10 years in the Valley

Settlers arrive

Families settle the Eden area from 1857, Liberty in the winter of 1859, and Huntsville in the fall of 1860, when seven families, including Jefferson Hunt, the town's namesake, arrived.

Source: huntsvilleutah.gov

Shooting Star Saloon

The saloon in Huntsville opened in 1879 and is described as Utah's oldest continuously operating saloon.

Source: local12.com

Huntsville reincorporates

Huntsville first incorporated in 1903, disincorporated in 1909 and reincorporated in 1924.

Source: www.uen.org

Pineview Dam

Construction began in 1934 and the dam was completed in June 1937. It was later raised from 103 to 137 feet, more than doubling the reservoir.

Source: www.usbr.gov

Snowbasin

Ogden dedicated its “Snow Basin Winter Playground” on Nov. 27, 1940.

Source: www.skiutah.com

Nordic Valley and Powder Mountain

Nordic Valley opened in 1968 with a tow rope on a sledding hill. Powder Mountain opened in 1972.

Source: skiutah.com

The Winter Olympics

Snowbasin hosted six alpine events at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games: downhill, super-G and combined for men and women.

Source: www.olympedia.org

Dark Sky Park

Weber County's North Fork Park was named an International Dark Sky Park.

Source: darksky.org

Ogden Valley Info & Events begins

The Facebook page starts sharing upper Valley news and events.

Voters approve a new city

On Nov. 5, 2024, Ogden Valley voters approved forming a new city covering Eden, Liberty and Wolf Creek. Huntsville stays its own town.

Source: www.ksl.com

Ogden Valley City's first council

The new city's first mayor and council were sworn in in November 2025.

Source: www.ogdenvalleynews.com

Our 10th year

Ogden Valley Info & Events relaunches with this site: calendars for your phone, a weekly newsletter, a photo contest and Valley listings. About 14,000 people follow on Facebook.