Originally named "Fish Camp" for the pond located in the area above the former chair 5, the site was developed into a roadside resort and lumber mill in the 1920s by the Swetkowich brothers. In the 1930s the slopes were developed for tobogganing and skiing by the Arrowhead Springs Corporation, which named the development Snow Valley.[4] The resort featured one of the first overhead cable ski lifts.[5] In 1940 the resort was purchased by Norwegian-American ski jump champion Johnny Elvrum, who expanded it.[4]
In 1974 W.R. Sauey became the owner of Snow Valley. His company the Nordic Group owned and operated Snow Valley.[6] In January 2023, Snow Valley was acquired by Alterra Mountain Company, operator of nearby resorts Bear Mountain and Snow Summit.[7]
The facilities include 12 Lifts: 1 high speed six, 4 double chairs, 4 triple chairs, 3 surface lifts/moving carpets.[9]
At the fleet's peak, 14 lifts were operating at once, 3 of those lifts have since closed, with chair 2 getting remodeled for the 23-24 ski season, shortening it to serve only the beginner area at the resort.[10]
Chair 11, at Snow Valley, serves the Slide Peak terrain zoneSkier en route to Slide Peak in 1943, following the current chairlift route
1 2 "The History of Running Springs". The Rim of the World Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
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