Utah's Whisper Ridge Announces Heli And Cat-Ski Expansion And Powder Mountain Partnership
Whisper Ridge, a premier helicopter and cat-skiing provider operating out of Eden, Utah has announced the acquisition of over 11,000 premium skiable acres to its existing terrain for the 2018-19 season. The newly combined 70,000+ contiguous acres makes Whisper Ridge the largest private backcountry ski resort in the world.
Whisper Ridge is a premier Heli and Cat-Skiing provider operating out of Eden, Utah. The company boasts over 70,000 acres of private, skiable terrain nestled in the Wasatch Mountains in Northern Utah. The largest private backcountry ski resort in the world, Whisper Ridge has a fleet of 10 custom PistenBully snowcats, two dedicated B3 and one 205++ helicopters, 50 performance Polaris snowmobiles, and 10 luxury mountain yurts. Located 60 minutes north of Salt Lake International airport, Whisper Ridge provides world-class powder skiing and snowboarding experiences for passionate adventurers from all over the world
In addition to this latest expansion, Whisper Ridge is also announcing an exclusive partnership with Powder Mountain Resort to provide heli and cat-skiing services for their patrons. Whisper Ridge will build an additional base of operations at Powder Mountain to facilitate access to their private land, which borders the public resort.
As one of the first resorts to cap day and season passes, Powder Mountain, located 55 miles north of Salt Lake City, is a one of a kind year-round resort hanging its hat on skier experience, adventure and an unprecedented mountain modern village development. Known locally as Pow Mow, the resort boasts the most skiable acreage in North America with 8,464 acres. Preserving the Pow Mow experience is made possible by capping day passes at 1,500 daily and season passes at 3,000 yearly, which allows for an average of three acres per skier.
"This partnership creates a truly unique opportunity for limitless lift serviced, side-country and backcountry experiences for skiers and riders seeking an alternative to the overcrowded and overhyped resorts that are becoming all too common these days," says Mark Schroetel, General Manager at Powder Mountain. "Together with Whisper Ridge, we have created a winter paradise of unprecedented scale only an hour from Salt Lake."
Whisper Ridge operates exclusively on private land in the Eden and Paradise areas of the northern Wasatch Front, only 60 minutes north from Salt Lake City. "Skiers are always amazed at both how expansive our terrain is, and how fast they can get here," says Dan Lockwood, CEO of Whisper Ridge. "It's a quick drive or even quicker heli-taxi from the SLC international airport."
Whisper Ridge owns one the largest fleets of snow cats in North America, and accommodates over 120 backcountry skiers in their 10 customized PistenBully snow cats each day.
"Both Whisper Ridge and Powder Mountain play an important role in the skiing and snowboarding landscape in Utah," said Ski Utah President & CEO Nathan Rafferty. "This partnership and expansion brings the best of both entities together, providing visitors with access to world-class resort skiing, cat-skiing and heli-skiing on thousands of acres of The Greatest Snow on Earth."
Whisper Ridge is a relatively new resort, operating for the last 4 years in the North Ogden, Utah area. "These mountains have only recently opened, being held privately for generations," says Lockwood. "Our expansion and Powder Mountain partnership creates an exciting opportunity for skiers to experience a hidden gem at the heart of the world's best powder skiing."
