Aesthetics:

You're starting out at like 9,000 feet of elevation so you can see all of the mountains around you. The lush green forest, walking trails, the patches of snow depending on what time of year, the resort itself, plants, wildlife, you name it. The atmosphere is incredible as it is at most mountain courses. Chipmonks, butterflies, birds are all prevalent. The drive up here from SLC is awesome! The road was obviously painstakingly blasted out of the rock and you drive right through the western slope of the Rockies.

Terrain:

Of course the elevation change is quite dramatic right away. You have mostly open fairways for the majority of the course with a well defined fairway on both sides and mountain grass and bushes lining the fairways. Only holes 5 and 9 are truly uphill with the rest being very downhill, slight uphill, or throwing across the mountain. Holes 1-9 are where most of the extreme elevation is and then it levels out a bit in the back 9 with the exception of "The Beast" the final, top of the world downhill 1200 foot monster.

Variety of distances, shot selection, lines, etc:

I think the shortest hole on the course is hole 1 which is a downhill left to right hole with hard ground where skip judgment and distance control is crucial. Many fairways/greens out here are very prone to skipping you much further than you would think not only because of the hard dirt but also because of which the speed of the disc is traveling when it's thrown off of a cliff basically - gravity is a bitch. Most holes require you hit lines but only a few have really dense trees guarding fairways or greens. Lots of different dogleg right to left, left to right is required and sometimes flex shots or tomahawk/thumbers are your best bet. Distance control and judging how your disc is going skip and what angle it's going to hit at could leave you within circle1 or you could be 100 feet down the hill from the basket.

Infrastructure:

The most important thing about the infrastructure here is that there are benches or picnic tables on every single hole thankfully. Not something I care about normally but with extreme elevation and 9,000 feet above sea level, I appreciated being able to sit whenever I needed to. There are also trash and recycle bins laid out every 4-6 holes so after drinking through your water or having lunch you could dump them off and not have to carry it. Tee signs are really nice and show you where the pin(s) are, sadly they don't show the current position but not hard to figure out. Baskets are DGA and have orange flags on them to help you locate them from distance and also judge the wind. Tee pads are flymats and do an adequate job but be careful not to step off them during your throw as a fall out here could result in mountain rescue.

$15 to take the lift is pricey. I opted to hike up and found it a pretty nice hike and not too difficult but YMMV.

Some of the holes felt a little too open and distance control being the main obstacle. Not that it was easy to par even with a bad drive, you were still punished.

There are few spots while navigating the course that's a little weird. I'd say the transition from basket 2 to tee pad 3 is one of them. Your natural inclination is to walk down the hill to the tee pad next to the picnic bench but this is hole 6. After basket 2 take a right and you will see the big downhill right to left hole.

Some say this course is a disc eater and I couldn't disagree more. As long as you watch your disc the entire flight and don't turn away in disgust/remember where you threw it's really simple to find it. If you can't or aren't willing to do this or you have really bad accuracy then yes you maybe looking for a disc or two. I spend a grand total of maybe 45 seconds looking for discs the entire round. Perhaps new players who griplock the disc everywhere shouldn't come here or being willing to lose some plastic if they do.

This place is awesome, the golf is awesome, just a great experience, one of Utah's finest courses I imagine. The people at the resort were super nice. When I showed up I went to information to ask about disc golf and the older gentleman with the beard (didn't catch his name, dang it) helped me out. He took me to where you could see the hiking path to the course and explained to me in full detail how to get to hole 1, gave me a score card and a pencil, told me where to buy food/water, and little bit about the shops around the area.

So if you are hiking in like I did ask information but here is a tip: If you look towards the lifts just to the right you will see a dirt trail going straight up the mountain and a small red sign. Follow this path straight uphill until you see a basket with a flag on it, this is hole 8. From here you need to take a left and cross over the running creek and follow the disc golf course and side by side trails. When you reach a picnic bench you're almost there, this is hole six. Keep walking up this hill, you'll come to basket 2 and just keep going straight up till you see the top of the lifts and the tee pad for hole 1 on the right.

This is an amazing course that plays down a large mountain which serves as ski resort in the winter months. You'll be throwing 400 foot downhill bombs on almost every hole. Extremely fun to watch the disc fly here. The fairways are pretty open, but have enough trees within them where you do have to control and shape your shot. A few up hill holes as well, but not many. The course culminates at hole 18 where you are throwing down a very steep, very high, wide open ski slope which feels like a cliff.

