Beaver Mountain

Popular ski and snowboard resort area with plenty of varied terrain to accomodate all tastes and abilities.

Thanks to Harold and Luella Seeholzer (and later their children), Beaver Mountain Ski Area has become a legend in family corporation and is one of the fine small ski areas in Northern Utah.

Harold Seeholzer (pictured to the left) loved skiing, loved the out-of-doors, and loved the snow. He and his wife Luella wanted to make a fun recreational place for their family to spend time in the winters. Little did he know that his desire for recreation would be such a landmark in Cache Valley now. He was a lather by trade, and Luella worked in a ladies clothing store to finance their dream.

The Logan Canyon road was opened to year-round traffic in 1939. During this time, Logan City owned a cable tow at the present site of Beaver Mountain.

It was not a successful operation for various reasons. The motor was at the top of the mountain and so every morning someone had to hike up to start it. There was no road into Beaver and skiers had to walk in from the highway. Because of the difficulties and inconvenience at Beaver Mountain, the ski operation was moved to the "Sinks" which is located a few miles farther up Logan Canyon.

Beaver Mountain has progressed much in all the years and has been and is still completely family owned. With the passing of his father, Ted Seeholzer, Harold's second son, became the General Manager of Beaver Mountain. Ted's wife, Marge, worked in the ticket office full time and handled all ticket sales. Loyal, Ted's brother, contributed all his spare time and effort to the cause. He was responsible for bookkeeping and payroll, and was the president of the family corporation. Elaine, Loyal's wife, kept the ski report current and worked part time in the ski shop. Dixie, Ted's sister, and her husband Reed Schiffman, worked in the ski shop, along with Nancy Lauritzen, Harold's youngest daughter.

The summer of 1997 brought big changes to Beaver Mountain. The ski area was sold to Ted and Marge Seeholzer as sole owners of the company with hopes and plans to bring daughter Annette West and husband Jeff, sons Travis and Corey, and Travis' wife Kristy into the operation.

Little Beaver Triple

Beaver Mountain is happy to announce an agreement with Skytrac Services Inc. to purchase and install a brand new fixed grip triple to replace the Little Beaver double chair. The new lift is 1725 feet long with an initial design capacity of 1040 people per hour. It is longer than the previous Little Beaver chair. The new bottom terminal is located at the bottom of the Cotton Tail run a couple hundred feet lower than before. The Little Beaver Triple l runs on a slightly different line, unloading just SE or skiers right of the old unload area. It provides additonal and gentler beginner terrain. Check out the photos of the construction. The new lift is a huge success.

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