Deer Valley
Ski resort in Park City, Utah, United States
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::summary Ski resort in Park City, Utah, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox ski area"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Deer Valley |
| logo | Deer Valley Resort logo.svg |
| picture | Deervalleyutah 0209.jpg |
| caption | Overview of a portion of the resort's Flagstaff Mountain terrain |
| location | Wasatch Range |
| Summit County, Utah |
| | nearest_city | Park City, Utah | | pushpin_map | Utah#United States | | pushpin_relief | 1 | | coordinates | | | map_caption | Location in Utah | | status | Operating | | owner | Alterra Mountain Company | | vertical | 3040 ft | | top_elevation | 9570 ft | | base_elevation | 6530 ft | | skiable_area | 4300 acre | | number_trails | 202 [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg|13px]] 35% easiest [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg|13px]] 44% more difficult [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg|13px]] 21% most difficult | | longest_run | 4.8 mi | | liftsystem | 36
- 2 Gondolas
- 2 High-speed six packs
- 20 High-speed quad chairlifts
- 1 Quad chairlift
- 5 Triple chairlifts
- 1 Double chairlift
- 5 Magic carpets | | lift_capacity | 85,360 skiers/hr | | terrainparks | No | | snowfall | Base: | | snowmaking | Yes, over 886 acre | | nightskiing | No | | external_link | Deer Valley | ::
| name = Deer Valley | logo = Deer Valley Resort logo.svg | picture = Deervalleyutah 0209.jpg | caption = Overview of a portion of the resort's Flagstaff Mountain terrain | location = Wasatch Range Summit County, Utah
| nearest_city = Park City, Utah | pushpin_map = Utah#United States | pushpin_relief = 1 | coordinates = | pushpin_label_position = | map_caption = Location in Utah | status = Operating | owner = Alterra Mountain Company | vertical = 3040 ft | top_elevation = 9570 ft | base_elevation = 6530 ft | skiable_area = 4300 acre | number_trails = 202 [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg|13px]] 35% easiest [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg|13px]] 44% more difficult [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg|13px]] 21% most difficult | longest_run = 4.8 mi | liftsystem = 36
- 2 Gondolas
- 2 High-speed six packs
- 20 High-speed quad chairlifts
- 1 Quad chairlift
- 5 Triple chairlifts
- 1 Double chairlift
- 5 Magic carpets | lift_capacity = 85,360 skiers/hr | terrainparks = No | snowfall = Base: | snowmaking = Yes, over 886 acre | nightskiing = No | external_link = Deer Valley |}} Deer Valley is a ski-only resort in the Wasatch Range, located 36 mi east of Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah, United States where snowboarding is prohibited.
Deer Valley was one of the venues for the 2002 Winter Olympics, hosting the freestyle moguls, aerial, and alpine slalom events. It is expected to host the mogul event for the 2034 Winter Olympics but lost out on hosting the slalom event. Deer Valley also regularly hosts competitions for the International Ski Federation for moguls and aerials, but is not steep enough nor does it have long enough terrain to host events such as the GS, Super G, or Downhill.
Resort profile
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History
Mountain development
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Skiing began at Deer Valley with the Park City Winter Carnivals of the 1930s, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the first ski trails and other facilities during the winter of 1936–1937. The first ski lifts appeared in 1946, when local residents Robert Emmett Burns, Sr. and Otto Carpenter constructed them, largely from nearby lodgepole pines. The ski area was called the Snow Park Ski Area, a name which endured from 1946 to 1969. In 1981 Edgar Stern founded Deer Valley Resort in the same area and above. It has grown to include six mountains with six bowls, 930 acre of glade skiing and 670 acre of snow-making. The resort totals 2026 acre in size at the time.
Expansion and improvements
In 2007, the resort expanded onto Lady Morgan Peak, to the north of Flagstaff Mountain, with a new 200 acre pod composed of nine trails and additional gladed terrain serviced by its own high speed quad.
In 2012, detachable chairlift service was added to Little Baldy Peak with the replacement of Deer Crest with a Doppelmayr high speed quad, known as the Mountaineer Express.
In September 2023, the resort announced that it would integrate the Mayflower ski area, which is adjacent to the resort's eastern boundary, into Deer Valley. As of 2026, the resort now totals 4,300 acres.
The expansion has continued with 3 new lifts in the 2024/25 season and 7 new lifts in 2025/26. There are 80 new runs and this will increase to over 100 new runs, tripling the size of the ski area from 2,026 acres to 4,300 acres.
