Powder Mountain got the go-ahead from Cache County to put up two new ski lifts before this winter as it transitions into a destination for the elite.
Powder Mountain, fueled by a major investment from the co-founder of Netflix, is transforming into a destination for the elite.
The Cache County Council voted 4–3 on Tuesday to allow the resort to bypass the usual zoning rules during the construction of its new Lighting Ridge and Raintree lifts — one of which will be private. This will enable the lifts to be installed in time for the 2024-25 season — a timeline deemed “critical” by the resort’s chief development officer, Brooke Hontz.
The other three are public lifts. Only Raintree and Lightning Ridge are not included in the resort’s master plan, so Powder Mountain needed permission to start construction early. The council’s vote on Tuesday was an unusual step because it allows the resort to start building lifts before the full master plan is ready.
While most of the resort is in Weber County, the two new lifts approved Tuesday will be constructed in Cache County. The three dissenting council members expressed concerns about entering a development agreement, fearing the county might not be fully compensated for commercial skiing within its bounds.
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