+ inches annually. A multi-day snowstorm is forecast and the resort plans to reopen this coming weekend. Nordic Valley sits about half an hour east of Ogden in the northern Wasatch Mountains and is positioned as a more affordable, family-friendly alternative to Powder Mountain and Snowbasin. The resort began as a 900-acre summer retreat, opened in 1968, expanded lifts over decades, and grew to over 500 acres with 40 runs and night skiing.
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