Deer Valley Utah Has Fantastic Fine Dining Choices
The ski resorts in Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado have been competing over the last twenty years to build the best mountain vacation getaway. The ski trip is no longer the same experience it was in the 80s when lodgings of marginal quality were considered the standard.
Ski resorts have expanded the overall size and quality of their facilities, increased levels of service, and focused on the quality of their dining and shopping. Ski Magazine readers consistently rank Vail in Vail, CO and Deer Valley in Park City, Utah as the #1 and #2 resorts in the U.S.A. and Canada. Vail Resort held the #1 position in 2006, 2003, 2002, and 2000. Deer Valley Resort won the honors in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, and 2001.
To continually achieve the #1 spot in the Ski Magazine survey, Deer Valley focuses on its restaurant experience, on mountain services, and well groomed ski trails. Deer Valley is widely known to have the best food in the ski industry but it does not just stop with lunch. The resort converts its opulent ski lodges into upscale restaurants each night during the ski season. Each evening the staff redecorates with such skill you can hardly notice that you are dining in the same lodge you had lunch earlier in the day.
The Mariposa is considered Deer Valleys flagship dining establishment serving European continental cuisine. Fireside Dining provides optional romantic horse drawn sleigh rides prior to dinner and a unique Swiss alpine menu served alongside stone fireplaces. The Seafood Buffet is a longtime favorite featuring a large selection of fresh seafood as well as hearty fare from the grill.
Park City Utah has also improved its service level by increasing the number of luxury accommodations and by adding many great restaurants. The traditional ski trip lodging options have been displaced because of the demands of the modern traveler.
As a result of the transition to a more discerning traveler, area restaurants have responded by providing sophisticated dining experiences worthy of the most distinguished palate. There are several restaurants in close proximity to Deer Valley Resort that receive high ratings though distinguished rating agencies such as Zagat, AAA, Mobile, and Michelin.
Although there are many fantastic Deer Valley restaurants, my favorite choice is the Goldener Hirsch Restaurant which is tucked away in the Austrian inspired Goldener Hirsch Inn. The Stein Eriksen Lodge has arguably one of the finest restaurants in the country with its Glitretind Restaurant. The Glitretind is also famous for its daily Skiers Lunch Buffet during the winter season.
Deer Valley certainly lives up to its #1 North American ski resort ranking. Why not have it all and visit a resort that not only provides the utmost experience on mountain, but also the perfect balance of off mountain restaurants and shopping as well? I definitely recommend taking a closer look at Deer Valley Resort.
