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Nordic Valley Average annual snowfall: 300" Vertical: 1,000' Highest point: 6,400' above sea level Skiable acres: 120
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hile
carpet access 22 runs. A
many ski
double chair takes skiers up
resorts
to much of the intermediate
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Cherry Peak H idden away in
a refreshingly
the sweeping
nonintimidating
Average annual snowfall: 322"
Cache Valley,
and affordable
Vertical: 1,221'
just 20 minutes north of
destination for
the mountain as well as to
Logan and 75 minutes from
families and those
vibe, few pull it off
the terrain park, but Nordic
Ogden, is the charming
just getting into the
Highest point: 7,050' above sea level
as authentically as
Valley’s strong suit is its
Cherry Peak Resort. Owner
sport. But even if you
Nordic Valley. There,
tout an intimate,
and advanced terrain on
old-school kind of
Skiable acres: 200
beginner runs and stellar
John Chadwick began
already know how to
a bucolic, red-roofed barn
ski and snowboard school.
building this labor of love 18
ski or ride, making the quick
houses all base-area services,
An annual not-to-be-missed
years ago on property that
trip to Cherry Peak is well
from restrooms and lift
event is its New Year’s
had been in his family for
worth it. Other ways to play
ticket sales to equipment
Eve celebration, featuring
generations. This intimate
in the snow there include
rentals and the Grill—where
Utah’s “biggest New Year’s
mountain, with just one
sliding down the five-lane
you can still get a burger for
fireworks show” and followed
snug, log cabin–style base
tubing hill and taking part
under $10. On mountain,
by a family friendly party
lodge, three chairlifts
in Cherry Peak’s packed
three lifts and a magic
that goes until midnight.
and a magic carpet, is
events schedule.
Light It Up
On the Dark Side
While many resorts light a handful of runs, usually limited to beginner
All of Cherry Peak’s 200 acres—including terrain off the Summit lift
and intermediate slopes, only at Nordic Valley can you ski 100 percent of
and the terrain park—are lit and open for night skiing seven days a
the resort—all 22 runs—until 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
week. Evenings are actually a great time to improve your skiing or
Pocketbook Respite
snowboarding skills. Cherry Peak’s Snowsports school offers expert
As if skiing at Nordic Valley wasn’t affordable enough (holiday-period
in both skiing and snowboarding.
adult lift tickets cost about a third of what you’d pay at one of the
What Happens on the Mountain
instruction for first timers, groups, private lessons and women’s clinics
mega-resorts), for kids age seven and under, lift tickets are free.
Silly Sliding
Yes, with its mellow terrain and affordable lift tickets, Cherry Peak is
Not a skier? No problem! Just spitting distance from Nordic Valley’s lifts
to the kid-at-heart crowd with a packed winter events schedule that
you’ll find Wasatch Parc Tubing area (wasatchparc.com). There, surface
includes rail jams, concerts, DJ dance parties in the lodge, pond
tows eliminate the walk to the top of the hill. At the top, hop on your
skimming, slalom ski races and more. Outdoor concerts, the redneck
tube into one of three lanes and just try to keep from giggling.
waterslide, horseback riding and more are available in summer.
1 Nordic Valley’s base-area barn reflects the area’s agricultural vibe. 2 Taking a break on the sun-washed patio. 3 Nordic Valley’s neighbor, Wasatch Parc Tubing.
1 Cherry Peak’s charming log cabin base lodge. 2 Getting fresh tracks under the lights. 3 Skiing is not required at Cherry Peak, which also offers snow tubing.
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a family favorite. But Cherry Peak also makes a huge effort to appeal
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