The Latest Developments On America’s Newest Ski Resort

“We’re making great inroads. We have great communication going with Extell and Mayflower, and the Mayflower project is something that we’re very interested in — only if it’s additive to Deer Valley.” – Mark Brownlie, Chief Operating Officer of Alterra Mountain Company in an interview with Ben Lasseter of KPCW.

The newest ski resort in the United States is inches closer to opening day. Mayflower Mountain Resort, which is being developed by Extell Utah, will be located just outside of Park City, and will directly access Deer Valley Resort. Fifteen lifts are expected when it’s fully built out, with room for future expansion. Their opening date for skiing is projected to be in late 2024 at the earliest.

While Utah is certainly in need of another public ski resort to spread the growing crowds out, some skeptics have expressed the following concerns about the new ski resort: the low elevation, and whether climate change will completely derail its future if/when it opens. For now, construction continues, and more details continue to emerge about the massive project. Here is the news via Ben Lasseter of KPCW from the past two months about Mayflower Mountain Resort.

Deer Valley/Alterra and Mayflower Nearing Lift Operator Agreement: KPCW reports that negotiations between the in-development Mayflower Mountain Resort and Alterra Mountain Company, which owns next-door Deer Valley Resort, are making significant progress. With one peak at Mayflower giving direct access to Deer Valley, it makes logical sense for them to partner with Alterra.

The good news for Deer Valley’s skier-only policy is that this will remain unchanged, as Mayflower executives believe that this is a vital part of Deer Valley’s brand. Mayflower is aiming to have a portion of its ski resort available to snowboarders, but the decision will be likely left to the future lift operator. They are hoping to reach a deal with a ski lift operator, which will likely be Alterra, by the end of this year.

Mayflower Unveils Some Of Their Ski Trails: Excel Utah unveiled some of the proposed trails to the Wasatch County Council last month. According to KPCW, the proposals only consist of around 2% of their expected buildout of 4300 skiable acres and fifty miles of hiking/biking trails, as they presented the plans for fourteen skiing trails and eleven hiking/biking trails. The ski runs proposed are described as north-facing expert runs.

On August 24thJessica Wade, a Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management, approved the proposals, but there are still many more trails that will need to be approved to get this project completed.

Housing Units Opening in November: The first part of the resort that’s opening is a housing project that’s set at one of the future bases of the ski resort. KPCW reports that while they were aiming to get two of the housing buildings open in September, that estimated date has been moved to November at the earliest. When completed, the complex will have four hundred units, seventeen of which will be affordable housing.

In terms of how the construction process is going, Real Estate agent Sheila Hall captured this great drone footage of the future Mayflower Village base area back in August. We here at Unofficial Networks will keep you posted about the latest developments for the Mayflower Mountain Resort.

Image/Video Credits: Excel Utah, Marcella at Mayflower, Sheila Hall