Solitude Mountain Resort is going to step onto the world stage this ski season as they will host the U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup on January 19-22. This event is the second stop of the U.S. Grand Prix tour and is a test event for the 2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.
Bringing such a big event to Big Cottonwood Canyon is a huge deal, because it is the first major international skiing and snowboarding competition Solitude has ever held.
It was back in August that the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced that Solitude had been awarded the event. According to a press release, the resort will now be one of three ski areas in the Wasatch Mountains to host the world’s best freestyle, freeskiing and snowboarding athletes. Deer Valley Resort will host aerials, moguls and dual moguls, and Park City Mountain will host halfpipe and slopestyle snowboarding and freeskiing.
The January 2017 U.S. Grand Prix at Solitude will feature skicross, snowboardcross and team snowboardcross events Thursday, January 19, through Sunday, January 22. All races will take place on a course built on Wall Street and Main Street runs that will finish adjacent to the base of Apex Express chairlift and the Village at Solitude.
“This is an exciting time to showcase what Solitude has to offer to international skiing and snowboarding industry,” said Kim Mayhew, Solitude Mountain Resort general manager. “A lot of preparation and work has gone into hosting the U.S. Grand Prix test event and will provide valuable experience in advance of the 2019 World Championships. Hosting these events further demonstrates the variety and access to world-class skiing available in Utah.”
A complete schedule of the U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup is available at skisolitude.com/winter-activities/us-grand-prix-fis-world-cup.