Show Page 14—Th Herald JoumalCache Sunday December CmUaaedtroaptgeU individuals who weiinvolved with developing Idaho's celebrated Sun Valley resort and ft wai then that he started making plans to what has become one of Utah's newest dd anas "I wanted to do something that would benefit the community As a doctor I was doinf somethin! that was beneficial but I wanted to do something use — something the popple in the community would benefit from" Cobabesaid Much of the property hu been owned by Us father and other family members sineelfOS Cobabe said but additional real estate was purchased or traded to bring the total to about AON acres About half that landis suitable for developed skiing he said North-facin- g dopes at elevations ranging between 7100 and MOO feet make for good skiing and ' expanding Powder Mountain's sklable terrain and d resort is one of developing the area into a his objectives At age 71 "Doctor Cobsbe" as he is referred to on the mountain Is officially retired and has left management of the resort to others But when it : comes to skiing or expanding Powder Mountain the -- year-roun- r 1988 doctor ii still veryactive According toe!Powder Mountain brochure the resort is Located li miles northeast of (Mon Tran the Salt Lake International Airport the brochure e drive to Powder Mountain— states it Is aSS-mil- resort But as the crow fBes the distance between the twoCaehe County locations is half that— about 23 miles During the winter ski season a Caebe Valley driver has two possible routes to choose from to get there one through Box Elder County and the other through Rich County A shorter more direct route linking Powder Mountain to Cache County is something Cobabe and Harrison obviously want The unimproved AvofrtoUberty road presently HnkmgCaehe and ' Ogden valleys is closed I tather highway between Powder Mountain and A von has been discussed tor years but so far little has happened Officials from both counties have expressed interest in upgrading the road and last summer tiie topic was rehashed by members of the Utah Transportation Commission and other officials during a tour of the route Although the Utah Department of Transportation doesn't have any immediate plais agency spokesman Kim Morris said the praeet is aloglcal extension of the Trapper's Loop roan Oat links Ogden Valley to Weber Canyon Completion of flapper's Loopis expected by next toil Morris said UDOT is cooperating with the UJ Forest Service and the Federal Hlghwaj Administration on a Joint program aimed at improving certain roads anothe A roadnas been mentioned as a possible candidate tor the program : While state and federal officials consider the road Cobabe and Hsrrison existing say they prefer anew augnmat tor the highway — one that connects at Powder Mountain rather man to Liberty They prefer a route up the Davenport Creek drainage rather than the existing alignment to the von-Liber- ty Avon-to-Liber- ISO - rfW AM SSk - firmly tons JaSomfSto m IUMINM L U te west But like the development of Powder Mountain into one of Utah’s top ski areas the new road may take time Cobabe said And tor now that is okay While the county line may be moved around at a surveyor's whim one thing is for certain Powder Mountain isnt moving A- - ISO ' 11 B CD Mwr Kmim BmI 4cJS IWTBUfMS C- |