First tracks: Get a sneak peek at Deer Valley’s new terrain

Deer Valley President and COO, Todd Bennett pointing out the new East Village terrain, part of the Deer Valley expansion. Photo: TownLift

"From the highway (US 40) you can only see about 20% of the terrain, once you are up here you can see the skiable terrain really goes way back" - Deer Valley President and COO, Todd Bennett

PARK CITY, Utah — TownLift had the privilege of getting to be some of the first people to make turns on Deer Valley’s new expanded East Village terrain, not yet open to the public. On Friday, March 29, Deer Valley President and COO, Todd Bennett, lead a group of 10 skiers around some of the new terrain.

Deer Valley’s East Village is situated at the base of a significant terrain expansion, where the resort plans to introduce more than 3,700 acres of new ski terrain.

This will include 16 new chairlifts, featuring a ten passenger gondola, and offer ski access across four new peaks, connecting the existing terrain with the newly added Deer Valley terrain.

Bennett shared on the tour that, “from the highway (US 40), you can only see about 20% of the terrain however, once you are up here, you can see the skiable terrain really goes way back.” TownLift was pleasantly surprised with the depth of snow for the end of March, as well as the number of new runs. Over 100 ski runs will need to be named in the coming years as the terrain expansion comes to life.

Bennett also shared that the expansion will feature a 4.7-mile green run making it the longest in Utah, ahead of Park City Mountain’s “Home Run”, which clocks at 3.5 miles long, according to Ski Utah.