Summit at Deer Valley

Intermediate · 1202 m long with 125 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Summit is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Summit

Lifts that reach the top: Mountaineer Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Jordanelle Express Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

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

Where it ends

Joins Jordanelle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed funicular (2 min), Mountaineer Express (2 min), Jordanelle Express Gondola (3 min).

What people say

the project, Alterra said the new system had already cut snowmaking energy consumption nearly in half. Deer Valley is going bigger on water storage. The Utah resort is adding a new 10-million-gallon reservoir that will work with its Summit Pump House to provide additional snowmaking coverage. Alterra says roughly 80%…
— Ski Resorts Are Spending Millions to Make More Snow, Faster

ncrease both coverage and capacity. The project builds on more than $5 million spent on snowmaking upgrades at the Utah resort last season. Related: Calling All Purists: These 5 Ski Areas Rely on 100 Percent Natural Snow. At Deer Valley, a new 10-million-gallon reservoir will work with the existing Summit Pump House to…
— Alterra Is Spending $350 Million on its Resorts This Winter. Here’s What Skiers Will Actually Notice.