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June 19, 2009
Solitude’s Summer Season Begins
Escape the summer heat, grab your friends, family and head to Solitude. Open Thursday – Sunday with lift served hiking, mountain biking, mountain scooters, disc (Frisbee) golf, and wonderful open-air patio dining at kimi's mountainside bistro.
July 17, 2009
Wasatch Wildflower Festival
On Friday, with help from Cottonwood Canyons Foundation, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm we will present wonderful wildflower hikes. This is the perfect excuse to skip work and visit the mountains. There will be hike options to fit all fitness levels and a professional naturalist will accompany each group.
*Hiking can be strenuous due to high elevation and unstable footing conditions. Please be prepared with sturdy shoes, water, snacks and rain gear.
July 18, 2009
Chris Allaire Memorial Mountain Bike Race
This is the Utah State Championship race. Often referred to as having some of the best forest single-track descents in the state, the course is always a challenging one. Come participate, or watch and riders make their way around the mountain.
For information: Ed Chauner (801) 942-3498 or www.intermountaincup.com.
August 2, 2009
Taste of the Nation – Local Chefs featured at Solitude
Join Utah’s most exciting chefs by the creek here at Solitude for an afternoon of spectacular food and drink. Event highlights include cooking exhibitions, live music and a wonderful silent auction. All ticket proceeds benefit anti-hunger and poverty programs, namely Utahns Against Hunger and the Utah Food Bank. Tickets are $75 in advance and $85 at the gate. VIP is $125 for single tickets and $1,200 for a table of 10. There are no cooking demonstrations.
For more info or online ticket purchases visit www.strength.org/utah.
August 21-23, 2009
National Caliber Disc Golf Tournament - Full Throttle Challenge at Solitude
If you’ve never been exposed to the sport of Disc Golf, this is your chance to come check it out. Get out of the city and beat the heat with an afternoon at Solitude.
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- Full Throttle Midweek Mountain Bike Series:
Pro and sport riders compete for cash prizes on Solitude’s forested singletrack. Kids rides, prizes and raffles also. Six Wednesdays beginning June 24th. Visit midweekmtb.com for more info.
- Diggler Mountain Scooters:
Solitude is excited to offer the wildly fun, and easy to ride Scooters. These wheeled rides are a cross between razor street scooters and mountain bikes. Access the trials of Solitude via our Sunrise lift or simply kick around the village on them.
- Disc Golf:
Challenge yourself to 18 holes on our unique mountainside course. Even those that have never tossed a Frisbee find this activity extremely enjoyable, as you wind down through the beautiful forests of Solitude Mountain Resort.
- Kids Fishing:
Watch the kids at the pond, as they try to catch one of our “giant” rainbow trout. Or, if everyone has graduated from the pond, try you luck in Big Cottonwood Creek (UT fishing lic. Required for the Creek).
- Scenic Lift Rides:
Ride up Sunrise lift and enjoy the unparalleled views of the Wasatch Mountains.
- Mountain Bike Rentals:
Check out our rental bikes in the Village. Bikes are available hourly, half-day, or multi-day.
- Silver Lake Nature Center Wildflower Walks:
The perfect way to spend an evening after work! The Wasatch Mountains are known for their stunning array of wildflowers, so take this opportunity to learn about them with us on walks led by local naturalists! Select Wednesdays during the summer. Free. Leaves at 6:00pm, but reservations required, can be made up to two weeks in advance. Call (801) 466-6411.
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