

The resort also is noted for its grooming and even better known for its food service, which includes its famous Deer Valley turkey stew.Only for your personal, non-commercial use. Among the things it is most noted for in the ski world is how the runs flow from the top of mountains down open slopes, offering skiing for beginners and experts alike. Review: Deer Valley can spoil a skiers with all the pampering and services. Its Adventure Club is for kids 7-12, and Teen Escape for those 13-18. Its Children's Center has undergone a lot of improvements and offers classes starting with the Fawn Club for skiers age 3, Bambi Club for kids 4 and Reindeer Club for kids 5-6. This includes six hours of daily instruction, evening sessions, races and video analysis. During late January, they are offering three- and five-day instructional programs.

One of the newest programs involves the Mahre brothers - Phil and Steve. One thing it prides itself on is it limits its classes to a maximum of four adults for a semi-private group lesson.
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Ski School: Deer Valley has a reputation for having one of the better ski schools in Utah, offering a full range of instruction for all levels. A stop at the cafeteria-style dining in the Snow Park or Silver Lake lodges can get a skier a tasty but quick bite before returning to the slopes. On the trail map they include Triangle Trees, Sunset Glade and Son of Rattler, all located off Bald Mountain. What many don't realize is that the layout of the resort allows for a large amount of terrain that is left ungroomed, which means it's possible to find patches of powder days after a storm. Bald Eagle mountain is another good choice for afternoon, getaway skiing once morning crowds have dispersed. The Carpenters Express lift near the lower lodge starts to thin out after the morning rush, which makes it a good choice for midmorning to afternoon skiing. This is an especially good area for advanced or expert skiers. What you should know: If it's seclusion skiers are looking for, consider hitting the Mayflower area, which skis off to the east and looks down on a view of Jordanelle Reservoir. Obviously, the busiest days are weekends and holidays, but know, too, there's a limit on the number of skiers allowed on the hill.

After-ski dining includes such "five-star" restaurants as the Seafood Buffet served five-days a week in the Snow Park Lodge, and the new Fireside dining offered two nights a week in the Empire Lodge and includes a raclette cheese station, a range of stews, fresh salads and a dessert fondue station. The Snow Park restaurant, located in the lower lodge, is a popular stop for early dining, offering such deluxe meals as made-to-order omelets, eggs Benedict, Brioche French toast with pure maple syrup, fresh-squeezed orange juice and more than 20 different pastries. When it come time for a break, Deer Valley is by no means short on places to go. Other favorites include Wasatch, Northside and Empire Express lifts. The most popular lift early on is the Carpenter Express because it takes skiers to areas where they can access a wide range of lifts and terrain. When skiers begin to arrive, the trend is to move to the northside lifts on Flagstaff Mountain, mainly because they offer a full array of intermediate runs. It's a long run, has a comfortable pitch and, like most other runs, is always well-groomed. One of the more popular runs is "Stein's Way," named after Stein Eriksen, director of skiing at the resort. The resort is well-known for its "corduroy- smooth" runs. 2 by readers of Ski Magazine over the past four years. What you know: The resort has been rated either No. Eventually lifts would be built on two other mountains and a third lodge, Empire, would open. The resort opened with two fashionable lodges and skiing on Bald and Bald Eagle mountains. These include fine dining, guest service attendants to help guests unload skis, limited lift ticket sales (no more than 6,000 tickets sold per day), parking lot shuttle, complimentary ski check and a state-licensed child care center.

Stern set out to build an upscale resort and did just that, introducing many new services other resorts have now adopted. The vision of Deer Valley belongs to Edgar Stern, who at one time was an owner in Park City Mountain Resort. Bob Burns and Otto Carpenter opened Snow Park with a single "T-bar" on Deer Valley land, then added a chairlift back in 1949. History: Deer Valley officially opened in 1981, but its history actually goes back into the 1940s.
