Progress on Deer Valley's New Sister Resort

[thetrailboss]

May 12th

Sure, there's no snow below, but this terrain is still holding snow higher-up, and this isn't the highest skiable elevation for the new terrain.
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Nice pics of the preexisting Sultan's Area. Most of that is DV terrain built about 40 years ago........

 

[BenedictGomez]

Nice pics of the preexisting Sultan's Area.

Okay, if that's part of Bald Mountain, then the lower elevation terrain in my photo to the left definitely isn't, and as you can see there's still a ton of snow up there, and without the benefit of any snowmaking, in May.

The new terrain I mentioned not viewable in my photo is off a 9,350 foot peak, almost as tall as Bald Mountain and another one at just above 9000 feet. Granted I believe the primary exposure will be southwest'ish, and I think I can see both of those peaks from my backyard. With binoculars, what looks like a road is now going to the top of the bigger one, and if I'm correct on the peaks I'm looking at, there's currently snow near & at the top, but no snow below (of course, it is May 14th) the top.

 

[thetrailboss]

Okay, if that's part of Bald Mountain, then the lower elevation terrain in my photo to the left definitely isn't, and as you can see there's still a ton of snow up there, and without the benefit of any snowmaking, in May.

The new terrain I mentioned not viewable in my photo is off a 9,350 foot peak, almost as tall as Bald Mountain and another one at just above 9000 feet. Granted I believe the primary exposure will be southwest'ish, and I think I can see both of those peaks from my backyard. With binoculars, what looks like a road is now going to the top of the bigger one, and if I'm correct on the peaks I'm looking at, there's currently snow near & at the top, but no snow below (of course, it is May 14th) the top.

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Correct.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Took this snap a few days ago while hiking around the Jordanelle. Regardless of how the snow holds up, it's a very pretty area.