Powder Mountain Requesting Weber County Rezone

Powder Mountain is once again trying to expand its operations into a 4 season resort. This proposal includes:  610 single-family homes, 850 townhomes, 320 hotel rooms, 5 corporate retreats, 1325 hotel/condo-hotel units, 225,000 sqft of commercial, 2 lodges and other ski amenities, two 18 hole golf-courses, fire station, police station, and an airstrip or helicopter facilies. They tried the same thing in 2002 and were stopped by public opposition in Weber County.

Since Powder Mountain straddles Cache and Weber counties, they will need approval from each county. Powder Mountain has worked with Cache County to complete a rezone of the land to a Recreation and Resort (RR) zone, and their Master Development Plan has been approved by the Cache County Council. The only step left for Cache County is to see that they have made arrangements with Weber before entering into a final agreement with Powder Mountain. Cache County has set a deadline for approving the Powder Mountain expansion for October 31, 2007.

The Powder Mountain land in Weber County is not currently zoned to allow the types of developments proposed. The rezone currently before the Ogden Valley Planning Commission does not further the vision and goals as laid out by the Ogden Valley General Plan. The rezone allows for an increased density for development in addition to a number of uses currently prohibited under the current zone. If Powder Mountain is successful in this endeavor the quiet little resort could become Utah's Vail.

Please contact the Weber County Planning Commission with comments regarding this rezone before the Nov 27th meeting via email (ssillito@co.weber.ut.us), subject line should include “Powder Mountain Rezone Request.”  Ogden/Northern Wasatch communities, please contact your commissioners, though anyone who has an interest in this issue is welcome to submit comments.

                                          Meeting Tuesday Nov. 27, 2007 at 4:30 pm
                                             2380 Washington Blvd, Ogden, Utah

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Powder Mountain plans put on hold
Ogden Standard-Examiner (free registration required) November 20, 2002.  It appears the ambitious plans of developer Brent Ferrin to purchase and expand Powder Mountain ski resort have been frozen indefinitely.

Powder Mountain Development Off link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune November 20, 2002.  Plans to turn Powder Mountain Ski Resort into a village of luxury homes, shops, hotels and golf courses are officially on ice.

Powder Mountain expansion frozen in its tracks
Deseret News November 19, 2002.  Plans to develop the ski area into a Park City-like resort have been put on hold after developers Brent Ferrin and Associates pulled the plug in Weber County.

Cache County Votes to Rezone Powder Mountain Area for Resort Development link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune October 9, 2002.  Over the objections of residents of Paradise and Avon in the south part of the county, the Cache County Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to rezone 3,580 acres along the Weber County border to recreation-resort.

Resort destined for expansion?
Deseret News October 6, 2002.  Powder Mountain could turn into a little Park City, and many Cache Valley residents aren't happy about it.

Powder Mountain Development May Move Forward link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune August 6, 2002.  The Cache County Planning Commission, which in the past was cool to the idea of an ambitious development at Powder Mountain, recommended new zoning Monday so the project can go forward.

Resort Plan Step Closer To Reality link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune May 29, 2002.  The Cache County Council on Tuesday night created a new recreational resort zone, opening the door to a massive luxury home development at Powder Mountain, which straddles the southern county line.

Weber says no to resort rezoning
Deseret News May 27, 2002.  A Park City developer was denied a rezoning that would have expanded Powder Mountain ski resort.

Planning Panel Pans Powder Mountain Plan link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune May 23, 2002.  A second planning commission is giving thumbs down to a developer's plan to turn Powder Mountain ski resort into a year-round, luxury community.

Council Delays Powder Mountain Resort Decision link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune April 10, 2002.  The Cache County Council on Tuesday night put off a decision that could pave the way for a luxury ski and golf community at Powder Mountain on the Cache and Weber county line.

Developer, Residents Clash Over Mountain link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 29, 2002.  Somewhere between Eden and Paradise lies Brent Ferrin's idea of heaven: multimillion-dollar homes and condominiums ringed with ski runs and golf greens, five-star hotels and restaurants, and miles of hiking, biking and horse-riding trails. But to residents of Paradise and Avon at the south end of the Cache Valley, Ferrin's vision is more like hell.

Powder Mountain development issue divides Cache
Ogden Standard-Examiner (free registration required) March 7, 2002.  The Cache County Planning Commission doesn't want hundreds of homes, hotels and condos at Powder Mountain.

Powder Mountain Proposal Draws Fire link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 18, 2002.  Cache County residents let the Planning Commission know what they think about the proposed sale and development of Powder Mountain in southern Cache and northern Weber counties.

Fresh Powder, Developer wants to turn bare-bones Cache County ski area into a resort link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune December 12, 2001.  If a group of Park City developers has its way, the sleepy Powder Mountain ski area will be transformed into a four-season resort and luxury real estate development.

Cache-ing in on resort development
Ogden Standard-Examiner (free registration required) December 2, 2001.  Powder Mountain's soon-to-be new owners are planning an ambitious development that would quadruple the resort's size and make it a "high-end skiing and golfing experience in some of the most beautiful country in the world."

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