9968 Summit View Dr

Ski to Deer Valley on a private trail from the door, and come home to Bald Mountain, Jupiter Peak and the Jordanelle Reservoir out the windows. 9968 Summit View Drive sits inside the Deer Crest gate on 0.62 acres: 10,002 square feet by Otto Walker Architects, seven bedrooms that each have their own bath, and a heated three-car garage.

The great room is where the day starts. Floor-to-ceiling glass puts the peaks in front of you with the first coffee, and the stone fireplace is lit on the nights everyone stays in. The kitchen opens to the great room and the hearth room, so whoever cooks stays in the conversation, and dinner moves out to the deck with the evening light on the Jordanelle.

The primary suite is on the main level, with its own fireplace, a spa bath and a private deck. Just outside, a built-in jacuzzi is set into the stone patio next to a water feature, one of three jacuzzis on the property, and it is where the last run of the day ends.

Six more bedrooms, each with its own bath and a view of the mountains or the lake, so a full house at Christmas still gives everyone their own door to close. One upstairs bedroom faces the Jordanelle and makes an easy office for the mornings when work follows you here.

The ski room sits at the top of the house, steps from the trail. Boots on, out the door, and you are on Deer Valley snow with no car, no parking and no shuttle. At the end of the day you ski home the same way.

The lower level is built for the evenings: a large family room with a full wet bar and a fireplace, a home theater, a climate-controlled wine cellar, and an exercise room with a dry sauna. The kids take the theater, the adults take the bar, and nobody has to leave the house. Deer Crest is gated, and a home here with a private ski trail, this view and this much room rarely comes up for sale. The St. Regis Deer Valley, the resort and Main Street are minutes away, Salt Lake City International is 35 minutes, and nightly rentals are allowed. A Friday flight puts you on the snow Saturday morning.