Solitude Mountain Resort Travel Information
Solitude. The name says it all - a
complete lack of over-crowding assures nothing and no one will ever
stand between you and your Solitude. This season, two new high-speed
quads get visitors to the heart of the mountain quickly, where you
will find newly graded terrain and improved snowmaking.
Solitude is truly removed, located 12 miles up Big Cottonwood
Canyon and possessing a quality of untouched beauty. This wide
loneliness is not just scenery, either.
The snow is plentiful and well-groomed, laid thick over every
feature from the open bowl to the steep and swift chute. Indeed, the
resort is so high in the mountains that it averages 500 inches of snow
a year.
Solitude has cultivated friendliness to all skill levels of
snow-boarders and skiers. Terrain parks are typically rough on the
untrained skier or snow-boarder, but Solitude’s terrain park is more
fun than frightening. Thrill and powder seekers can take on the
tricky, snow-deep Honeycomb Canyon.
The Moonbeam Lodge and Moonbeam quad lift provides a convenient
stop-off and home base for any skier or boarder . . . and their
children as well, as the Lodge offers babysitting. However, if you’d
rather ski with your children, there is the Snowsports Academy and its
lessons for both kids and adults. Whether you and yours are just
starting out on skis or a board or simply looking to improve
techniques, this is a fine, fun place to learn.
Solitude’s Nordic Center is a different kind of winter experience.
This is less about the downhill kinetics of the rest of the resort and
more about the endurance related disciplines. The Center’s 20
kilometers of terrain are filled with trees and trails, trails great
for snowshoeing, as well as skate and classic cross-country skiing.
The variety both of terrain and of trails means that Solitude has a
little something to appeal to everyone. The resort is located 28 miles
east of Salt Lake City’s downtown.
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