Park City • They had Garrett Lang surrounded.

The mob, at least three deep and mostly silver-haired, had found Deer Valley Resort’s director of mountain operations in a backroom at Snow Park Lodge and encircled him. To his right, another group swarmed vice president of operations Steve Graff.

The crowd cinched tighter around each man as he pointed to the rough-hewn ski map displayed on the easel behind him. The maps showed the resort’s new East Village terrain — offering skiers their first glimpse of Deer Valley’s plans since its operators announced in 2023 their undertaking of what is likely the largest expansion into previously unskied terrain in North American history. Impatiently, those around Lang listened to him describe the heated lifts and new lodges. Then, one by one, they aske

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