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Solitude


Ikon Pass

Solitude Mountain Resort


Ikon Pass
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Solitude Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
0"
5-Day
4"
10-Day
11"
This is Less Than Average for Solitude
10-day Snow Forecast
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Solitude Key Knowledge: Skiers who have discovered Solitude keep going back. The snow here is just about as decadent as at Alta and Snowbird, but there's half as many people. The resort has spent 15 years putting major efforts into transforming the base into a bona fide destination. It's worked. High-end lodging in a quiet setting, with deep snow stashes: perfection.
Solitude skiing by month:
Solitude
By Month
Data show that February is the best month Solitude for overall snow quality.
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Core Strengths

Solitude
Travel Ease
98.6
Snow Quality
88.6
Overall
84.0
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

16

Rank in
Region

12

Rank in
State

4

This resort is often compared with:

Brighton
Alta
Snowbird
Solitude Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Solitude Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Thursday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Friday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Sunday
Day
0"
Night
2"
Monday
Day
1"
Night
5"

Snow

True*
Annual Snowfall

437"

True Snow: 437" per year
Snow Quality Rank

6

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

9

Solitude Mountain Resort is ranked No. 9 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

17.1%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

34.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

7.5%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

9

Solitude Mountain Resort is ranked No. 9 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

6

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Solitude Mountain Resort

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

2047 ft

10035 ft
Base Elevation: 7988 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Solitude Mountain Resort

At Solitude 16.9% of winter days see 6 inches or more of snow, 28% of winter months see 90 inches or more, and only 8% of months see less than 30 inches. This is top tier snow frequency, exceeded only by Alta, Snowbird and Grand Targhee in the Rocky Mountain states. Solitude is as renowned for its quality as quantity of snow. Utah professor Jim Steenburgh has analyzed decades of Cottonwood Canyon snowfall and determined that most storms deliver the ideal “right side up” snowpack that powder skiers crave. The surface layer is usually blower powder over a soft but supportable layer of denser snow that initiated the storm. Solitude is usually the least busy of the Cottonwood ski areas on powder days.

Accumulation and Preservation

Solitude’s base elevation is similar to Snowbird’s and snow accumulation is a bit slower than at Alta or Brighton. Solitude averages about 85% open at Christmas and is less than half open by Christmas in about 10% of seasons. Solitude has high altitude and favorable exposure, with very good snow preservation a notch below neighbors Alta and Snowbird. Overall snow reliability is among the “elite six” of the Rocky Mountain states.