The buzz around Park City and Mayflower Mountain Resort went next level recently with the announcement that Tiger Woods would be designing an 18-hole championship golf course within the Marcella Club, a luxury, amenity-rich residential community and private club located within the resort’s 6,000 acres. With curiosity peaking, Chin|Fleming|Harris team members headed to Deer Valley Resort, clicked into their skis, and set off for a scenic tour of the new resort’s landscape. Cameron Chin, Jacquelyn Harris Grayson and Judy Glauser take advantage of an epic bluebird day and head straight to Bald Mountain, where runs off the Mayflower and Sultan chairlifts offer a bird’s-eye view of the terrain at Mayflower Mountain.
What to Expect from the New Mayflower Mountain Resort?
“All this terrain with all the pines and all the aspens – it is north-facing,” notes Chin, addressing questions regarding snow, temperatures and snow retention at the resort. “I think that dispels a lot of rumors about aspect and being able to hold snow. I think this terrain here is going to be awesome. It’s going to hold snow, and it’s going to be super fun to ski.”
Extell Vice President of Development Brooke Hontz recently updated KPCW on Mayflower Mountain’s snow outlook, noting that the ski experience at Mayflower will “meet or exceed what is currently provided at any other resort in Utah.” She points to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which reflects temperatures at the Mayflower base area the past 20 years were slightly colder than at Deer Valley, even though Mayflower’s base is 500 feet lower in elevation.
“Over the past 20 years, it’s actually a little bit cooler over here on the Mayflower side, which helps us,” said Hontz, adding that Mayflower will have state-of-the-art snowmaking capabilities. “Cooler is obviously better for when you want to make snow or even when snow wants to fall naturally. The data also shows that the temperatures are colder here longer.”
The report also explains that Mayflower will draw water from the Jordanelle Reservoir, which sits just below the resort. Extell owns rights to use 900 acre-feet — approximately 293,000,000 gallons — of that per year for snowmaking, which equates to one-third of 1% of the total capacity of the Jordanelle. Hontz confirmed that Extell bought the majority of those water rights with the land.
That means … heroic conditions for skiing Mayflower Mountain’s 4,300 acres and more than 3,000 feet of vertical. The CMFH team takes it all in from the stunning view off Stein’s Way, which also will be the first connection point between the new resort and Deer Valley. Called “Sultan’s Nose,” this point will welcome skiers off two lifts that start at resort village base. Skiers will be able to choose to ski to either the Sultan or Mayflower chairlift from there.
From Mayflower Bowl, the CMFH team points out Mayflower Resort’s signature peaks, which include “Park Peak” at 9,350-feet elevation and “South Peak” at 9,040 feet. If plans continue on their current track, Mayflower’s 4,300 skiable acres and 15 lifts will combine with Deer Valley’s 2,100 acres to make it the third largest resort in North America.
Says Chin, “Can’t wait to ski it!”
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