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Heated ski lift and new hotel: What it's like at Deer Valley's new East Village this season
08.01.2025 - 14:45 / thepointsguy.com / Silver Lake
There's a new level of luxury skiing at Deer Valley, as a brand-new bubble lift with heated seats just opened at this ski-only Utah resort.
While the recent opening of the six-person Keetley Express lift and some skiable terrain on the new East Village expansion side of the ski resort is a huge milestone, it's all just the beginning of what's to come as Deer Valley more than doubles in size to become one of the largest ski resorts in the U.S.
When complete, the expansion will add over 3,700 skiable acres, bringing Deer Valley's total to 5,726 acres served by 37 chairlifts that provide access to 238 runs. And yes, it will all remain ski-only, with no snowboarding allowed, just as it has been since the resort first opened in 1981.
Deer Valley's East Village will also be home to 1,700 new residential units, 800 new hotel rooms, 1,200 additional day ski parking spots, new restaurants, an ice skating rink and more to support all this new terrain. The new area will eventually be connected by a gondola to the current main base area of Snow Park, which is also slated for a massive revitalization in the coming years.
But enough about the future. Here's what you need to know if you are skiing at Deer Valley and looking to enjoy the new East Village area for this 2024-25 ski season.
On Dec. 31, 2024, the heated six-person Keetley Express lift opened. This officially started the process of opening Deer Valley's East Village area.
You can take this new express lift to the Sultan Express lift, which takes you to the peak of Bald Mountain. From there, you can ski down to the Snow Park Lodge or continue your trek across the resort to the Flagstaff, Silver Lake or Empire sections.
The short Aurora lift is also open in the new East Village section. Additionally, the beginner-friendly Hoodoo Express lift, which will connect to a new, short green run named Prospect, is expected to come online soon.
A handful of green and blue runs that allow skiers to spend more of their day in the East Village area are also expected to open "as soon as Mother Nature allows," according to a Deer Valley mountain host who was helping skiers pick their next trail after just exiting the Keetley Express lift.
Right now, the main notable run available in the East Village is the long green McHenry run that can take you from near the middle of the resort at Silver Lake Lodge down several miles to the base of the East Village.
However, that will likely change to include more options in the near future, so it will be essential for this season — and the coming seasons — to stay tuned to Deer Valley's real-time updated trail map, list of scheduled lift and run openings and social media pages.
Deer Valley is known for its complimentary overnight ski
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