Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range in the Park City area of northern Utah. Deer Valley is for skiers only, as it prohibits snowboarding. During the 2002 Winter Olympics Deer Valley hosted the freestyle moguls and aerial, and alpine slalom events. USAToday reported that more than 20,000 SKI magazine subscribers declared the resort the best North American resort in 2005.
With a number of other large ski resorts nearby, Deer Valley competes by catering to a more upscale audience than its neighbors, offering skiers' amenities such as valet parking, fine dining and boutique shopping in the main lodge. Deer Valley limits the number of tickets sold each day to avoid overcrowding, and uses more grooming equipment than other Wasatch ski areas.
Deer Valley has 22 chair lifts including 11 high speed detachable quads.
Deer Valley is one of the few remaining ski resorts in the world that prohibits snowboarders. The resort has for many years been the subject of protest action by snowboarders, and is currently the target of a campaign by a group who claim in their manifesto that discriminating against them is a blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States of America.
It is the home of the world-renowned Stein Eriksen Lodge. Mr. Eriksen also serves as director of skiing at the resort.
Utah
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Deer Valley
- Park City
