Returning to Stein Eriksen Lodge, Deer Valley: A Recent Winter Adventure.

Stein Eriksen Lodge and Residences specify the meaning of legacy, arsenic it is named for Stein Eriksen himself, who lived galore years successful the bosom of Deer Valley, Utah, astatine the lodge named aft him.  This Lodge is 3 miles northbound from Park City, whose altitude lies betwixt 6570 and 9570 feet. The Stein Erikson Lodge lies successful the middle, astatine 8100 feet. We landed determination is the astir applicable wintertime -- successful presumption of accordant snowfall-- since recorded clip there. 500 positive inches, and erstwhile we were there, inactive falling. 

The suite wherever we resided was exceptional, arsenic determination were 2 fireplaces, an outdoor blistery tub, successful the maestro bath a ample soaking bathtub, and shower, arsenic good adjacent the chamber and surviving country was a afloat kitchen.  Our transportation, with gleaming metallic Lincoln Navigators took america from spot to place, past upon our return, we went successful our lobby, and felt again the warmth of woodburning fireplaces, the scent of leather chairs, mingled with bowls of caller Gala and Winesap apples, with pitchers of blistery cocoa not acold away. 

Resting connected heavy leather lobby chairs, we besides noticed the guests this edifice attracted:  multi-generational, from the astir dedicated, resolute, skiing adults to families with small skiers -- each good attended to, arsenic not lone is the lodge ski-in, ski-out, but has skis butlers, skis concierges, and skis guides to enactment guests from the astir inexperienced to the astir surefooted -- going down and across-- from downhill to transverse country-- with entree to heli-skiing and snowmobiling. 

The edifice was founded by Stein Erikson himself, a idiosyncratic calved successful Oslo, Norway -- and nary uncertainty ever felt the needful communion with snowfall and the large outdoors.  He is known for winning aggregate Olympic golden for Men’s Giant slalom, Eriksen was the archetypal antheral alpine skis racer from extracurricular the Alps to triumph an Olympic golden medal. He besides won 3 golden medals astatine the 1954 World Championships successful Åre, Sweden.[4]  Other accomplishments see being credited with devising "aerials", a freestyle skiing event, and helping revolutionize the satellite of alpine skiing successful the United States. For his Olympic medals, Eriksen earned the Holmenkollen Medal successful 1952. And his edifice has besides won aggregate awards: the World’s Best Ski Hotel and Utah’s lone Forbes Five-Star edifice and spa, aggregate years running. 

We were gratified, respective years ago, to conscionable Mr. Eriksen erstwhile helium was successful his 80’s, astatine the Trophy Case -- showing each his trophies and medals wrong the Lodge. not for an interview, but conscionable to conscionable this antheral -- who was successful amended signifier successful his 80’s than we volition ever beryllium successful our 80’s. Or 50’s. It was said that helium skied each time helium could, until helium passed peacefully, a fewer years ago, astatine 88.   What helium near was a surviving edifice legacy, 1 that is present a four-season destination that combines each dimensions of Winter sports, but successful Spring and Summer, overmuch enactment abides arsenic well:  mountain hiking, upland biking, unfastened aerial euphony festivals and golf. 

When we were there, with the 500 inches of snow, we knew: for those who ski, it was paradise found.  For those who snowmobiled, it was the acquisition of a lifetime. 

On 1 time successful precocious afternoon, we accepted an invitation by Summit Meadow Adventures, astir ½ hr from Stein Eriksen, to spell connected their hardy Ski-Doos, acold into the snowfields of Wasatch Back upland range. The Wasatch Back is simply a portion successful the bluish Rocky Mountains that includes Park City, Deer Valley, and different towns wherever snowfall tubing, skiing, and snowboarding is wintertime de rigueur.  This country is existent achromatic wilderness, with crisp achromatic snowfall un-jutted, wide of skis oregon carnal tracks.  We went heavy into snowfall territory, watching overmuch of the Wasatch Back peaks go silver, arsenic crystal were forming due to the fact that it was getting warmer that afternoon. We understood yet again, arsenic we observed the virgin landscape, the meaning, seldom felt, of wintertime serenity, replete with needful soundlessness and grace.

But past came meal successful an AlpenGlobe. These unique, wide domes connection a climate-controlled and afloat enclosed ambiance with a panoramic Deer Valley view. When we were there, we saw sleigh rides drawn by horses. Our hostess said overmuch of the time, these were ordered erstwhile gentlemen would suggest to his intended successful the sleigh. Romantic beyond content arsenic we sat successful the AlpenGlobe, observing. And of course, eating. 

The nutrient served successful the AlpenGlobe was from the Troll Hallen paper -- the paper was NOT created by Norwegian trolls, but from aggregate enforcement chefs. The nutrient astatine Stein Eriksen was ever substantial, partially due to the fact that erstwhile skiing, oregon snowmobiling, oregon adjacent hiking, the nutrient you devour indispensable let spot to ascent and locomotion and skis and snowmobile.  So, astatine Troll Hallen, and 1 of their large eating venues, Glitretind, named aft the 2nd highest upland successful Norway, the cuisine is important and delicious.

The Chateaux astatine Deer Valley

But determination were different options successful living, dining, and experiencing Winter, arsenic we learned that the Stein Erikson Lodge and suites is conscionable 1 portion of the Stein Erikson beingness experience.  There are galore luxury options -- the Stein Eriksen residences, the Chateaux astatine Deer Valley arsenic good arsenic the Stein Collection of Luxury Homes, with rents ranging from $6,000 to $20,000 per night.  All were created to capable the needs of impermanent wintertime and summertime luxury lives, with experiences that volition specify bequest --as they volition beryllium memorable for aggregate generations-- 24-hour concierge, backstage chefs, repast delivery, transportation, itinerary planning, and immoderate other 1 needs to marque the impermanent correlation betwixt luxury and legacy.

After leaving Stein Eriksen, vivid memories remain, arsenic they ever bash aft a large Winter experience. But what superseded each the large food, the snowmobiling connected the Wasatch Back, and skiing and successful heavy powder, touching the monolithic icicles glazed by the wintertime sun, we came to larn and consciousness for the archetypal time, that Winter tin beryllium arsenic festive, and it tin beryllium fearsome. We bathed successful the joyousness of this ambivalence, realizing we could walk galore aboriginal Winters here, speechmaking upwind successful skyclouds above, portion being touched by the shimmering snowfall below. 

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The GLITRETIND Restaurant Buffet astatine Stein Eriksen Lodge

The Exterior Deck astatine the Lodge, Winter

The Spa Therapy Pool astatine Stein Eriksen Lodge.