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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Why You Should Go on a BackTracks Tour
No Comments » - Posted in Mountain by Nick
Monday, February 1st, 2010
SLC All-Star Chefs Bring Their Tastes to Solitude
Elevate your taste buds with Guest Chef Thursdays at St. Bernard’s. Over (at least) the next 4 weeks, a who’s who in the Salt Lake City gastronomic scene will be treating diners to five unforgettable course in Solitude’s quaint alpine village. Imagine your favorite dishes from restaurants you know and love…now, picture them fireside at [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dining by Nick
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Utah makes a guest appearance in…Utah?
With the return of the snow. Wait, strike that. With the return of redonkulous dumpage only found in the Wasatch, Utah started looking alot like, Utah again.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video that is 43 seconds long, at 30 frames per second, would be made up of 1,290 pictures. The [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Blog Entry, Mountain by Nick
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Solitude Ranks High In Ski Magazine Reader’s Poll
Far and away, the most legitimate resort awards program is by Ski Magazine. Being that actual skiers - the readers of the magazine - not editors swayed by advertising revenue and popularity contests, are rating the resorts they frequent, Solitude is proud of the amazing rankings we received.
OVERALL - #26. Just being ranked is compliment [...]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Taste of the Nation For Two Package - $499
Just got word from our lodging and culinary team: They are offering a special weekend package for the Taste of the Nation Event. This is the finest culinary event in Utah and all the proceeds go towards enging childhood hunger - a great cause!! Dozens of vendors from Salt Lake’s top restaurants offer amazing samples [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Lodging by Nick
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Whoa…It’s Spring, I mean Summer!
Mud season quickly turned into rain season…or is that just another way of saying mud season was extra long this year? Either way, Summer is officially here, as of June 21. And as if on cue, the sun is shining, the mountains are green, flowers are beginning to bloom, so tada! Summer is here.
As far [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Mountain by Nick
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Ski Salt Lake Shootout
The Ski Salt Lake Shootout inaugural competition produced magazine covers and images published worldwide. The shootout returned for its sophomore run Feb. 22-26, 2009 and Solitude provided the background for many memorable images sure to grace a few magazine pages next winter! Photographers and athletes were paired to battle for cash prizes and bragging [...]
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Aerial Mountain Tour of Solitude
Can’t afford to hire a private heli for the day? Well, grab a seat in ours and feast your eyes on a scenic ride from frontside groomers to the depths of Honeycomb Canyon. Soar and float like a bird above skiers and boarders making their way down the hill - with no risk of motion [...]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Getting Off The Beaten Path
Last weeks fury of powder days left most of us exhausted: all the non-stop top to bottom runs, screaming “THAT was the best run of the year”, and repeating the cycle. Now that the skies have cleared and warm air and sun are plentiful the draw to being outside is great - far greater than [...]
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Sushi at the Squirrel
The Thirsty Squirrel’s food menu continues to improve each winter. Last winter food was upgraded from your classic pub fare of nachos and nachos grande to include quesadillas and warm artichoke dip, as well as potato skins and hummus.
This season, however, the Squirrel has kicked it up a notch by bringing in Hungry Tuna Sushi. [...]
