Memorial chutes at Solitude Mountain Resort
Advanced · 466 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 40° at its steepest, facing W.
40°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
466 mlength
165 mvertical
2971 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Memorial chutes is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Memorial chutes
Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Apex Express
- Ski Summit Access West (intermediate)
- Ride Summit Express
- Ski Liberty (intermediate)
- Ski Cathedral Cirque (expert)
- Ski Middle Slope (expert)
- Ski Parachute (expert)
- Ski Memorial chutes (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Boundry Chutes, Wood Lawn. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Honeycomb Return (3 min), Eagle Express (7 min).
See Memorial chutes on the 3D mapAll runs at Solitude Mountain ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.