Mel Has Got to Jump
Born and bred Parkite Mel Fletcher was an integral figure in developing Park City’s early skiing ventures.…
Deer Valley
Deer Crest Views: The East Ontario and Boiler Point
The next time you ride the Jordanelle Gondola at Deer Valley Resort, take a quick look to…
Recollections of One of Deer Valley’s First Female Ski Instructors
Twenty-three ski instructors – eight of them female – formed the inaugural department when Deer Valley Resort…
A Vision of the Future, part 3
The following is the third article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
Olympic Prestige for Park City
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, much of which was…
The New Resort Arrives
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the fifth…
A Visionary for Park City
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the fourth…
All She Wrote for Mining in Park City
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the third…
A Generational Tug of War
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the second…
The Many Areas of Deer Valley
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the first…
Past, Present, and Future
In this final piece of our series covering the history of Deer Valley, we’ll see an overview…
The Hard Luck Mine
Welcome back for another chapter on the history of Deer Valley before its ski resort days. In…
Food for Thought
Welcome back to the next article in our series on the history of Deer Valley. Last week…
The Other Side of the Tracks
Park Record readers, welcome back to a series of articles discussing the history of Deer Valley. The…
A Tale of Two Deer Valleys
The history of “upper Deer Valley” begins with Silver Lake and the area originally called “Lake Flat.”…
What’s in a Name?
The "modern" era for Deer Valley began in December 1981 when the Deer Valley Ski Resort opened.…
What is a Solid Muldoon?
The name of the Deer Valley ski run “Solid Muldoon” comes from a Park City mining claim…
The Names of Deer Valley
In 1982, Edgar Stern opened Deer Valley. He insisted that the area’s history and mining heritage be…