Signature Luxury Travel & Style

SKI UTOPIA

DESTINATION / USA

Our horse-drawn carriage glides down the dark ski slope at pace. In the distance, the silhouette of a cowboy hat, the thump of hooves and the warm glow of a fireplace at Deer Valley Resort’s famed Fireside Dining are the only reminders I’m not dreaming.

Unlike other traditional restaurant waiting areas, this one is highly experiential. Admittedly it’s pitch black and about minus 14 degrees Celsius. Still, the combination of adrenaline and a soft cashmere blanket is enough to warm my ski-weary muscles from my first day on the slopes. For consecutive winters, I’ve been lucky to experience the very best in epicurean mountain delights and alpine culture throughout America’s

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