On the other side of the mountain, the new Sun Lodge is a mid-mountain day lodge next to the Snow Canyon Express lift. There is the new Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center and the Sundial Lodge. Deer Valley , which in the early 80s made a splash by being one of the first resorts to mix five-star dining, good skiing, and valet parking, is wrapping up one of the state s largest expansion projects. A new triple chairlift has been built on the meadow below Flagstaff Mountain near the existing Red Cloud chair. The new Silver Lake Express high-speed four seater has replaced the existing Clipper lift, one of the base lifts.
Deer Valley is one of Utah s stranger mountains.
Lifts are spread out across valleys and several peaks, but the lay of the mountain is such that you actually can t ski from the top to the bottom without riding at least one lift up a small hill. But for what the area lacks in continuity it makes up for in service and grooming. Deer Valley has always been one of my favorite areas to practice telemark turns because the runs are so well groomed that I can get down to the business of turning without having to worry if I am about to come up on a piece of frozen hash or an unexpected dip. So, they buy the lift tickets, they ride the lifts for a few hours, and when the weather gets rough you know, wink wink they head inside. Deer Valley s 1,750 acres and 3,000 vertical feet are served by 18 lifts, most of them windburn fast and thickly padded.