Skiing began at Deer Valley Resort with the Park City Winter Carnivals of the 1930's. Ski trails and other facilities were built during the winter of 1936-1937. The first ski lifts appeared in 1946 and were built by local residents from lodgepole pines from the mountainside. In 1981, Deer Valley Resort opened on the former site of the "Snow Park Ski Area," which had operated from 1946 to 1969. Deer Valley Resort has been consistently ranked among the best ski resorts in North America offering a vast amount of terrain for skiers of all types.