Silver Lake Express - Deer Valley Resort, Park City, UT, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Chasing Blue Sky
N 40° 38.266 W 111° 28.770
12T E 459453 N 4498657
Silver Lake Express is one of four lifts accessible at the base of the Deer Valley Resort in the Snow Park area of the resort, in Park City, Utah. It runs from 7,200 feet at the base up and over the ridge to Silver Lake Lodge at 8,100 feet.
Waymark Code: WMHMVH
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 2

Silver Lake Express is one of twenty-one lifts on the mountain of Deer Valley Resort. it is one of six lifts that serve the Bald Eagle Mountain area of the resort. However, at the top, where it reaches the Silver Lake Lodge area, it provides access to six additional lifts. One of the six lifts reaches the top of Bald Mountain at 9,400 feet, while another reaches the top of Flagstaff Mountain at 9,100 feet. Silver Lake Express begins at the Snow Park Lodge at an elevation of 7,200 feet and climbs over the ridge near Bald Eagle Mountain to Silver Lake Lodge at 8,100 feet. It serves, or connects to lifts that serve, seventy-five runs, forty-eight of which are groomed. These runs are rated from easy to expert.

Silver Lake Express is one of the lifts open during the summer months that provide mountain access for hiking and mountain biking. From the top of the lift, there are nine trails that area accessible, however, with the connection to Bald Mountain, twenty-six additional trails are accessible.

"Deer Valley Resort revolutionized the ski industry by being the first North American resort to provide the first-class service one would find at a five-star hotel. Deer Valley® offer's luxurious amenities such as uniformed ski valets, groomed-to-perfection slopes, on-site childcare and gourmet dining in three elegant day lodges. Deer Valley Resort

Deer Valley provides the nuts and bolts of a great ski vacation – unparalleled accessibility via interstate highway; local Vacation Planners to help with customized lodging, lift ticket, lesson and rental packages; an award-winning ski school; and the bounty of 300 annual inches of powder snow backed up by state-of-the-art snowmaking.

Rated one of the top three ski resorts in North America for the past ten years in a row by the readers of SKI Magazine (including five consecutive #1 awards), Deer Valley never stops trying to better our guests' ski experience. This year the resort has invested in numerous on-mountain improvements such as the replacement of the Deer Crest chairlift with a new high-speed detachable quad renamed Mountaineer Express, upgrades and enhancements to our snowmaking system and grooming fleet and remodeling the Snow Park Restaurant." (visit link)
Type of Aerial Lift: Chairlift

Is there a fee to ride this aerial lift?: Yes

If there is a fee please add the costs associated with this lift below.:
Regular Rates - Winter Full Day Adults (13-64 yrs) - $108 Seniors (65+ yrs - $77 Child (4-12 yrs) - $68 Tot (3 yrs/under) - $22 Scenic Rides - All Day (Summer) Adult - $22 Senior (65+ years) - $17 Children (six to 12 years) - $17 Children (five years and under) - Free (w/Paid Adult) Rates for One Round-Trip Chairlift Ride (Summer) Adult - $14 Senior (65+ years) - $10 Child (six to 12 years) - $10 Child (five years and under) - Free (w/Paid Adult)


Is this aerial lift primarily;: Recreational Use

Aerial Lifts Web Page:: [Web Link]

Does this lift have more than one primary boarding location?: Yes

If there is more than one primary loading area which one are you waymarking?: Lower Loading Area

Type of lift if described as "other" above.: Not listed

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