Solitude Mountain Resort
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Solitude's lower terrain in 2006
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 Solitude Mountain Resort
Location of Solitude Mountain Resort,
southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Location |
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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| Nearest city | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°36′54.5″N 111°35′20.1″W / 40.615139°N 111.588917°WCoordinates: 40°36′54.5″N 111°35′20.1″W / 40.615139°N 111.588917°W |
| Vertical | 2,047 ft (624 m) |
| Top elevation | 10,035 ft (3,059 m) |
| Base elevation | 7,988 ft (2,435 m) |
| Skiable area | 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) |
| Runs | 77 |
| Longest run | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) Honeycomb Trail |
| Lift system | 8 chairlifts |
| Snowfall | 500 inches (1,300 cm) |
| Snowmaking | yes |
| Night skiing | no |
| Website | Ski Solitude.com |
Solitude Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in the Big Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains, thirty miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah. With 66 trails, 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) and 2,047 feet (624 m) vertical, Solitude is one of the smaller ski resorts near Salt Lake City, along with its neighbor Brighton. It is a family-oriented mountain, with a wider range of beginner and intermediate slopes than other nearby ski resorts; 50% of its slopes are graded "beginner" or "intermediate," the highest such ratio in the Salt Lake City area. Solitude was one of the first major US resorts to adopt an RFID lift ticket system, allowing lift lines to move more efficiently while reducing "lift poaching". It was followed by Alta Ski Area in 2007. Solitude is adjacent to Brighton Ski Resort near the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Solitude and Brighton offer a common "Solbright Pass" which provides access to both resorts for a nominal surcharge.
Most of Solitude's trails descend from a ridge (Eagle Ridge trail) which runs parallel with The Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway as it rises up the center of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Two lifts—quad chairs Powder Horn II and Eagle Express—run to the top of Eagle Ridge, while quads Apex Express and Moonbeam Express feed the intermediate and beginner terrain (respectively) immediately below it. The back of Eagle Ridge drops into Honeycomb Canyon, a long valley with most of the resort's bowl skiing. Honeycomb Canyon is primarily accessed by the Summit Express Chair lift, which runs behind Eagle Ridge to the mountain's summit; return access from the bottom of Honeycomb Canyon is also available via the Honeycomb Return quad. The Summit Chair also provides access to adjacent Brighton Ski Resort. Two more lifts, Link double and Sunrise triple, provide dedicated skiing areas for beginners.
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