Parachute at Solitude Mountain Resort
Expert · 772 m long with 323 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 39° at its steepest, facing E.
39°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
772 mlength
323 mvertical
3001 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Parachute is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Parachute
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)
Where it ends
Joins Zip-A-Dee, Dynamite. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express (2 min), Sunrise (3 min).
See Parachute 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.