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[VIDEO] 1st Snow of Winter 23/24 Falls at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT

This morning, Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, saw its first snowfall of the season. At roughly 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 4th September 2023, snow could be seen falling and accumulating from the resort’s Honeycomb Canyon webcam at approximately 10,035 feet. Related: Phase 1 of Bike Park at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, to Open 8th September The ski resort […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 4, 2023
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Solitude, UT, Announces Updates on 3 Key Summer Projects This Year

Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT August 14, 2023 – Amid a transformational summer, Solitude Mountain Resort is making headway on several extensive summer projects. These developments are part of $16 million in capital improvements coming to the resort. Eagle Express has been completely removed making way for the installation of the new high-speed 6-person lift. The new chairlift will load and unload […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 14, 2023
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Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Auctioning Retired Eagle Express Chairs With Proceeds Going to New Staff Relief Fund

Utah skiers will have an opportunity to claim a piece of Solitude Mountain Resort’s historic Eagle Express. On Tuesday, August 1, 75 chairs from the retired lift will be up for auction at https://bit.ly/EagleExpressAuction. Opening bids will start at $500. Those interested will have until Monday, August 7, to place bids. The highest bidders will be able to pick up […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 27, 2023
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Solitude, UT, Calls Locals a “Threat” to its Business, Later Offers Clarification

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At its annual end-of-season Town Hall meeting, Solitude Mountain, UT, presented a PowerPoint presentation that labeled locals as a threat to its business. Related: [VIDEO] All The Snow Records Utah Ski Areas Broke Last Season The presentation was a five-year plan with a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. Under “Threats: What could prevent us?”, it simply listed “Locals.” […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | June 29, 2023
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Solitude, UT, Report: Welcome to the 800″ Club

Report from Tuesday, April 25, 2023 We’ll be talking about the winter of 2022-23 for a long time. After getting 11″ in 24 hours, Solitude Mountain Resort broke 800 inches of total season snowfall for the first time in its history. The high-density powder today was smooth, surfy, and skied superbly. When we got up there at 10 am there […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 25, 2023
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Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Extends Season Again

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It’s no secret that it has been a historic season in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon. Resorts like Solitude have seen a constant barrage of snow that has created unprecedented late-season conditions and the resort is doing what they can to make the most of it. Skiing and riding will now continue daily until May 21st. This comes after the resort had […]

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Matt Scribner | April 17, 2023
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Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Closure Update for April 13, 2023

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Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, continues to face temporary closures until at least Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Utah Department for Transportation (‘UDOT’) has been closing State Route 190 during the day since April 8, 2023, for extended periods for avalanche clearance and mitigation. State Route 190 had to be closed every day this week from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 12, 2023
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Soon You Will Be Able to Catch a New Ride Up the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah

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The Cottonwood Canyons in Utah have become notorious not only for exceptional skiing but for the seemingly never-ending traffic. To ease the traffic flow, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has busses to take passengers up and down the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. However, due to an operator shortage, the buses have reduced their frequency of pick-ups from every 15 […]

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Riley McDonald | January 24, 2023
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Solitude, UT, Report: “22”

Report from Monday, January 23, 2023 The Fantasy Ridge boot pack at Solitude Mountain Resort is just plain gnarly. It goes up a razor-thin ridgeline with bottomless cliffs on each side. The margin for error is small. Cables run alongside the scarier portions of the climb for you to hold on to as you mechanically move your feet up the […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 23, 2023
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Missing Skier Found Dead at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT

A skier who went missing Monday at Solitude Mountain Resort was found dead this morning. The victim was 37-year-old Devon O’Connell and was found at approximately 8:15 am near Sensation Run by the mountain’s Sunrise lift, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Last night at 6:30 pm, Solitude Ski Patrol was alerted of a missing skier who failed to meet […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 13, 2022
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Thanks to Almost 2-Feet of Snow in 24-Hours, These 2 Utah Ski Areas Will Open Early This Week

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Not long after Brighton Ski Resort, UT, announced it would be opening on Friday, its Big Cottonwood Canyon neighbor Solitude Mountain Resort announced it would be opening today, Thursday, November 10th. “Early season snowfall and low temps allowed us to set up the mountain pretty early in the season this year. We estimate that between 50 and 200 snowboarders and […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 10, 2022
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Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Pushes up Opening Day to Nov. 11, Making for Earliest Opening Since 2013

All the early season snowfall Utah has been getting has prompted Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah to push its opening day up to next Friday, Nov. 11.  It’ll be the earliest the resort has opened since 2013.  On opening day this year, the resort will be hosting a party with a performing DJ and free donuts along with free lift […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 4, 2022
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Longest Season in Utah: Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Claims Title with 160 Days

 And that’s a wrap—all Utah ski areas are now closed for the 2021-22 season after Snowbird spun its chairs one last time on Sunday, May 15. But even though Snowbird was the last resort to close, nearby Solitude actually had the longest season. 160 days. That’s how long Solitude spun its chairs for skiing and riding this season. The […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 17, 2022
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Ex-Ski Patroller Reaches Settlement With Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, After Being Let Go

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Almost exactly a year ago during the summer of 2021, Solitude made a few big changes, including hiring a new president and chief operating officer (COO), Amber Broadaway. With the staffing change, ski patrollers became hopeful it would also cause a review and improvement of working conditions for patrollers and employees at the resort.  Kai Myers had been a patroller […]

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Aunika Skogen | April 27, 2022
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[VIDEO] Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Patrollers Trigger Large D2 Avalanche at Ski Area

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  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Solitude Mountain Resort (@solitudemountain) Ski Patrollers at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, triggered this large D2 avalanche during their mitigation work earlier this week. A D2 avalanche is big enough to bury, injure, or kill a person. Related: Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More? The patrollers were blasting in Honeycomb […]

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AvyBrains | December 23, 2021
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Utah’s Ski Season is Up and Running. Finally.

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Brighton Resort kicked off Utah’s ski season on Monday, opening to passholders and pipping Solitude to the title of first resort in the state to open. After Solitude announced they would be opening on the 23rd, Brighton quickly jumped to action and opened to passholders on the 22nd. Due to our employees putting in some amazing work we are able to […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 24, 2021
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Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Latest to Postpone This Week’s Opening Due to Lack of Snow

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Solitude Mountain Resort, in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, announced this morning that they would not be opening as scheduled this Friday––instead, they’re aiming for next Wednesday, 24th November. Related: These 9 Resorts Have All Postponed This Week’s Opening Due to Lack of Snow Solitude follows other Utah resorts Park City and Brian Head in postponing opening day. We’re as excited […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 16, 2021
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Top 15 Ski Areas for Early-Season Skiing

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Early-season skiing is insanely valuable. With winter break providing a great window to take a vacation, unfortunately, ski resort conditions do not always comply with the break. Luckily, Z Rankings broke down the best early-season ski resorts in terms of the resort’s average snowfall and the percentage of terrain open by December 25. Steamboat Resort, CO 93% of Steamboat’s terrain is […]

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Avatar photo Breya Bergom | November 2, 2021
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Solitude Mountain Resort, UT Announces Extended Lift Opening Times

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Alterra Mountain Company Names New President & COO of Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah

Alterra Mountain Company announced today that Amber Broadaway has been selected as President & Chief Operating Officer of Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah. Amber has served as Vice President, Guest Services & Safety, for Sugarbush Resort in Vermont and will move into the position effective June 1, 2021. Amber will be responsible for Solitude’s operations and driving the profitability and […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 20, 2021
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