Believe it or not we are going to have some excellent skiing this morning despite a cruel Mordor-like heat dome of a ridge taking control of the week’s weather. This is due to the magic of Western dry air and radiational cooling in the clear skies for which are so abundant in Utah. It froze last night despite the forecasts and the snow is hard this second (845) and will be perfect in 15-45 minutes and stay really good through mid to late morning. Later than that there will be plenty of opportunities for building character or a rich spring tan. If you have always wanted to ski in shorts but feel like you are just a little bit prone to chill you will (hopefully) never have a better opportunity than this afternoon! The usual 2.5k well groomed race loop is all that is left and it won’t last too long in this weather so make today the day to lock in at least one more ski this year.
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic. 30° at 8am, high of 62°.
Soldier Hollow
We are open from 8:30-4:30 Wednesday. All the loops that make up our 2.5 km of artificial snow trails are groomed excellently. Come ski while it lasts!
Solitude Nordic
All trails groomed for skate and classic. 28° at 8am, high of 58°.
Wednesday Twilight Hour continues tonight! Open late til 5:30pm, $13 trail passes and half-off rentals after 4pm. Our tiki bar will be serving snowcones and playing your favorite tunes!
Soldier Hollow
Good morning and happy St. Patrick’s Day! Come enjoy our spring skiing! Many fun loops to be had on this sunny day.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0800 it is 29°F. All trails groomed this morning for classic and skate skiing. Beautiful spring skiing conditions!
Spruces
Spruces skied great Monday from about noon to at least 2p. I had to leave at 2p, but with regret, as the skiing was still fun. Heard from another skier that it was frighteningly firm at 11a. Timing is everything for spring skiing. For Tuesday, the best window will likely be 9a to 11a. Unlike today, there will not be cloud cover, so the snow in the sun will soften considerably. There is less wind in the forecast, and the daytime high will be well beyond Monday’s high.
The very strong winds Saturday night scattered dirt, pinecones and twigs in many places. Best to not bring your race skis, and stay off the main road (west/left side when heading uphill) whenever possible. Lest that sounds like too much bother, the skiing today was wonderful, and the heat dome will likely mean the end of coverage. Go get it!
Bonus wax tip: In very dirty snow, paraffin can slow you down. Consider stripping your bases with wax remover, let the base dry, do NOT apply any new paraffin (No hot wax, no liquid paraffin spray) apply structure and a non-paraffin liquid or bloc topcoat. Toko Jet Liquid Yellow should rip. Spray it and go have fun.
Soldier Hollow
OOOPS! Terribly sorry, I clicked the wrong button for the Soldier Hollow Report! We are the first Solitude Report below. I knew I would make that mistake once this season. I apologize again.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0840 it is 34°F. All trails groomed for classic and skating. Excellent spring skiing conditions. Get it while the getting is good.
Solitude Nordic
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW!! THE BEST OF THE SEASON! FAST BUT PURCHASABLE PULZERIZED GRANULAR WITH DEEPLY SET TRACKS!!! PUT ASIDE ALL OTHER PLANS AND COME NOW! YOU WILL BE SO PLEASED! We so apologize for yesterdays horrible conditions – this will make up for it!
Soldier Hollow
It is a sunny springy afternoon here at SoHo. Come enjoy the sunny conditions from 8:30-4:30. Congratulations to our NCAA race participants yesterday!
White Pine
Closing Day Sunday Haiku:
Closing day is nigh,
Locking up, filling the box,
Sending you our thanks!
THE SHOP IS CLOSING FOR THE SEASON TODAY at 5:00pm and our 40% off Sale ends then. ALL SKI TRAILS ARE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. We managed 38 days of great skiing between heat waves and rain this season. Our deepest gratitude goes out to all of you for your support in this incredibly difficult “winter” season. You are the greatest community of friends, extended family and customers that anyone could ever ask for. The snow bunnies have storage waxed their skis and are picking up their bikes tuned at our Bonanza Dr. store (where the sale goes on) for next week’s predicted record heat. The daily Haiku may continue for a bit due to popular demand.
Solitude Nordic
Good morning nordic skiers! At 0745 it is a chilly 13°F with a small accumulation of graupel overnight. All trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. Excellent conditions continue up here!
Spruces
Good morning Spruces skiers. I groomed the Upper Loops this morning very thoroughly. There is still plenty of snow to ski all around Milt’s Loops as well as the Practice and Pavilion Loops. I also set classic, which is good in some spots and marginal in others. This could be our last weekend of grooming, as temperatures are very hot next week. Please come out and enjoy your National Forest.
Soldier Hollow
We have the NCAA 20 km skate races this morning, starting with the women’s at 9 am and men’s following at 10:30 am. We will then be open to the public until 4:30 pm. Come cheer on your favorite teams and then go for a ski!
Solitude Nordic
Good morning! At 0755 it is 32°F. All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing. Fully transformed snow on the majority of the trails. Fast skiing until it warms up and gets soft.