Solitude Mountain Resort digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1340
Scope and Contents
The Solitude Mountain Resort digital photograph collection contains 3 digital only color images of the Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The images were produced for promotion of the ski area and date from the 1960s.
Dates
- 1960-1969
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Solitude Mountain Resort digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Solitude Mountain Resort digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
Solitude Mountain Resort is located in Big Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is adjacent to the Brighton Ski Resort and Alta Ski Resort. Solitude was developed in 1956 by Robert M. Barrett, a businessman who worked in the uranium industry in Moab, Utah. It opened in 1957. In 1977, it was acquired by Gary DeSeelhorst’s business group; DeSeelhorst became the sole owner of Solitude Mountain Resort in 1986, when he began renovating and modernizing the resort. The DeSeelhorst family sold Solitude in 2014 to Deer Valley Resort; Deer Valley was acquired by Alterra Mountain Company in 2017. Solitude Mountain Resort has hosted snowboardcross and ski cross events. It operates the Solitude Nordic Center, located between Solitude and Brighton, which offers Nordic winter sports like snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
Extent
.225 Megabytes : 3 jpg files
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Solitude Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Big Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains three digitized images of promotional material for the Solitude Mountain Resort and its slope in the 1960s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Nona Weatherbee in 2007.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Solitude Mountain Resort digital photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu