Yet more Sepcember weather prevails with another morning of above freezing temperatures. Despite that, our manmade set up ok due to some clearer skies and the usual short track has been immaculately groomed for skate and classic and depths are still good for your best skis. With a high of 55 and chance of rain starting midday, the earlier the better should be a good strategy today. A morning ski workout should carve room in your tummy for wonderful Christmas Eve food!
White Pine
There are some winter snowfall records we really don’t want to continue to break..
Happy Christmas Eve! 52 degrees just before the beautiful “winter” sunrise. The shop is OPEN 9-3 today.
Thank you for all your enthusiastic calls, but we do need a 6″ “cover charge” to pack the trails and reopen for skiing on the warm bare ground. None of our ski trails are currently open and the forecast for the next several days is good for visiting friends and family, feasting, gift giving, coffee drinking and dreaming of a snowy new year.
It is a great time to pick up your trail pass and bring in your skis so they’re waxed and ready to go when the snow comes! Drop in to the shop and we can catch up whilst we reminisce about snowy winters, endless glide, smooth corduroy, bluebird conditions and snow bunnies hidden under the trees.
Our Holiday hours: We will close at 3:00pm on December 24th We will be closed December 25th. All other days we will be open 9-5 including New Years Eve and Day. ~12/23/25 09:32 am
Solitude Nordic
Fresh grooming on the Lake Loop this morning. A firm skate lane and nice classic tracks. Only 1/2km but if you crave snow, this is the place!
50% off rentals and tickets through December 25th.
Check out our website for upcoming events: first Nordic Nights this Saturday and Community Day on 1/9! https://www.solitudemountain.com/things-to-do/nordic-and-snowshoe
White Pine
Welcome to Winter! 48 degrees just before the beautiful “winter” sunrise. The shop is OPEN 9-5 today.
Thank you for all your enthusiastic calls, but we do need a 6″ “cover charge” to pack the trails and reopen for skiing on the warm bare ground.
None of our ski trails are currently open and the forecast for the next several days is good for visiting friends and family, feasting, gift giving, coffee drinking and dreaming of a snowy new year. It is a great time to pick up your trail pass, find that perfect gift for your favorite skier and bring in your skis so they’re ready to go when the snow comes! Drop in to the shop and we can catch up whilst we reminisce about snowy winters, endless glide, smooth corduroy and snow bunnies hidden under the trees.
Give yourself or someone you love a gift of a skiing experience. It lasts a lifetime and never goes out of style. Booking and gift certificates are available in the shop and online!
Our Holiday hours:
We will close at 3:00pm on December 24th
We will be closed December 25th. (for the first time in modern times)
All other days we will be open 9-5 including New Years Eve and Day.
Soldier Hollow
Sepcember continues with almost extraordinary warmth! (insert emojis of choice here). Our manmade 1.5k “loop” is still holding up good enough for nice skis and was groomed for skate and classic today. Conditions are firm and relatively fast wet snow and a temperature of 46F right now at 830 but depending on when you come and amount of traffic, we see it could vary down to mashed potatoes with a forecast high of 60F (more fertile ground for emojis of choice). But hey, skiing should be better than no skiing. I suppose if you have a pair of roller skis you could perhaps draw straws (or do the snow/roller double). Even the rare snow and water ski on the same day almost feels doable.
Solitude Nordic
Lake Flat and Redman Loops are open. Redman loops have not been groomed in over a week, classic is recommended. Lake Flat was groomed yesterday for Classic and Skate. Come on up and check it out! 50% off rentals and tickets through December 25th.
Check out our website for upcoming events like Nordic Nights and Community Day! https://www.solitudemountain.com/things-to-do/nordic-and-snowshoe
Soldier Hollow
More bizarre very unseasonable weather, but we keep on keeping on with our 1.5 km of well groomed artificial snow in a loop from the stadium up the Hollow to Pony Express Junction. We will again have a junior ski race from 1-3 pm so highly recommend doing your ski before or after that. Come get last minute gifts while you watch the youngsters punish themselves up and down!
White Pine
Welcome to the first day of Winter! 52 degrees just before sunrise… The shop is OPEN 9-5 today.
