Where the mountain meets your front door in Park City

Abode at Empire Residence | Ski In Ski Out

6 Guests

2 Bedrooms

2 Bathrooms

The first thing you notice is the proximity. Not the careful interiors or the wide windows framing the ridgeline, but the fact that the snow is right there. Abode at Empire Residence sits directly on the slopes of Deer Valley Resort, a ski-in, ski-out property where the mountain is not a destination you drive toward but a threshold you step across. The residence occupies a position within the Empire Residences development, placing you at an elevation and vantage point where Park City's terrain unfolds in every direction. It is a property built for guests who want to be inside the mountain experience rather than adjacent to it.

The residence itself is designed for groups and families who prefer the autonomy of a private home with the comforts of a professionally managed stay. Abode, a boutique lodging company rooted in Park City, manages the property with the kind of local knowledge that shapes small but meaningful details. Expect a fully equipped kitchen, generous living spaces arranged around fireplaces, and bedrooms configured to accommodate larger parties comfortably. The layout favors togetherness without crowding, with open gathering areas flowing naturally into more private quarters. Furnishings lean into mountain contemporary style, warm wood tones and clean lines that feel appropriate to the setting without veering into rustic caricature. Ski storage, heated spaces for gear, and the practical infrastructure of a true slope-side home ensure that mornings begin with minimal friction between waking and riding.

Park City itself extends well beyond the lifts. Historic Main Street sits a short distance away, its collection of independent restaurants, galleries, and shops offering a walkable counterpoint to days spent on the mountain. The town carries a specific energy, part legacy ski town and part cultural hub, shaped by decades of hosting the Sundance Film Festival and by a dining scene that has matured considerably. Deer Valley's reputation for groomed terrain and limited daily skier capacity means the mountain maintains a sense of calm even during peak season, a quality that extends to the residential enclaves built along its runs.

What stays with you at Abode at Empire Residence is the rhythm of it. The absence of shuttles, the shortened distance between rest and movement, the way a day organizes itself when the mountain is simply outside your door. You return from a run and you are home. You pour coffee and you are watching the light shift across the same slopes you skied an hour before. It is a residency in the truest sense, a place where the mountain is not something you visit but something you briefly, beautifully, live inside.

The first thing you notice is the proximity. Not the careful interiors or the wide windows framing the ridgeline, but the fact that the snow is right there. Abode at Empire Residence sits directly on the slopes of Deer Valley Resort, a ski-in, ski-out property where the mountain is not a destination you drive toward but a threshold you step across. The residence occupies a position within the Empire Residences development, placing you at an elevation and vantage point where Park City's terrain unfolds in every direction. It is a property built for guests who want to be inside the mountain experience rather than adjacent to it.

The residence itself is designed for groups and families who prefer the autonomy of a private home with the comforts of a professionally managed stay. Abode, a boutique lodging company rooted in Park City, manages the property with the kind of local knowledge that shapes small but meaningful details. Expect a fully equipped kitchen, generous living spaces arranged around fireplaces, and bedrooms configured to accommodate larger parties comfortably. The layout favors togetherness without crowding, with open gathering areas flowing naturally into more private quarters. Furnishings lean into mountain contemporary style, warm wood tones and clean lines that feel appropriate to the setting without veering into rustic caricature. Ski storage, heated spaces for gear, and the practical infrastructure of a true slope-side home ensure that mornings begin with minimal friction between waking and riding.

Park City itself extends well beyond the lifts. Historic Main Street sits a short distance away, its collection of independent restaurants, galleries, and shops offering a walkable counterpoint to days spent on the mountain. The town carries a specific energy, part legacy ski town and part cultural hub, shaped by decades of hosting the Sundance Film Festival and by a dining scene that has matured considerably. Deer Valley's reputation for groomed terrain and limited daily skier capacity means the mountain maintains a sense of calm even during peak season, a quality that extends to the residential enclaves built along its runs.

What we love about this stay

There's a particular quietness to this place that has nothing to do with silence — it's the feeling of being held by a mountain. The stone fireplace anchoring the great room sets a tone that's more alpine lodge than luxury rental, and the expansive windows don't just frame the view, they make it part of the furniture. What distinguishes this Deer Valley residence is how seamlessly it dissolves the boundary between effort and ease: ski-in/ski-out access to the Silver Strike Express means the mountain is essentially your front yard, and returning to a well-equipped kitchen and genuinely comfortable rooms feels earned rather than indulgent. It's a property that suits people who want their days full and their evenings unhurried — the kind of stay where the fireplace does most of the talking.