Pioche at Deer Valley

Intermediate · 1333 m long with 274 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 21° at its steepest, facing E.

Snow and sun

Pioche is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Pioche

Lifts that reach the top: unnamed funicular (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mountaineer Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Jordanelle Express Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Crown Point (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); unnamed chair lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride Jordanelle Express Gondola
2. Ski unnamed connector
3. Ski Deer Hollow (easy)
4. Ski Connector (intermediate)
5. Ski Home Run (intermediate)
6. Ski Pioche (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail, Jordanelle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Jordanelle Express Gondola (1 min).

What people say

Deer Valley has a  Salute to Service program which offers exclusive lodging, lift ticket and resort offerings. The Hail Peak Express is just one of the 11 new chairlifts installed in just two years. New chairlifts since December 2024 include Keetley Express, HooDoo Express, Aurora, Galena Express, Pioche Express, Nept…
— Deer Valley Installs Lift Towers On New Chairlift, 200 New Skiable Acres Available Winter 2026/2027

ress, Pioche Express, Neptune Express, Vulcan Express, Revelator Express, Pinyon Express, Hail Peak Express, and the Deer Valley East Village Gondola. “Last winter transformed Deer Valley. This winter builds on that momentum by opening Hail Peak, expanding Deer Valley to 4,500 skiable acres, and continuing our investme…
— Deer Valley Installs Lift Towers On New Chairlift, 200 New Skiable Acres Available Winter 2026/2027