We never thought we’d be living the plot of “White Christmas” this season but unfortunately it looks more like “Wet Christmas” this year. None of our ski trails are currently open and the forecast for the next several days is good for visiting friends and family, feasting, gift giving, coffee drinking and not so good for skiing.
It is a great time to pick up your pass, find that perfect gift for your favorite skier and bring in your skis so they’re ready to go when the snow comes!
Drop in to the shop and we can catch up whilst we reminisce about snowy winters, endless glide, smooth corduroy and snow bunnies under the trees.
Give yourself or someone you love a gift of a skiing experience. It lasts a lifetime and never goes out of style. Booking and gift certificates are available in the shop and online!
Our Holiday hours as of 12/21: We will close at 3:00pm on December 24th We will be closed December 25th unless by some miracle it snows a lot. All other days we will be open 9-5 including New Years Eve and Day.
White Pine
Happy Solstice! The shop is OPEN 9-5 today. None of our ski trails are currently open and the forecast for the next several days is good for visiting friends, eating cookies, gift giving, coffee drinking and not so good for skiing. Fingers crossed (but not your ski tips!) for some snow someday soon.
It is a great time to pick up your pass, find that perfect gift for your favorite skier and bring in your skis so they’re ready to go when the snow comes! Drop in to the shop and we can commiserate and catch up whilst we wax poetic with memories of snowy winters, fast wax and smooth corduroy.
Our Holiday hours as of 12/21
We will close at 3:00pm on December 24th
We will be closed December 25th unless by some miracle it snows a lot.
All other days we will be open 9-5 including New Years Eve and Day.
Soldier Hollow
Winter is here officially . . . sigh. We have groomed the 1.5 km track of artificial snow we have to perfection considering the weather, with a surface of crushed granular for excellent purchase and great glide. Come enjoy and then come down and book a biathlon experience for you and your visiting guests! A super fun group time even with low snow!!!!!! and then remember to buy your snowflake thermometer poster for the rest of your gifts for bonus real snowflake points! Go snow go!!
Soldier Hollow
Short further update: tomorrow and Monday, we will be holding a mock rack for our junior skiers from 1-3 pm with warm up beforehand. The tracks will be very crowded then so we highly recommend coming to do your ski before or after that time. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for being awesome in this difficult weather situation!!
Spruces
Good morning. I rolled a very light dusting of snow on the Upper Loops this morning. Temperatures have been very warm and more pavement has been exposed, so please be careful. Have a good weekend!
Soldier Hollow
Despite the rain and warmth, the 1.5 km artificial snow ribbon we have here is in fine shape, groomed to a purchasable surface at 8 am. Come ski a few laps to get out the weather blahs and compliment it with a fancy drink from our Basecamp Cafe, before doing a bit of shopping for the last of your holiday gifts.
White Pine
it rained hard last night.
THE SHOP IS OPEN 9-5 TODAY. We continue to check the weather forecast every five minutes. We never thought we’d be living the plot of “White Christmas” this season.
None of our ski trails are currently open and the forecast for the next several days remains excellent for visiting friends, eating cookies, gift giving, coffee drinking and not so good for skiing. Fingers crossed (but not your ski tips!) for some snow soon. Drop in to the shop and we can commiserate and catch up whilst we wax poetic with memories of snowy winters, fast wax and smooth corduroy.
Soldier Hollow
Nasty overnight temperature surge after a refreshingly seasonal day yesterday – the current temperature at 8:15 am is greater than the expected high, so rather unfortunate. We still have our trusty loop of artificial snow, 1.5 km from east Stadium to the junction of Pony Express – it is a bit slick to use caution today.
White Pine
THE SHOP IS OPEN 9-5 TODAY. We continue obsessively check the weather forecast every fifteen minutes. Dreaming of a white anything in this remarkable “winter” We are booking tours and lessons for the post-holiday period right now. None of our ski trails are currently open and the forecast for the next several days is good for visiting friends, eating cookies, gift shopping, drinking tea and not so good for skiing. Fingers crossed (but not your ski tips!) for the weekend.
It is a great time to pick up your pass, find that perfect gift for your favorite skier and bring in your skis so they’re ready to go when the snow comes! Drop in to the shop and we can commiserate and catch up whilst we wax poetic with memories of snowy winters and smooth corduroy.