The resort Beaver
Closed for a season after the 2026 flood, not closed for good
Eagle Point, and the road that closed the 2026-27 season.
Eighteen miles up Beaver Canyon sits a small, quiet ski resort with more than 650 skiable acres and two base lodges. As of this writing it is not operating, because the only road up to it, State Route 153, was severely damaged by flooding in July 2026. Here is the resort in an ordinary year, and the honest current status.
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A small resort, closed for a season, not for good.
Eagle Point Resort sits about 18 miles up State Route 153 from Beaver, at the top of Beaver Canyon in the Tushar Mountains, and in an ordinary year it runs more than 650 skiable acres across 43 runs and five lifts, with two base lodges facing each other: Canyonside Lodge, closest to the advanced terrain, and Skyline Lodge, built around beginner and intermediate runs, lessons and rentals, with a shuttle running between them. The resort markets roughly 400 inches of average annual snowfall and stays noticeably quieter than the destination resorts further north.
The resort traces back to 1972, when it opened as Elk Meadows Ski Area under owners Amy and Conrad Koning. It sat closed for about eight years at one stretch before reopening, changed hands more than once through the 1980s and 1990s, and was purchased by its current ownership group, including Shane Gadbaw, in 2009, which is when it took the Eagle Point name it carries now.
None of that history is currently reachable by car. As of this writing, State Route 153, the resort's only paved access road, has been closed indefinitely since flash flooding in July 2026, and Eagle Point has publicly stated it will not operate for the 2026-27 winter season.
Eagle Point, in an ordinary season
650+
skiable acres
43
runs across 5 lifts
~400 in
average annual snowfall
18 mi
up SR-153 from Beaver, when open
What changed in 2026
A fire, then a flood, then a season lost.
The chain of events is worth understanding in order, because each step caused the next. The Cottonwood Fire ignited on 22 June 2026 near the Cottonwood Campground in Fishlake National Forest, about five miles east of Beaver, and it grew quickly into the largest wildfire burning anywhere in the country at the time, eventually charring roughly 97,000 to 98,000 acres, most of it in the main Beaver Canyon drainage. It reached 95 percent containment by late July.
A burned mountainside sheds water instead of absorbing it, and on 19 and 20 July 2026 monsoon storms proved that the hard way. The resulting debris flow severely damaged or completely destroyed multiple sections of State Route 153, with the worst of it between roughly milepost 7.5 and 10.5 and, near milepost 14, floodwater washing an estimated half of the roadway into the river below. UDOT closed the canyon indefinitely.
Eagle Point's access is entirely dependent on that one highway. There is no other paved route to the resort. UDOT officials have put the repair cost at several million dollars at a minimum with the full number still unknown, and Beaver City's own mayor has said publicly that a complete rebuild could take years. Eagle Point responded with a public statement that it will not operate for the 2026-27 winter season, and as of this writing no date has been set for either the road or the resort to reopen.
Confirm current status before planning any trip to Eagle Point. State Route 153 is closed indefinitely and Eagle Point has announced it will not run the 2026-27 season. Check UDOT's current road conditions and the resort's own site before assuming any part of this has changed.
What it looks like
when the road is open.
| Canyonside Lodge | Skyline Lodge | |
|---|---|---|
| Terrain served | Closer to the advanced runs | Beginner and intermediate terrain |
| Best for | Confident skiers and riders | Lessons, rentals, first timers |
| Getting between them | Ski across or take the shuttle | Ski across or take the shuttle |
Both lodges normally operate together as one resort. This table reflects an ordinary season, not the current closure.
In a typical season, terrain difficulty at Eagle Point runs a genuinely balanced spread: roughly a quarter beginner, three tenths intermediate, and the rest split between advanced and expert. The resort has historically run a Friday through Monday operating schedule rather than a full seven day week, which is part of why it stays quieter than the resorts up north even in a normal winter. For the 2025-26 season, Eagle Point offered a kids 12 and under ski free policy, the kind of seasonal promotion worth confirming directly with the resort rather than assuming it carries forward unchanged year to year.
None of this operated for the 2026-27 season, and the resort's own site is the source to check for whatever comes next, whether that is a partial reopening, an announcement about the 2027-28 season, or news about the highway itself.
A resort this small has always run on a shorter list of open days than the destination mountains up north. Right now the list is zero, and the honest thing to do is say so plainly rather than describe a mountain nobody can currently drive to.
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Read the pageQuick answers
Eagle Point, answered.
No, not for the 2026-27 winter season. State Route 153, the resort's only paved access road, was severely damaged by flash flooding on 19-20 July 2026 and remains closed indefinitely as of this writing. Eagle Point has publicly stated it will not operate this season as a result. Check the resort's own site for the most current status before planning a trip.
Its access road did. State Route 153, the only paved highway into Beaver Canyon and Eagle Point's sole route in or out, was severely damaged by monsoon flooding on 19-20 July 2026, following the roughly 97,000 to 98,000 acre Cottonwood Fire that burned the mountainside above the canyon starting 22 June 2026. UDOT closed the road indefinitely, and Beaver City's mayor has said a full rebuild could take years.
More than 650 skiable acres across 43 runs served by five lifts, with terrain running roughly a quarter beginner, three tenths intermediate, and the remainder advanced and expert. Two base lodges, Canyonside near the advanced terrain and Skyline built around beginner and intermediate runs and lessons, sit at either end with a shuttle running between them.
The resort markets roughly 400 inches of average annual snowfall, and it has historically run a Friday through Monday operating schedule rather than every day of the week, which is part of why it stays quieter than the larger destination resorts further north even in an ordinary winter.
About 18 miles up State Route 153, normally a 35 to 45 minute drive in good conditions. As of this writing that drive is not possible because the road is closed; there is no alternate paved route to the resort.
The resort has operated under its current ownership group, which includes Shane Gadbaw, since 2009, when it took the Eagle Point name. Before that it operated for decades as Elk Meadows Ski Area, opening in 1972 under original owners Amy and Conrad Koning, with a period of closure and multiple ownership changes along the way.
There is no published reopening date as of this writing. UDOT officials have estimated the repair cost at several million dollars at a minimum, with the full figure still unknown, and Beaver City's own mayor has said publicly that a complete rebuild could take years rather than months. Check UDOT's current road conditions page for the latest status.
Not by paved road. State Route 153 is the resort's only paved access route, and no alternate highway serves it. Confirm current conditions with UDOT and the resort directly before assuming any workaround exists.
In an ordinary year, yes, resorts of this size in the Tushars typically run some lift served or trail based summer riding alongside winter skiing. With State Route 153 closed indefinitely since July 2026, any summer operation at Eagle Point is on hold along with the winter season, for the same reason: there is no paved way to reach it. Check the resort's own site for current status.
A quiet mountain, worth understanding before the road reopens.
A cabin or lot near Eagle Point is a genuinely different purchase from a house in Beaver itself, and the current road closure is exactly the kind of fact a listing photo will not tell you. I would rather walk you through what it actually means for value and access than let a portal estimate speak for a market this specific.