Ski YC vs Deer Valley Direct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ski YC
Navigate Yellowstone Club with an official guide. View trail status, share your location with friends, and record your runs with detailed stats. Access real-time mountain information, lift status, and a directory of club amenities.
- Interactive trail map with run status
- Friend location sharing
- Run recording and logging (vertical, distance)
- Real-time snow conditions and weather
- Lift status updates
- Club directory and event calendar
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Ski YC is your official guide to Yellowstone Club, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the Yellowstone Club trail map — not a hard-to-read GPS map.† • Share your location on the mountain with friends, and see your friends' locations on the trail map.† • Record your runs and log vertical feet and distance. If you have an Apple Watch, record your runs as a workout and see your workout in the Health app. Display your tracks and replay your runs on the trail map. Email images to friends, post them to social media, or view them in Google Earth. Store your logs on iCloud and view them on all your devices. Send your logs to a leaderboard and compare vertical and distance with others at the resort.† • Find up-to-date information about the mountain, including snow conditions, weather, and webcam images. • Get up-to-the-minute lift status information. • Quickly find information about lessons and other programs and amenities. • Easily locate and contact key places at the club and in the village with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news from Yellowstone Club via the club's Twitter feed and social media posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Deer Valley Direct
This complimentary on-demand ride service provides transportation for Deer Valley Resort Lodging Owners and Guests within the resort area and Historic Park City. During winter, a skier shuttle service is also available for real-time tracking.
- On-demand ride service
- Resort area transportation
- Historic Park City access
- Complimentary skier shuttle
- Real-time shuttle tracking
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Deer Valley Direct, a complimentary on-demand ride service, is available to Deer Valley Resort Lodging Owners and Guests to destinations within the resort area and Historic Park City. Download the app and request a ride today! Deer Valley Resort Lodging Owners and Guests are also provided with our complimentary skier shuttle service to Deer Valley Resort during the winter season. Download the app and track the skier shuttle in real time! PLEASE NOTE: The on-demand ride service is for Deer Valley Resort Lodging Owners and Guests only. All others will be considered trespassing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ski YC at every 3 weeks against Deer Valley Direct's every 38 months. Ski YC also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (82% vs 72%). Deer Valley Direct's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ski YC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 277 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Ski YC's written reviews are positive against 72% of Deer Valley Direct's.
Ski YC ships an update every 3 weeks, Deer Valley Direct every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ski YC | Deer Valley Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (277 ratings) — better | 4.4 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 277 — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resorts Tapped LLC | Downtowner App Inc. |
Customer experience
Ski YC
Deer Valley Direct
In-app purchases
Ski YC
No in-app purchases
Deer Valley Direct
No in-app purchases
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