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Deer Valley Resort is opening on Saturday, December 6, 2008.

Here are some goodies until then- The Mariposa restaurant (located mid-mountain at Silver Lake Lodge) will be offering a two for one entrée special December 5 – 21, 2008. The Mariposa offers a blend of classic and current cuisine, as well as vegetarian and tasting menus. Reservations are necessary; please call 435-645-6715.

Deer Valley will be hosting the Deer Valley Celebrity SkiFest on Birdseye ski run on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7.

A ceremony, “A Celebration of the Life of Edgar Stern,” is open to the public and will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 6th on the Snow Park Lodge (base area lodge) Plaza.  Mr. Stern is the founder of Deer Valley.  A ski run near Perseverance Bowl will be named in Edgar Stern’s honor, photos and video of Edgar will be displayed throughout Snow Park Lodge, and guests will be invited to sign a guestbook, located in the Snow Park Lobby, for the Stern family. Dixieland Jazz will be performed by the Park City High School Jazz Allstars from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the Snow Park Plaza.

The Snow Park Lounge will be re-dedicated and re-named this winter in honor of the Resort founder. The “Edgartini” will be the featured cocktail in the lounge that afternoon/evening, made Edgar’s favorite way – with Beefeater gin, straight up, extra dry, with a twist. From 3 to 6 p.m., featured entertainment in the Lounge will be the Salt Lake City Saints, also performing Dixieland Jazz. At 4:15 p.m., the Deer Valley synchronized ski team will perform on the lower mountain, best viewed from the upper deck of Snow Park Lodge.

30% of the proceeds from December 6th lift tickets will be donated to the charities of the families’ choice (10% to each charity): U.W. Medicine, Alzheimer’s Association, The United States Ski Team.

COST: Early Season lift ticket rate (until further notice)

Full Day: Half Day:
Adult $65 $45
Senior $46 $32
Child $39 $31
Tot $16 $12

LIFTS: 5 out of 22 lifts open: Sterling Express, Homestake, Silver Lake Express, Carpenter Express, and Burns.

Anyone that has been to Solitude and Brighton or Snowbird and Alta has seen the Big Cottonwood 7-Eleven.  It holds a sacred place in the hearts of many skiers and snowboarders as the begninng and end of one’s day on the slopes.

In the September 2008 edition of Powder Magazine a great write-up was done on the Big Cottonwood 7-Eleven.  I’m going to share what was dug up with you in case you missed picking that month’s edition up (at 7-Eleven).  But one thing at a time.  Feel free to share your love of the place in the comments.

1.    According to long-standing legend, Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon franchise – less than a half hour drive from Solitude and Brighton or Snowbird and Alta- is the busiest 7-Eleven in the world.  They even sell magnets saying, “I survived the world’s busiest 7-Eleven.”

I think that a lot of people are like me when I say that one of the best parts of the day is when you get to do a little R&R in the lodge at your favorite ski hill. You get some delicious food, and sometime with friends. Well, I like taking pictures of food, and have been for a long time now been including those pics right within the posts about the day. I think that they might need a little more distinction, so here we go…

Solitude Moonbeam Lodge

The Western Burger

At the Moonbeam lodge, you will find all kinds of resort foods, but for me today, the Western Burger jumped out as the clear choice for something special. With a couple onion rings, bacon, jalepeno cheese and tangy BBQ sauce, I was in heaven.

Carrot Cake

What better to follow up with, then a nice piece of Carrot Cake.

As a side note, Carrot Cake has always held a special place in my family heritage. My mom, basically stole my dad’s car in college (pre-dating) He had a sweet little Triumph TR-3. While the grand theft auto was taking place, she ripped the muffler off the car somehow… Rather the fixing the car, she did what any happy BYU coed would do, and made him a carrot cake… The rest is history.

So, Carrot Cake brings people together, and makes a day on the mountain excellent. At the Moonbeam Lodge, check out the Greek salad, the Chicken Caesar Wrap, (and salad). Lots of good eats at Solitude.