This course gets a high rating from me due to it's uniqueness and fun to play. It may not be the most pampered course, but so rarely do you get to throw colossal shots like this. A must play if you are in the area.

Notes on course logistics:
- It's only open in the summer.
- Play starts a few feet from the top of the sunrise chair lift.
- Chairlift operates on the weekends only.
- You can walk to the top of the course if you don't want to take the lift and it will take you about 30 minutes.

Pro tip: Putters can go as far as drivers when throwing off the cliff that is the final hole.

Score: 9.0/10

Excellent variety of right and left throws.
The downhill aspect to the course makes it extremely fun. The holes are long and so you can throw long consistently.
Scenery is unparalleled.

Almost every hole is downhill, so there's not much variety in the elevation changes.
Errant throws can be hard to find, but the fairways are pretty large, so it's really not that bad unless youre throwing a disc the same color as the grass.

Epic. This is the must-play course in Utah.

Course was well marked, thank you to the mountain staff. Beautiful views, trails maintained. Nice benches at every hole. Beautiful scenery. Holes were exciting an of variable difficulty, well named I might add.

$10 lift ticket or a hike. Not unreasonable.
Hole 18 is a ridiculous 1200ft launch watch where your disc goes.

-Chair lift takes you up mountain to hole 1
-Beautiful scenery as you meander through the aspens and pines.
-Great course design and layout

-Some of the upper holes are strenuous but still fun to play

This is my favorite course in Utah by far, the air is clean the views are marvelous and the golf is amazing!

- Course is set in a mountain resort, when there is no snow on the ground, the plastic is in the air! Take the ski lift to the top to save energy for some of the grueling elevation that is present. Pretty much no chance for interference save for the occasional mountain biker.
- Since the setting of the course is on a mountainside, the biggest pro at this course is constant and extreme elevation changes. No point in listing all the holes that go up, down, or waaaay up and waaaay down. Let's just say that hole #18 is 1200', with a 400' vertical drop! Steep enough?? On the other end of the spectrum, some of the additional holes on the letter loop are super duper steep uphill. Plenty of holes in between from start to finish.
- Also spots where the biggest slope is off the fairway, going too far left or right can mean a hike to get the disc and get back to the basket. #8 especially, do not go too far right, or else.
- Decent amount of trees here as well; there are definitely spots that require line shaping or shot placement. #5 is a sharp hyzer around the woods, for instance, and #6 is a great downhill shot that forces a line to the left or right of a giant patch of tall trees. #12 is pretty heavily wooded, with some tight gaps to find amongst skinny trees. The last temp hole (#I?) is a giant FH flex downhill, with dense woods on both sides.
- A few spots have very real hazards, mostly due to nasty rollaway/sloping areas for discs to find, but also some water in a few spots as well. Really makes things interesting on top of everything else; turning over a disc too much or hyzering out in the thin air can be disastrous.
- Lots of length to the course; the original 18 hole layout clocks in at 416' per hole, and the temp holes follow suit. Really have the chance to let the discs glide and glide on the downhill holes; both big arms and small arms will enjoy the chance to throw some real bombers.
- Rubber pads are good, baskets good, signs good. Navigation signs help out, though the temp holes aren't marked very well. Hole #B is a hyzer; not straight ahead, from there it is pretty easy to follow (assuming the layout is the same!!!).

- Only real con here is a large number of wide open holes, or holes that have pretty simple obstacles to avoid. Just need to huck the disc without many consequences for a bad shot. That's it though!
- Some tall grass can eat discs here; I lost a go-to disc in plain sight on one of the temp holes. Keep a close eye even in some of the fairways...

- Well, this is mountain golf at its finest, I would have to assume. Haven't had the chance to play many courses where a ski lift is almost necessary; but I imagine this one is right up there with the rest of them. Epic 1200' finishing hole really caps it off. I would recommend EVERYONE check this place out; fun factor is overflowing. Unless you have bad knees or a heart condition, it is going to be a blast. Worth every penny.

for starters, you are playing DOWN a ski slope, wow! just gorgeous scenery and SO so much easier than playing UP hill. excellent basket placement and great tee signs leading the way. plenty of long bombing downhill holes that are easy to reach, in addition to a couple tighter fairways.
taking the ski lift up just makes for a magical mountain experience!

