Powder Mountain - Timeline

Timeline

1971–72 season

• Powder Mountain opened with Sundown Lift.
• Ski School began.

1972/73 Season

• Main Lodge opened.
• Sundown Lodge opened.
• Timberline lift opened.

1975/76 Season

• Hidden Lake Lift added.

1981/82 Season

• Shuttle service for employees and for Powder Country started.

1984/85 Season

• Powder was the first Utah resort to allow snowboarding.

1986/87 Season

• Hidden Lake Day Lodge opened.

1994/95 Season

• Sunrise Lift opened.

1999/2000 Season

• Paradise Lift, a quad, opened up an additional 1300 acres (5.3 km²) of lift accessed terrain.
• Cat skiing moved to Lightning Ridge accessing an additional 700 acres (2.8 km²).
• Powder Mountain became the resort with the most skiable terrain in America.

2006–07 season

• Hidden Lake lift replaced with a high speed lift.

2012–13 season

• In 2012, Summit announced its plans to purchase Powder Mountain with the goal of preserving the throwback character of Powder Mountain while creating a permanent home for the Summit community.