Our Mountains,Our Ski Area.
A public, resident-first ski area on real Wasatch terrain. Owned by Utahns. Priced for Utah families.
Skiing got priced out of its own state.
The top Utah day ticket went up almost 5× in twenty years. If it had just tracked inflation, it'd be about $121.
Since 1990, Utah skier visits are up 117%, while the number of ski areas is up just 7%. Demand has more than doubled. Capacity has barely moved.
In seven seasons (2017–18 to 2024–25). The sport is aging out. Kids who can't afford a lift ticket don't grow up to be skiers.
In 2002, Utahns watched the athletes and saw themselves, because they skied too. In 2034, we'll show off world-class skiing to a generation that can't afford to join in. Unless we change that.
A mountain for the rest of us.
A resident-first public ski area, built for the people who live here. A community mountain with real Wasatch terrain at prices Utah families can actually pay.
$59. Seriously.
Vertical drop. Base ~7,200 ft, summit ~9,700 ft.
Phase 1: five fixed-grip quads and a magic carpet.
From SLC.
Not radical. Proven.
Public ski areas have worked for decades. And Utah already runs resident-first golf and hunting. Same idea, better snow.
Utah opened the nation's first state Office of Outdoor Recreation. 24 states followed. A public ski area puts Utah out front again.
Six steps to first chair.
- 1Preliminary site selection
- 2Get funding for the feasibility study$400KApplied for through Utah's Outdoor Recreation Initiative. We are here.
- 3Conduct the feasibility studyValidate the site and the financials.
- 4Get forestry and environmental approval
- 5Get state appropriations
- 6Start construction
Step one isn't a chairlift. It's a study.
We're not asking Utah to build anything yet. We're asking for an independent feasibility study: where it could go, what it would cost, how it would run. Your signature is how we get it funded.
Fair questions.
Several easy-access sites are being evaluated. Site selection is sensitive, so we can’t name specific locations yet.
Ideally, no. Startup capital can come from existing programs, and lean operations are designed to be self-sustaining.
Then we look for other funding, like philanthropic dollars or partnerships with cities and counties.
This one would be owned by Utahns and built purely for Utahns.
It adds to it. We’re growing the next generation of skiers, who’ll go on to enjoy everything Utah skiing has to offer. More skiers is good for everyone.
Very little. About what 50 homes use, and roughly 80% returns to the watershed in spring runoff (subject to environmental review).
The model plans for it. About 47% of visits come from season passes paid before the season, which held revenue to roughly an 18% drop in a modeled bad-snow year. A capital reserve covers the gap, sized for the real risk: back-to-back low-snow years.
Sign the Powder Petition and send it to your friends and family. The more Utahns who sign, the stronger our Outdoor Recreation Initiative grant application.
Hi, I'm Clint.
I'm a lifelong Utahn who got lucky: I learned to ride at Nordic Valley and spent every winter on Utah terrain with friends and family.
I've spent my career in finance and operations across the outdoor and fitness industries, and did a few seasons as a volunteer ski patroller at Beaver Mountain. Then the biggest change of my life happened. I became a dad.
Now I'm determined to make sure Utah youth get the same shot at winter that I had.
Sign the Powder Petition.
We've applied for a $400K grant through Utah's Outdoor Recreation Initiative to fund the feasibility study. The councils who decide it need to see Utahns behind this. It takes 20 seconds.