Deer Valley is the toniest of all the ski resorts in the area, with eight chair lifts and deluxe base facilities located one mile east of Park City on Highway 224. Deer Valley is the site of the downhill ski events in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Summers in Park City offer the usual programs featured by ski areas including gondola rides to the mountain top and golfing. There's a mountain slide and there are six championship courses within 20 miles of the town. There is a healthy cultural season in the old mining town, with a Shakespeare festival held in the outdoors and weekly concerts at Deer Valley featuring the Salt Lake Symphony, as well as the annual Chamber Music Festival.
Park City has a full range hotels, motels, lodges and condo type accommodations.
Heber City is located twelve miles southeast of the ski town. Several large reservoirs are close to Heber City including Strawberry and Deer Creek. There are several modestly priced motels in Heber City but Park City offers more sophisticated lodging and dining. For those wanting to explore all of the ski resorts in the area, Robert Redford's Sundance Resort is in Provo Canyon, a few miles south of Heber City and 15 miles north of Provo. Sundance has a restaurant and overnight accommodations.