Summer’s final goodbye delivered warm, blue skies to Deer Valley Resort for its third-annual Mountain Beer Festival this weekend, reaching capacity both days. 

Beginning with a wind-swept ride up Silver Lake Express, glimmers of early autumn leaves dotted the vista. A different sort of silence fell over the usually wintery scene, the creaks of the lift mingling with whispers of the quaking aspen leaves.  

At the top, a small festival ground stood erected outside of Silver Lake Lodge, a ring of tents — featuring 24 breweries and eight vendors — spreading from a concert stage. Mountain Town Music kept energy high with a series of performances from local musicians.  Read full story here