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Show Guide to executive retreats raves about "Deer -Valley, Stein Eriksen Lodge by Randy Hanskat The Hideaway Report, a monthly newsletter which bills itself as "A connoisseur's connois-seur's guide to peaceful and unspoiled places," named Deer Valley as "America's Classiest Ski Sanctuary" in its October edition. There were two parts to the award Deer Valley Ski Area was the winning ski area, and Stein Eriksen Lodge was the winning hotel. "At last, civility and grand I comfort have come to the deep snow country of the West," says the publication. "Imaginative in concept and sensual in reality, two-year-old Deer Valley has already pioneered new standards of excellence by which all first-class ski resorts will now have to be measured." The Hideaway Report describes the ski area as "...a snow sanctuary that would pamper those of us in mid-life who have come to 1 appreciate a consistently high degree of quality, both on and off the slopes... In short, what you have is a gracious country club-oriented club-oriented ski area, designed by carriage trade hoteliers who intuitively know the needs and disposition of discriminating travelers." After a thorough description descrip-tion of the area, the report shifts its focus to the Stein Eriksen Lodge. "This is Stein Eriksen's idea of Valhalla a place where you can ski out from the doorstep of a fireplaced suite, down a gentle slope to the chairlifts, and be whisked to the top of a snowy peak, all in a matter of 10 to 15 minutes. - "Most of the guest accommodations accom-modations are located in a pair of two-story wings... but ,the real treasures are the 25 one-bedroom suites." About the kitchen it says, "Every imaginable culinary gadget and potpanbowlplatter fill the cabinets." In the restaurant: "We found the food here to be of consistently high quality..." And the staff: "The staff in all departments of the lodge appears young, amiable, ami-able, and eager to please..." But there were some words of advice for the lodge from The Hideaway Report. "What is needed here now are one or two sophisticated hotel veterans to be permanently per-manently assigned the posts of concierge and maitre d' to lend an air of seasoned presence, polished decorum and 'European' refinement to the positions." The report has a happy ending: "Despite that shortcoming short-coming (above) we still award Stein and his partners a gold medal for bringing an uncommon and civilized blend of luxury and convenience con-venience to the ski slopes of America." There may be some question ques-tion as to just how many people read The Hideaway Report, but for those who do read it, the glowing report on Deer Valley and Eriksen Lodge may give them just the push to pick up the phone and make reservations. |