At Silver Lake Lodge, Deer Valley's pages for Royal Street Café and Silver Lake Restaurant both still say "Closed for Season." A short drive up the hill at Empire Pass, Apex at Montage Deer Valley serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day of the year. Those two schedules show how the upper mountain eats in late fall. Until the lifts start, the hotels do the cooking: Montage, Stein Eriksen Lodge and Goldener Hirsch. Each one comes back on its own calendar, and all three are serving before the resort's planned opening day.
Thanksgiving Is a Hotel Holiday Up Here
Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26. The Park Record's roundup of Thanksgiving specials lists four Upper Deer Valley options, and all of them are in hotel dining rooms.
| Where | Format | Hours on Nov. 26 | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glitretind, Stein Eriksen Lodge | Annual buffet, live music in Troll Hallen | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | $155 adults, $45 ages 5 to 12 | 435-645-6455 |
| The Hirsch, Goldener Hirsch | Buffet in the Edelweiss Ballroom with carving stations | Seatings at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. | $195 adults, $55 ages 12 and under | OpenTable |
| Vista Lounge, Montage | Buffet of holiday favorites | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | $125 adults, $55 ages 5 to 12 | SevenRooms |
| Apex, Montage | À la carte with holiday specials | 4 to 10 p.m. | Menu pricing | SevenRooms |
The Hirsch is the odd one in this list. Its restaurant is closed for the season and doesn't reopen until Dec. 1, so Thanksgiving moves into the hotel's ballroom for the day. According to the Park Record, the ballroom setup includes a kids' corner with crafts and activities, plus drinks, games and football in the Antler Lounge before or after the meal. At Glitretind, the music in Troll Hallen runs in two sets, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Overnight guests who are dining there can ask about a special lodging rate when they book.
Montage turns the holiday into a long weekend. A NowPlayingUtah calendar listing shows a Candy Land storefront open Nov. 25 through 29 and a turkey craft in the lobby on Thanksgiving from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It also lists an animal show at Compass Sports on Nov. 27 from 4 to 5 p.m. and ornament decorating in the ballroom on Nov. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. If you live up here and have family visiting, that's four days of things to do within a few minutes of home.
The Order Things Come Back
When the holiday is over, the hill reopens in a set order. Every date below comes from the venue or the resort:
- Nov. 25: The Kitz at Goldener Hirsch. The hotel's café comes back the day before Thanksgiving. Breakfast runs 7 to 11 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with seats on the Bridge Plaza and in the Antler Lounge. The menu runs from specialty coffee and pastries to sandwiches, salads and Bavarian pretzels. Inquiries go to 435.655.2563.
- Nov. 26: Thanksgiving at the four tables listed above.
- Dec. 1: The Hirsch reopens. Goldener Hirsch calls the restaurant "the highly anticipated rebirth of a Park City icon," with its longtime signature dishes on the menu next to newer alpine plates. It serves breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the bar from 2:30 to 9 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 9 p.m., every day.
- Dec. 1: Yama Sushi at Montage. The Yama page lists hours of 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. starting Dec. 1.
- Dec. 5: Deer Valley's planned opening day. KPCW reports that the resort plans to open Dec. 5, conditions permitting. Stein Eriksen Lodge lists its winter schedule for Glitretind as starting Dec. 5. That schedule adds breakfast, lunch and a weekday skier's buffet to the dinner and Sunday brunch it serves through Dec. 4.
- Dec. 18 through Jan. 1: Moody Tongue Sushi at Goldener Hirsch. On select dates, the Michelin-starred team brings a 13-course omakase to the hotel's Wintergarten Alpenglobes, with optional beer pairings. There are two seatings a night, at 5 and 7:30 p.m., and each globe holds up to eight guests.
The Kitz and The Hirsch run on Goldener Hirsch's calendar, Yama runs on Montage's, and Apex never stopped. The first three items happen whether or not there's skiable snow on Bald Mountain. The Hirsch's reservations line is (800) 252-3373.
Silver Lake Lodge Runs on the Lifts' Clock
Silver Lake Lodge works differently. Royal Street Café and the cafeteria-style lunch at Silver Lake Restaurant are Deer Valley outlets, and the Silver Lake Restaurant lunch is a ski-season service. For now, both pages read "Closed for Season." The hotel kitchens set their own dates, and the lodge's outlets belong to the resort's season.
On June 30, 2026, Deer Valley named Sam Phelan resort executive chef. Phelan became executive chef at Silver Lake Lodge in 2022 and moved up to resort executive sous chef in 2024. So the chef now in charge of food across Deer Valley came up through Silver Lake Lodge.
The lift news this season is on the other side of the resort. Deer Valley's one new lift for 2026-27 is Hail Peak Express, which serves 200 new skiable acres and seven runs from Deer Valley East Village. On Silver Lake, the upgrades are inside the lodge and around the plaza.
A Different Shop Row at Silver Lake Village
The biggest change at Silver Lake Village this winter is retail. JANS Mountain Outfitters had stores at Silver Lake Village and Snow Park for more than four decades. The Park Record reported in March that Deer Valley had not renewed those leases, or the lease for the Rennstall ski-tuning center at Snow Park, for the 2026-27 season. JANS said it would leave after last season closed. Here is how the resort explained the change in its prepared statement, as the Park Record reported it:
"As the resort moves through a historic multi-year expansion, certain spaces must be thoughtfully repurposed to meet evolving guest needs and operational requirements. This includes expanding Deer Valley's retail offerings to meet strong guest demand and enhance both back-of-house staff areas and guest locker facilities."
Jack Walzer, general manager of parent company Jans Ltd., told the Park Record, "We've been here for 44 years. We've got thousands of loyal customers." He said the Rennstall tuning operation would likely move to Bonanza Drive and share space with White Pine Touring. JANS keeps its flagship store on Park Avenue.
Deer Valley's own shop in the village is Signatures at Silver Lake. It sells Deer Valley logo merchandise, gifts and food items made by the resort's chefs.
The village is moving the same way the dining calendar is. More of what's in Silver Lake Village is run by the resort itself, and the resort opens when it opens. The weeks between Thanksgiving and the first chair are handled by the hotel kitchens, which reopen on their own dates.
If you own up here, or you're thinking about how a home near Silver Lake works across these in-between weeks, our team at Ski Resort Property Group follows this mountain's seasonal calendar closely and would be glad to walk you through it. Schedule a Consultation, and we'll talk about how the season runs on your part of the hill.
