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DEER VALLEY — Deer Valley Resort announced Friday its purchase of Solitude Mountain Resort.
Deer Valley will will take full ownership of Solitude on May 1, and the coming ski season will go forward as planned.
"Solitude is an incredible resort and provided a huge opportunity for us to expand our offerings right here in Utah," Bob Wheaton, Deer Valley Resort president and general manager said in a news release. "We are ecstatic to be able to add the resort to the Deer Valley family."
The acquisition comes almost a month after Vail Resorts Inc., which owns the Canyons Resort, bought Park City Mountain Resort. But Deer Valley's purchase appears to be unrelated, according to Ski Utah spokeswoman Susie English.
"We've had a lot of changes," English said. "I think Deer Valley is a strong company. They must have looked for opportunities to expand within the Utah market, and this seemed like a great opportunity. … With Deer Valley's marketing power and service-oriented business focus, I think they'll do really well."
It remained unclear Friday what the purchase price was or what assets were included.
Deer Valley staff will be working alongside Solitude staff this winter to share knowledge of the resort's operations and marketing opportunities, according to Deer Valley officials. Deer Valley plans to continue allowing snowboarding at Solitude and to keep the Brighton connection in place.
