Deer Valley usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Deer Valley USA.
Deer Valley Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1981 the American ski resort Deer Valley lies at 2917 metres altitude in the Utah region of the American Wasatch. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Deer Valley ski area is snow sure. Over 850 snow cannons ensure artificial Deer Valley snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 28 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Deer Valley (USA) is Salt Lake City at a distance of 57.94km or approximately 45 minutes minutes driving time. Deer Valley ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
World famous for customer service and trail grooming and often promoted with neighbouring Park City resorts of Park City Mountain Resort and The Canyons, Deer Valley was one of the venues for the 2002 Winter Olympics , the slalom, aerial and mogul competitions were staged here.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Deer Valley USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 27 runs ?km |
27% |
Advanced Trails
 41 runs ?km |
41% |
Expert Trails
 32 runs 32km |
32% |
Deer Valley Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | - |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $462 - $540 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Deer Valley Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Deer Valley trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.22km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Deer Valley ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2917m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2002.5m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2002.5m |
| centre of Deer Valley ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 914.4m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 914.4m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Deer Valley
Skiing Deer Valley you'll enjoy 100 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Deer Valley lifts number 23 with the capacity to uplift 46500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Deer Valley is over 3.22km long.
Deer Valley Ski Area
Deer Valley ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 27% intermediate, 41% advanced ski slopes and 32% for expert skiers - the most difficult Deer Valley piste is the ?km Mayflower Bowl to Morning Star / Empire Canyon Chutes run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Deer Valley after dark.
Deer Valley for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Deer Valley
If you snowboard Deer Valley you'll want to know that, of the 23 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Deer Valley snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Deer Valley snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Deer Valley for snowboarding gets 1 stars out of 5 overall -
Deer Valley Apres Ski
The apres ski Deer Valley scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 11 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Art Galleries.
SNO-man says
Park City has a vast list of activities available through the season, as well as a schedule of big events that include concerts, snow sculpture contests and the annual Sundance Film Festival in late January each year when more than 100 movies are shown. Some of the more unusual opportunities include bobsled rides and ski jumping at the nearby Olympic Sports Park, or the surreal experience of scuba diving in a mineral-rich warm-water crater!
Utah's only historic train operates through the winter also so that you can journey over the snow fields of the Heber Valley. All this makes sleigh rides, dog sled rides, snowmobiling, ice skating, hot air ballooning, winter fly fishing or a nature tour seem rather pedestrian. Indoors there are plenty of tennis and squash clubs as well as spas and massage professionals to visit.
Deer Valley for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Deer Valley Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Deer Valley resort - ski Deer Valley by any other name
The American ski resort of Deer Valley ski resort is also known as Deer Valley Bald Mountain, Bald Eagle Mountain, Flagstaff Mountain, Empire Canyon and has the following common misspellings:
Deer Valley ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Deer Valley ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Deer Valley ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Deer Valley for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall