Ski Utah Press Release

Solitude Mountain Resort has announced that opening day for the 2016-2017 winter season, originally scheduled for Friday, November 18, has been rescheduled to Friday, December 2, 2016. “Winter has finally returned to Solitude Mountain Resort and we are working hard to supplement natural snow with snowmaking at any time temperatures allow,” said Kim Mayhew, general manager for Solitude Mountain Resort. “We thank everyone for their patience as we dealt with unseasonably warm temperatures this November.”

On Friday, December 2, 2016, Solitude plans to open with approximately three chairlifts (Link, Moonbeam Express and Apex Express chairlifts) and five runs (Easy Street, Same Street, Little Dolly, Fleet Street and Main Street). For updates on current conditions and chairlift and run openings, please visit skisolitude.com.

Early season ticket pricing will be in effect on opening day. Updated pricing will be reflected on skisolitude.com as more terrain opens.

Early Season Ticket Pricing: 

Full Day Adult: $65 

P.M. Half Day: $55 

Full Day Senior: $55 

Full Day Junior: $45

Restaurants opening on Friday, December 2, 2016 include Moonbeam Lodge located in the Moonbeam Center at Entry 1, open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Stone Haus Pizzeria and Creamery open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and located in the heart of Solitude Village; and The Thirsty Squirrel in Solitude Village from noon to 10 p.m. On Saturday, December 3, 2016, Honeycomb Grill will open for lunch and dinner service and St. Bernard’s at the Inn at Solitude will open for breakfast service only. Updates on additional restaurant openings will be made available on skisolitude.com.

For more information on Solitude Mountain Resort's 2016-2017 winter season opening, please contact Emily Summers, senior communications manager for Deer Valley Resorts at 435-645-6522 or emily@deervalley.com.

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Solitude, a Deer Valley Resort, is a pure, authentic and untarnished Utah territory. Serene or extreme there’s nothing between you and the perfect mountain day. Located in Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah, the resort offers eight chairlifts, 77 runs, three bowls and 500 annual inches of snow spread over 1,200 acres for skiing and snowboarding.