Spring came early to Park City—in a town where odds run high for snow on graduation day, it can be confusing to be able to play outside like it’s Summer in April or May. But, friends, we’re muddling through, somehow. What with all the Chamber of Commerce weather, and the fact that my kids look
Tag Archives: Biking
Where to Bike in Park City during “Shoulder Season”
Hidden Gems in Park City – Bike Edition Where can you take a detour from your trip to Home Depot and find an amazing mountain bike course that is free to the public? Park City, of course! This past weekend my husband and I were headed to the hardware store east of Park City on
Final Notes on Another Great Ski Season
Once more and just like last year, Deer Valley Resort made it to its last day with flying colors! On closing weekend, the mountain was dressed up into an immaculate coat of white; in fact it had been snowing almost all week long, ending the winter season, just like the previous ones, on the highest
Start of Summer
Welcome to summer at Deer Valley Resort! It has been a colder and wetter spring than normal here in the mountains following the second snowiest winter on record. But we can finally see the higher elevations turning green and a steady progression in the snow melt. Our summer operations begin in just two days! We
Thanks for Another Great Season!
It is hard to believe that our 30th winter season has just come to a close. Thank you to everyone who visited this year! If you made it up here over closing weekend, you know that the snow conditions actutally felt like mid- January. The season ended with back-to-back powder days! Our summer season of lift-served hiking, biking
Never Too Late To Go Mountain Biking!
I know how it feels; we’re now almost at the end of August and you haven’t ridden your mountain bike yet as you had promised yourself! Well, it’s never too late and in fact the next few weeks are likely to be the best in the entire summer for straddling a mountain bike and getting
The Wild Flowers are Blooming!
With summer now in full swing in the mountains, you don’t want to miss seeing the wild flowers at Deer Valley. They are amazing this year and the colors are incredible. I am always up for a hike to check them out but the mountain biking trails are looking tempting these days. I finally have
How Mountain Biking May Help Your Skiing
Skiing is a sport in which a vast majority of our cues come from what we see. Since this sport is second-nature to me, I’ve long learned how to look far beyond the tips of my skis to discover what’s ahead and plot my next moves accordingly. Somehow, the line I follow develops in my
Summer in the Mountains
With the long cold spring almost in the foreground, I think that summer is finally in the air. The snow has almost melted, leaves are coming out and the wild flowers are blooming, you have to love summertime in the mountains. Deer Valley is just a few days away from kicking off its summer activities