What the Heck Is Going on at Deer Valley? Inside the Sprawling, 2,000 Acre Ski Resort Expansion

Deer Valley, I think, is one of skiing’s ultimate Rorschach tests. 

It’s in Park City, Utah, a historic and ritzy ski town where you might spot a celebrity or a candy pink G-Wagon. Snowboarders aren’t allowed, making Deer Valley one of three mountains in North America with the unique and, to some, outdated policy (Alta Ski Area and Mad River Glen are also skier-only). At an après hut on the mountain, you can sip on champagne and buy an item known as the “Seafood Tower,” which comes with shrimp...