Solitude Village
Solitude’s village is the hub of its limited apres-ski and restaurant scene. The village is small, but provides a convenient and comfortable home base for skiers.
The narrowness of Little Cottonwood canyon can bring about a claustrophobic feeling. Snowbird and Alta seem wedged into their surrounds, a fact made quite plain by the concrete bunker hotels at Snowbird made to withstand a constant barrage of avalanches. Solitude’s perch high up Big Cottonwood canyon is more spacious. The mountains rise slowly and gently up to the village before soaring into rocky peaks well above the village. It’s a lovely, if less spectacular, setting.
No one would confuse Solitude’s mock-European style village for St. Anton or Zermatt, but it’s a better effort at most. The relatively small scale of the village is in fitting with the intimate feel of the resort. One main street winds its way past an ice rink and connects the condo complexes and Inn at Solitude with the slopes. No acccomodation is more than a 5 minute (in ski boots) walk from the base of the Apex chair.
Along the main street are a handful of restaurants, a bar and a ski shop.