hillside was a popular area for tobogganing, sledding and tubing. Plans were made to develop a ski hill with two chairlifts and several ski runs. In the latter part of the 60's, the Nordic Valley Ski Area was born. The sledding hill was equipped with a tow rope and soon became known as the beginner's ski hill. A few years later the ski area was expanded to include a double chairlift, and a short time later the tow rope on the beginner's hill was replaced with a 2nd chairlift. Lights were installed along the main lift and down some of the runs. When looking at the hill from a distance at night, the positioning of the lights looked like the formation of the letter B on the side of the mountain which could be seen across the valley. With the completion of the lights, the ski hill was one of the first ski areas in Northern Utah to offer night skiing which soon became popular. Nordic Valley offered an affordable family atmosphere with an on site ski school, ski rental shop and bus transportation to and from Ogden twice a day on weekends. Group and family rates were offered plus the popular 'Ladies Night' where ladies skied free or at half price every Tuesday night. Arthur dreamed of expanding the ski area further but those plans were never realized. In 1977 the ski hill, lodge, lifts, and the remaining ground was sold to Ski Associates. It was later purchased by Wolf Mountain Ski Resort LLC, who owned the resort until they declared bankruptcy in 2010. Skyline Mountain Base LLC purchased the resort from America First Credit Union in 2014. Skyline Mountain Base has changed the name back to Nordic Valley and has plans to enlarge and expand the resort over the next few years. Nordic influence Arthur named the area Nordic Valley because of his Norwegian ancestry. Many names of the streets, ski runs, and the Nordic Valley Ski lodge, Odin Hall, are found in Norwegian folklore. As well as hosting many parties and gatherings, Odin Hall has housed the golf shop, ski rental, snack bar and ski patrol. Before it was a lodge, it was a hay barn complete with two hay shoots running from the basement to the roof, reaching two cupola vents situated on top of the barn. External links Nordic Valley Ski Resort Map of Nordic