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SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT — After Deer Valley Resorts took over operations, Solitude Mountain Resort has received several upgrades to its facilities that skiers and snowboarders can enjoy this season.
Solitude Mountain Resort was developed by Robert M. Barrett and opened in 1957, according to the resort website. David DeSeelhorst purchased it and took over operations in the late 1970s. The DeSeelhorst family continued to run the resort until it was purchased by Deer Valley Resorts in May 2015.
Solitude Mountain Resort offers 1,200 skiable acres and has 76 ski runs and eight chairlifts available. During the summer, several upgrades were made to the resort including a new high-speed quad chairlift that gives access to Honeycomb Canyon, some of the most popular terrain on the mountain, according to Deer Valley Resorts communications manager Emily Summers. The new chairlift also accesses a new ski run that the resort created that goes from the top of the Apex Express chairlift to the base of the new Summit Express chairlift.
The resort also has 11 nordic trails, totaling a little over 12 miles, and a nordic center that rents cross country skis and snowshoes and offers guided outings, Summers said.
The resort also upgraded several of its dining facilities with the transition of the new ownership. Most of the food options are located at The Village at Solitude and all of the restaurants received a "facelift," Summers said.
"Deer Valley is obviously known for food, so that was something that we are kind of stepping up at Solitude with our management of it," Summers said.
Solitude Mountain Resort has seven different restaurants, the most iconic of which is The Yurt. Just as its name indicates, people dine inside a traditional Mongolian yurt that they snowshoe a half mile to reach. The Yurt only seats 24 people, offering a more intimate dining experience, complete with the chef interacting with various tables while the four-course meal is prepared.
The Yurt is only open for dinner Thursday through Sunday and is $125 per person. Guests have to be 13 and older and reservations are required.
The most notable change in dining options at Solitude Mountain Resorts was with the Roundhouse, Summers said. It used to be a casual grill and now serves a split menu of cuisine from the Himalayas and traditional local dishes from the Wasatch Front.
The resort manages over 100 condos ranging from a one bedroom hotel-style room to three-four bedroom townhouses. Rooms at also available for rent at the Inn at Solitude.
While winter sports are the current focus at the resort, it also offers a variety of summer activities. Solitude has an 18-hole disc golf course that can be reached by hiking or riding a chairlift, Summers said. One chairlift is open all summer and gives access to 20 miles of mountain biking and hiking trails.
Location: 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City.
Hours: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No night skiing is available.
Prices: An adult lift ticket is $79. A senior lift ticket, for adults 70 and older, is $55. A junior lift ticket for youth ages 7-13 is $50. Children 6 years old and under ski free with a paid adult.