Deer Valley diehards claim first chair of a historic season

Deer Valley diehards claim first chair of a historic season

Opening day at Deer Valley Resort arrived Saturday with five inches of dense, wet snow and steady morning wind, but the weather did little to slow the crowd gathering around Snow Park Lodge to celebrate the start of the season. The resort opened later than planned after a weeklong delay caused by an unusually dry November. Sustained cold temperatures over the weekend and a productive early-week storm allowed Deer Valley’s mountain operations tea…