Solitude, UT, Welcomes New VP of Mountain Operations BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, UTAH, Nov. 28, 2023 – Solitude Mountain Resort is pleased to announce that Scott Cherry has joined its leadership team as the VP of mountain operations. Cherry comes to Solitude from Mammoth Mountain, where he was the director of slope maintenance. As the VP of mountain operations at Solitude, Cherry will oversee ski patrol, grooming, snowmaking, lift […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 28, 2023 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Will Open for 2023/24 Season Friday, November 10 November 9, 2023 (BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, UT) — Solitude Mountain Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding with an early season stoke event for Solitude and Ikon Pass holders on Friday, November 10. Originally scheduled for November 17, this will be Solitude’s earliest opening in 10 years.Link lift is scheduled to run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with access […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, to Implement Parking Reservation System to Address Traffic Congestion This Season Parking reservations will be required only on weekends and holiday periods; parking is free for vehicles with four or more people. BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, UTAH, Nov. 2, 2023 – Solitude Mountain Resort today announced it will introduce a comprehensive paid parking reservation system for the upcoming 23/24 ski season in response to increasing demand for convenient mountain access and as […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 2, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Utah Ski Resorts See 1st Snow of the Season View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Just as Utah was shaking off the remnants of last season’s snow, a surprising early snowfall has already blanketed the slopes. Snowbird took to social media this morning to share images of the season’s first snow at Hidden Peak, captured by its Summit Webcam perched at 11,000 […] SnowBrains | September 4, 2023 0 Comments
[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 […] SnowBrains | September 4, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 14, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2023 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Calls Locals a “Threat” to its Business, Later Offers Clarification 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.” […] Industry News Brent Glogau | June 29, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | April 25, 2023 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Extends Season Again 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 […] Industry News Matt Scribner | April 17, 2023 0 Comments
Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Closure Update for April 13, 2023 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Soon You Will Be Able to Catch a New Ride Up the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah 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 […] Industry News Riley McDonald | January 24, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 23, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2022 0 Comments
Thanks to Almost 2-Feet of Snow in 24-Hours, These 2 Utah Ski Areas Will Open Early This Week 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 […] SnowBrains | November 10, 2022 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 4, 2022 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
Ex-Ski Patroller Reaches Settlement With Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, After Being Let Go 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 […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 27, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Patrollers Trigger Large D2 Avalanche at Ski Area 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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
Utah’s Ski Season is Up and Running. Finally. 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 24, 2021 0 Comments
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