Going Downhill
The skiing at Deer Valley is first rate. No matter how early in the season the snowfall begins, Deer Valley never opens before December 6, assuring a deep base and excellent conditions. If not everyone in your party is experienced enough for the terrain, personal one-on-one ski instructors (the legendary Eriksen among them) can provide an introductory or refresher course. Because the lodge is located mid-mountain, guests enjoy the convenience of skiing in and out of the lodge. Snowboards are prohibited on the mountain (although other nearby resorts permit them), another example of the more mature ambience you enjoy at Stein Eriksen.

The 2002 Winter Olympic Games brought new vitality to Utah, and to Park City in particular. What the Sundance Film Festival does for the town a week every January, the activities around Utah Olympic Park do for it year round. The lively nightlife on Park City’s Main Street during the Games convinced people that Utah’s alcohol laws will not stand in the way of a good time. (Drinking must be done at private clubs, which are essentially bars that require a $4 to $5 membership fee for two weeks.) Fine restaurants line Main Street, which is dotted with local art galleries and shops.