Last snowfall:
Resort report:
Packed powder or groomed snow | |
2 cm Mon 18 Jan (AM) | |
No significant snow is forecast | |
Season closes: | 18 April 2021 |
5 out of 8 | |
Open |
Solitude snow conditions
- 1Bluebird Powder Days
- 1Powder Days
- 3Bluebird Days
The Solitude snow report is: 5 out of 8 Lifts open. 44 of 64 km of pistes open. Our model predicted that 1cm (0.4 inches) of snow fell over 12 hours between Wednesday 13 of January at 8PM and Thursday 14 of January at 8AM MST at the mid mountain level. Compacted depth will be less. Solitude Piste State: Packed powder or groomed snow.
Upper snow depth: | 75 cm | |
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Lower snow depth: | 40 cm |
Our Snow Report for Solitude brings daily updates on the snow conditions, snow depths, piste and offpiste conditions and the number of open ski lifts. The latest Solitude snow report shown below was updated on 16 Jan 2021. Snow Reports are provided regularly throughout the ski season courtesy of our own network of ski resort managers, the Skiclub of Great Britain and Skiresort Service International GmbH. In addition to the current report on ski conditions, we also provide webcams (including a 4 week cam archive), current live observations from nearby weather stations and also historical snow data for Solitude.
2 cm Mon 18 Jan (AM) | |
No significant snow is forecast | |
Season closes: | 18 April 2021 |
5 out of 8 | |
Open |
Latest snow reports near Solitude:
Snowing heavily at Alta. from Alta
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Latest snow reports near Solitude:
Snowing heavily at Alta. from Alta
Recorded snow depths for the upper and lower slopes in Solitude 2020 - 2021. The long term average for the upper slopes is also shown for comparison.
Find the best conditions for skiing and snowboarding near Solitude using our Snowfinder page.
Resort | Issued: today 3 km away | Issued: today 6 km away | Issued: today 7 km away | Issued: today 8 km away | Issued: today 10 km away |
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Snow Depth | Upper Lower 89 cm 89 cm | Upper Lower 75 cm 50 cm | Upper Lower 107 cm 55 cm | Upper Lower 69 cm 58 cm | Upper Lower 58 cm 58 cm |
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Off Piste | - | - | - | ||
Piste State | Piste Powder Off Piste Powder | Piste Fresh Off Piste Fresh | |||
Last Snow | Amount: Date: 3 cm today | Amount: Date: 7 cm 11 days ago | Amount: Date: 7 cm 11 days ago | Amount: Date: 1 cm 2 days ago | Amount: Date: 1 cm 2 days ago |
Next 9 Days | 0-3 3-6 6-9 6 cm 0 cm 8 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 5 cm 0 cm 8 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 5 cm 0 cm 8 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 7 cm 0 cm 7 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 7 cm 0 cm 7 cm |
Weather | Sat Sun Mon Mid station 2934 m | Sat Sun Mon Mid station 2907 m | Sat Sun Mon Mid station 2858 m | Sat Sun Mon Mid station 2574 m | Sat Sun Mon Mid station 2460 m |
The snow report describes the piste and off-piste ski conditions at Solitude. You can submit an updated snow report here. Piste and off-piste are often different so we ask snow reporters to describe Solitude piste and off-piste conditions separately. If these details are missing from the Solitude snow report, you can predict off-piste conditions using the snow depth, the date of the most recent snowfall at Solitude, the Solitude weather report and the forecast.
Members can check the hindcast for a timeline of Solitude weather conditions. This detailed weather log makes it easy to predict snow conditions at Solitude, even when the snow report is too old to be useful. The hindcast shows when our weather model last predicted snowfall at Solitude. It shows how much snow we think fell then, and the way freezing level, wind and weather have varied through time. You will be able to predict whether to expect off-piste powder, slush, spring snow, ice or wind crust.
If you see a report of powder or fresh snow conditions several days after snow last fell, there is usually a good reason. At crowded ski resorts, off-piste new snow will be tracked out within hours of a fresh fall but wherever crowds are light in relation to the accessible terrain, it will be possible to stay fresh much later, perhaps several days later. Alternatively, strong winds sometimes redistribute powder snow enough to cover old tracks, or it may simply be that the ski area was not fully open for some period after the snow fell, so fresh snow that fell a while ago has remained un-tracked until this report.
Whenever weather conditions change, Solitude snow conditions will change too, so it is important to check the time and date of the Solitude snow report and to guess what effect the weather will have had on snow quality between then and now. For example, the Solitude snow report on Friday afternoon may indicate fresh powder but if Friday night is mild and rainy then ski conditions will be very poor on Saturday morning. Conversely, if the weather stays stable and cold, the same snow report can be valid for more than a week. We advise that you check the Solitude snow forecast to see if conditions are likely to change before your visit.
Many skiers enjoy moguls and fast icy pistes but for off-piste skiers and free-ride snowboarders, fresh snow starts to deteriorate from the moment it settles. Wind, rain and periods of above-freezing temperature are the primary cause of the evolution from fresh powder to windslab, ice or slush. High altitude slopes that are shaded from the sun and sheltered from the wind preserve powder stashes longer after fresh snowfall. If the snow report mentions pockets of powder at Solitude, study the Solitude piste map in relation to the wind direction to determine the most likely locations.
We stress the importance of checking the date on the Solitude snow report particularly around weekends. For example, the snow report for Solitude on Friday may indicate powder after recent snowfall but following a sunny and busy weekend, when the locals hit the mountains en masse, the ski conditions (at any resort) can deteriorate rapidly and late arrivals may see very different ski conditions. Of course some people look for deteriorating conditions in the snow report for the likely development of mogul fields but for powder lovers and particularly snowboarders this can mean tracked out off-piste snow. Of course, this doesn’t always happen quickly after fresh snowfall particularly at quiet North facing resorts at high altitude where genuine powder stashes may be found days or even weeks later. It is worth checking the piste map for Solitude (found in menu above) for the location of favourable slopes that may be described in the "Solitude Snow Conditions" part of the snow report. In addition to checking the Solitude snow report we recommend that you check the snow forecasts found in the menu at the top of the page along with our ski resort guide.