According to a recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune, four Utah resorts are part of Google’s initial venture into making maps of ski-area trails and lifts available online and on smartphones.

Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort, Brighton and Snowbasin are among 38 North American resorts whose trails and lifts are shown on Google’s free mapping site.  The runs and lifts are displayed in color.  More resorts are expected to be added to the list soon.

“Power up Google Maps on your Android device or iPhone and the mountain information you need is right there,” said Ryan Poscharsky, the strategic partner manager for Google Maps. “Blue, green and black runs are shown as solid colored lines and ski lifts are red, dotted lines.”

Squaw Valley was one of the first resorts involved, and Deer Valley was also an early adapter, agreeing two years ago to let Google film “street view imagery” of its runs. The images were enhanced with the mapping data added this winter.

According to Deer Valley spokeswoman, Emily Summers, the maps are “more user-friendly, seeing the color-coded runs.”

Now while vacationing in Park City, Deer Valley skiers can drop a pin on their favorite run and share their experiences with their friends!