Beaver Mountain: A new ski season is upon us
Ski season at Beaver Mountain is starting earlier than ever this year, thanks to the late November and early December Utah snow.
Beaver Mountain president, Marge Seeholzer, said Beaver will open Dec. 7 for season pass holders and Dec. 8 for everyone else.
“We are way excited because this is the earliest opening we’ve had for several years,” Seeholzer said.
They have not been able to open this early in previous years due to the lack of snow this early on in the season.
Beaver Mountain is a family-owned ski resort in Logan Canyon that originally started in 1939.
Beaver has seen success year after year, but Seeholzer said this year is going to be especially great.
She said, “The conditions are awesome. We’ve been able to groom the whole mountain already and I think people are really gonna love it. We’re excited.”
Standing 36 miles from Utah State University, Beaver sees a lot of USU students as well as Logan residents throughout the season.
Seeholzer said one of her favorite things about working at Beaver is the people. She finds it interesting that many of the students and people who ski at Beaver are from all over the states.
The people who come to Beaver have a love for the resort which offers a full ski school, lessons for beginners, private lessons, rental equipment, a retail and gift store and a cafe.
For years, Logan residents and USU students have supported this 48-run ski resort.
USU students are especially fond of the deals they get from Beaver.
An unlimited daytime student season pass is $450, while a regular non-student pass season is $675. If you purchase a student pass before Nov. 15 the price drops to $375.
USU junior, Brooke Galbraith, said she thinks so many students ski at Beaver because of the close location to campus, and the great prices.
USU students who are interested in learning how to ski or snowboard can take classes at Beaver through the university.
Seeholzer said the classes are a fun aspect of Beaver. She said they had roughly 600 students take their classes last season.
Beaver is in the process of organizing a bus system from Logan to their resort, so students don’t have to worry about the transportation aspect.
Seeholzer said they have yet to be successful in setting this up, but are hopeful they will soon.
She encourages students to carpool with their friends/roommates when they drive through the canyon up to Beaver. The snow conditions can be dangerous for smaller cars at times.
Students can rent their ski/snowboard gear at various shops in Logan, or use the rentals that Beaver provides.
People with season passes should pick up their card at the Beaver Mountain office in Logan before heading up.
If they have a card from a previous season, they need to reload it online to activate it for this current season.
-Kate.Stewart@usu.edu
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