Nordic Valley’s new chairlift, part of a massive expansion, opened to public
Nordic Valley patrons try out the Eden-area ski resort's new lift in this undated photo. The new lift started operating on Jan. 24, 2021.
James Coleman, head of Nordic Valley’s parent company, Mountain Capital Partners, celebrates the formal launch of the new lift at the Eden-area ski resort. The new lift started operating on Jan. 24, 2021.
Nordic Valley patrons try out the Eden-area ski resort's new lift, which started operating on Jan. 24, 2021.
The Nordic Valley ski resort, seen from afar. A new lift started operating at the Eden-area facility on Jan. 24, 2021.
EDEN — A planned new chairlift and several new trails, part of a massive expansion at the Nordic Valley ski resort, are open to the public.
“These improvements are a part of the largest expansion project in resort history,” according to a statement issued by the Eden-area facility. The new high-speed lift, called the Nordic Express, actually started operating on Jan. 24. Each lift is capable of holding six people, hauling skiers 4,213 feet, including 1,400 vertical feet.
The lift is located in a new area of the resort, south of the original ski area. Around 50 acres of the 300-acre expansion area are skiable this winter, with several new beginner and intermediate trails. “Mountain teams expect to open extreme (double black) trails Show Me and Great Odin’s Raven along with advanced (black) trails TBS, Pine Creek, 2020 and others later this season,” said the statement.
Nordic Valley is the smallest of the three ski resorts in and around Weber County. The Apollo Lift, which had been the longest at Nordic Valley, is 2,994-feet long.
A formal grand opening ceremony for the Nordic Express and the new ski areas will be held later.
In 2018, Nordic Valley proposed installing a mountain-crossing gondola connecting North Ogden and the ski resort’s Eden-area operation, one prong of an even larger proposed expansion. But it put the larger proposal, which generated opposition from some in North Ogden, on the back burner.