As we reported last October, the deal is now done. Deer Valley has scooped up Solitude Resort, put a new general manager in place and is announcing lots of capital improvements for next season. Read all about it here.
Author: mikemaginn
Mike is the co-publisher of SeniorsSkiing.com. His skiing career started at Song Mountain NY in his college days. He worked for SKIING magazine in the early 70s, learned to love cross-country, took a 20 year hiatus from skiing and came back to short skis and efficient boots. When Jon Weisberg suggested there should be a site for senior skiers, he joined him in developing SeniorsSkiing.com.
Yeah, big changes, and not necessarily for the better. Deer Valley means ridiculously high prices, inaccessibility for most people, ugly McMansions littering the hill, and sorry, but I have skied in Europe and think the food in Deer Valley kinda sucks. Too bad for Solitude fans.
Flying in from Seattle and Heading for Solitude for 4 nights end of Feb. wanted to try something different from Snowbird et al. Usually head for Canada but not enough time. Is this going to be a mistake? Wanted to park the car and not need it. My buddy and I ski pretty hard. But we already got a dose of the high condo prices. Comment, anyone?– best way to hit the 3 days on the slopes–?
We’ve found accommodations in Canada generally better since a basic condo comes with a private hot tub on your deck. None of this community stuff.