Deer Valley’s ski-only experience will remain in place...
Deer Valley Resort is in talks with the Developer of Mayflower Mountain Resort just off HWY 40. Deer Valley asking to be the operating company of the terrain they own, this transaction would mean a major expansion of Deer Valley’s slopes.
The topic was mentioned on Monday night during a panel discussion about the ski industry organized by Leadership Park City and held at the Santy Auditorium in the Park City Library.
Mayflower Mountain Resort is an Extell Development Company project that is underway in conjunction with the state Military Installation Development Authority. Which is adjacent to the new Military Hotel/Condo being built.
Both of the resort executives noted the plentiful snowfall this last winter, which allowed Park City Mountain and Deer Valley to extend their respective ski seasons. That total accumulation from last seasons ski season reached and exceeded the 500-inch mark at Deer Valley.
Ski Utah President and CEO Nathan Rafferty, said the state will never reach the number of skier-days of Colorado, one of Utah’s chief competitors. He presented a graph, though, showing the consistent increase in skier visits to Utah since the mid-1970s, capped by a record 2021-2022 winter with more than 5.8 million visits.
Ralf Garrison, a travel industry veteran with extensive experience in mountain resorts, told the crowd the 2002 Winter Olympics, when upward of 50% of the competitions were held in the Park City area or nearby Wasatch County, did lots to distinguish the community. He said Park City is considered to be relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers, nowadays.
