Solitude Mountain Resort
True to its name, the quietest resort in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon with deep powder days and excellent intermediate cruising.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Solitude Mountain Resort's heaviest snowfall lands in February; the snowpack peaks in March.
- Snowfall
- peaks Feb
- Snowpack
- peaks Mar
- Typical season
- Oct – May
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Solitude sits high in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah, tucked into Big Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City. This is continental high-alpine terrain, with peaks reaching above the tree line and a dry interior climate that feeds its reliable snow.
Getting there
Fly into Salt Lake City (SLC), about 45 minutes from the resort by road.
- Salt Lake City (SLC)45 minutesDirections
- Idaho Falls (IDA)4 hoursDirections
- Cedar City (CDC)4 hoursDirections
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