Seven ski resorts across the American West are stepping up to help season passholders at Eagle Point Resort in Utah, which will remain closed for the entire 2026-27 winter season following extensive damage from this summer’s Cottonwood Fire.
Eagle Point announced that the seven participating mountains will honor reciprocal access for its passholders this winter, allowing skiers and snowboarders to visit other resorts while their home mountain undergoes repairs.
The participating ski areas are:
- Cherry Peak Resort, Utah
- Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Nevada
- Great Divide Ski Area, Montana
- Kelly Canyon Resort, Idaho
- Loveland Ski Area, Colorado
- Red River Ski & Summer Area, New Mexico
- Soldier Mountain, Idaho
Eagle Point confirmed that reciprocal access details have already been emailed to passholders, including information on how to take advantage of the offers.
Ski Industry Rallies Around Eagle Point
The support extends well beyond reciprocal lift tickets. Eagle Point says ski resorts, industry partners and mountain communities have contributed to recovery efforts, connected displaced employees with job opportunities, sent lift engineers to assess damaged infrastructure and shared lessons learned from their own disaster recovery experiences.
Eagle Point owner Shane Gadbaw expressed his gratitude for the assistance:
“These weren’t simply offers of help. People looked at what they could provide… and found ways to contribute.”
The cooperation comes at a critical time for Eagle Point, which announced in August that it would remain closed for the entire 2026-27 ski season.
Eagle Point Faces a Long Road to Recovery
The Cottonwood Fire swept through the Tushar Mountains near Beaver, Utah, in June, causing extensive damage to Eagle Point Resort and the surrounding community.
According to the resort’s damage assessment, approximately 300 of its 600 skiable acres were affected, four of its five chairlifts sustained damage, and both Canyonside Lodge and the Tushar Ridge Warming Station were destroyed. The fire also resulted in 145 families losing homes or condominiums in the Eagle Point community.
The recovery became even more complicated when subsequent flash flooding severely damaged State Route 153, the primary paved road connecting Beaver to the resort.
Despite the setbacks, Eagle Point is targeting a November 2027 reopening. Crews have completed debris removal at the destroyed Canyonside Lodge site, while engineering assessments and repair planning continue on the damaged lifts.
The resort has also established BeaverTUF, a nonprofit supporting long-term wildfire recovery, forest restoration and watershed rehabilitation throughout Beaver County.
While Eagle Point works toward reopening, its season passholders will have opportunities to explore other mountains thanks to the generosity of neighboring ski areas.