International competitions
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2002 Olympic Winter Games
During the 2002 games Deer Valley hosted the freestyle moguls and aerials, and alpine men's and women's slalom events. Three of the trails on Bald Eagle Mountain were used during the games including Champion (site of freestyle moguls), Know You Don't (site of alpine slalom), and White Owl (site of freestyle aerials). Temporary spectator stadiums were located at the end of each run, they were 12 stories tall and included seating for 10,000 people, while spectator standing areas were located along the sides of each course; the standing areas and stadium combined allowed roughly 13,300 spectators to view each event. 99.4 percent of available tickets for events at the venue were sold, which totaled 96,980 spectators witnessing competitions at the resort. During the games 95 percent of Deer Valley remained open to the public for normal seasonal operations.
World Cup events
The resort hosted the 2003 and the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, becoming the first American venue to host twice. It also hosted the men's and women's moguls and aerials events for FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019.
Deer Valley is a regular host to FIS World Cup events, having hosted men's and women's mogul and aerial competitions yearly since 2000 (with the exceptions of 2003 and 2004). The resort also hosted a skicross event in 2008, and is scheduled to host a World Cup event every year through 2019. Deer Valley's track record of event hosting has led it to be described as "a Mecca for freestyle skiing events".
Snowboard prohibition
Deer Valley is one of three remaining American ski resorts that prohibit snowboarders along with Alta and Mad River Glen. The resort has occasionally been the subject of protests and poaching by snowboarders such as when snowboard manufacturer Burton Snowboards offered $5,000 for video footage of riders snowboarding at Alta, Deer Valley or Mad River Glen in late 2007. According to Burton's website, the point of their campaign was that such discrimination displays a "blatant aggressive disregard" for the Constitution of the United States. Since its opening in 1981, snowboarding has never been allowed.
Climate and terrain
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Deer Valley has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Terrain Aspects: North 45%, South 2%, East 45%, West 8%.
Chairlifts
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| Name | Year opened | Manufacturer | Lift type | Length | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 2024 | Doppelmayr | Fixed-Grip Quad | 199m | Keetley Point |
| Burns Express | 2022 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 311m | Bald Eagle Mountain |
| Carpenter Express | 1996 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 1474m | Bald Eagle Mountain |
| Crown Point | 1990 | Yan | Fixed-Grip Triple | 425m | Bald Eagle Mountain |
| East Village Express Gondola | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Ten-Person Gondola | 4766m | Park Peak |
| Empire Express | 1998 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 1471m | Empire Canyon |
| Galena Express | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1430m | Keetley Point |
| Homestake Express | 2018 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 521m | Bald Eagle Mountain |
| Hoodoo Express | 2024 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 321m | Keetley Point |
| Jordanelle Express Gondola | 1998 | Garaventa CTEC | Four-Person Gondola | 1576m | Little Baldy Peak |
| Judge | 2004 | Doppelmayr | Fixed-Grip Triple | 212m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Keetley Express | 2024 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Six-Pack | 2034m | Keetley Point |
| Lady Morgan Express | 2007 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 835m | Lady Morgan Peak |
| Mayflower | 1984 | Yan | Fixed-Grip Triple | 1065m | Bald Mountain |
| Mountaineer Express | 2012 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 904m | Little Baldy Peak |
| Neptune Express | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1056m | Pioche Point |
| Northside Express | 1993 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 1138m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Pinyon Express | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Six-Pack | 928m | Park Peak |
| Pioche Express | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1402m | Pioche Point |
| Quincy Express | 2001 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 1263m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Red Cloud | 1990 | Yan | Fixed-Grip Triple | 783m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Revelator Express | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1219m | Park Peak |
| Ruby Express | 2002 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 727m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Silver Lake Express | 1999 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 2015m | Bald Eagle Mountain |
| Silver Strike Express | 2004 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1559m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Snowflake | 1993 | CTEC | Fixed-Grip Double | 334m | Bald Eagle Mountain |
| Sterling Express | 2006 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1428m | Bald Mountain |
| Sultan Express | 2005 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1522m | Bald Mountain |
| Viking | 1990 | Yan | Fixed-Grip Triple | 181m | Flagstaff Mountain |
| Vulcan Express | 2025 | Doppelmayr | Detachable Quad | 1698m | Big Dutch Peak |
| Wasatch Express | 1996 | Garaventa CTEC | Detachable Quad | 1280m | Bald Mountain |
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References
References
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- State of Utah. "History of Deer Valley". Utah History to Go.
- "Deer Valley Weather & Mountain Report".
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- Barker, Gina. (2012-07-03). "$8M in upgrades at Deer Valley". Park Record.
- Hirschfeld, Cindy. (2025-12-25). "36 Hours in Park City, Utah". The New York Times.
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- "Deer Valley". Utah Office of Tourism.
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- (21 July 2018). "New Winter Olympic events boost for 2019 Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships".
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- "Deer Valley stands by its snowboarder ban as it takes over new Utah ski resort".
- [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=256624&cityname=Deer+Valley%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Deer Valley]
- "ZRankings Terrain/Topological Survey – Deer Valley". ZRankings.
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