The huge resort, just 40 minutes from the Salt Lake City airport, boasts 93 marked runs plus a vast area of off-bounds skiing in adjacent bowls. The area covers 1,140 hectares, providing skiing for all levels of ability. Access to the slopes is simple. Five lifts, including a six-passenger lift, are based in the centre of the town. The upscale resort of Deer Valley, with its manicured runs, impeccable service and great food, is positioned right next door.
Deer Valley is one of the best laid-out resorts in Utah.
In addition to perfectly groomed cruisers, the resort has plenty of open bowl, steep chute and tree skiing. Deer Valley boasts 67 runs on two mountains and 671 metres of vertical. The resorts of Brighton and Solitude, favored more by local residents than visitors, share Big Cottonwood Canyon. Other than the brand new hotel Inn at Solitude and the adjacent new condominium complex there is virtually no lodging nearby. The two resorts attract fewer people than at neighboring resorts yet the skiing, although not as extensive as Snowbird or Park City, can be very challenging.