due to gravity, is really easy for anyone to lose a disc throwing downhill. several of the longer holes are fairly detached from the forest and thus just who can throw farther competitions.
top of the world hole 18 has a fairway that must be like 1,000 feet across, and yet i have still never been able to hit it. easy to lose a disc on even a decent throw.

was the 9th of 9 course on our thrilling road trip. the 6 year old shot an unheard of 79, garnering ctp on at least 2 holes with 4 other GOOD disc golfers. was just an exquisite experience with ultra kind fellow disc golfers.
the downhill aspect really nullifies "distance" as the key factor and replaces it with the cherished "accuracy".
would be a GOOD course to take a female significant other to due to vistas and the reach ability of downhill fairways.

Beautiful scenery. Great markers, tees, and layout of the course. Mostly downhill with lots of elevation change. Varying lengths of holes and great obstacles for shot selection. Usually not too busy.

Like many others have said, it can be difficult at times to locate your discs; even on great throws. The grass can get tall and make if a little bit more difficult to find discs.

Incredibly beautiful scenery
Mostly downhill
Great variation in hole length
Multiple shots required
Trees easy to climb to get discs back
Beautiful, level rubber tee pads
Beautiful signage
No trash
Nearly new baskets
No graffiti
Not crowded
Fantastic tournament each year (Full Throttle) Had $16K in prizes in 2011. Open winner took home $2K. Top Am cards went home with $100-200 worth of stuff.

Because it is a mountain course, you can't really mow it. That makes it easy to lose discs. The rough and fairways generally have grass and similar plants two feet tall. It isn't too thick, but you will definitely spend some time looking for discs. The problem is compounded by the fact that you may throw your discs out of sight, not because you threw them behind something, but because they went far enough that you can no longer see the disc. There are no cacti or stickers or anything, but the landing zones are necessarily big and there's plenty of disc hiding foliage in them. This is the main reason I cannot give this course 5 stars. If they could somehow mow more of the grass down with some kind of a mountain mower (I've heard they exist) it would be a perfect course. I recommend you play in a group at this course, just to help find discs. I'm confident you would lose 1-2 discs a round playing solo, and it would really detract from the fun.
Bugs can be irritating. I've definitely seen worse at many courses. Bring a can of bug dope, spray it on before the round, and you'll hardly notice them.
Lift rides aren't free (well, unless you bribe the liftie.)
Only open 3 months a year or so.

This course is everything that Creekside is not. It is long, well-kept, not crowded, mountainous, and not free (once you add in the cost of gas to get there and a lift ticket.) There is something beautiful about teeing off on a 1200 foot hole when you start 400 vertical feet above the basket. If you have never watched a disc fly for 15 seconds, you're in for a treat.
My favorite hole is # 6. It is over 600 feet long and probably has 300 feet of elevation change. I overthrew the basket by 300 feet one time. A smarter player can thread the fairway between 70 foot tall trees and reach the pin with a mid-range without having to worry about the ponds and the creek behind the basket. Players in my group took everything from a 2 to a 6 on the hole.
The best part about this course is that it will teach you to throw up and down hills. This is a subtle skill many disc golfers never really have to learn. Hint-throw with the contour of the mountain for maximum distance and minimum fade downhill.
Bring your light, understable plastic. You'll need it due to the thin mountain air as well as to maximize distance both up and down hill.
I suggest you come right after the snow melts before the grass gets very tall. Or, come around the time of the Full Throttle tourney when it is likely to have been mown down or at least trampled by the tournament players.

This was my first time playing this course and I never want to play anywhere else in Salt Lake again! All other courses i play will now be compared to Solitude, and I doubt they will match up to it's quality.

One of my favorite things about the Solitude course is it's location! Nestled into the most beautiful canyon in the Salt Lake Valley, it combines two of my favorite activities; hiking and...disc golfing! The course layout is superb, forcing throws of all kinds. Keep a close eye on where your disc falls and you shouldn't have too much trouble finding it. I'm a rookie player and, although I lobbed my disc into oblivion once or twice on my first run at the course (mainly because of the transition to steep downhill throwing), I didn't lose a single disc.

Another thing I really enjoyed is that, being a mountain course, which is not as easily accessed as say the Creekside course in the valley, you won't see a lot of disrespectful, drunken idiots on this course that taint your disc golfing experience (one of the biggest cons about Creekside). The other groups I saw up there were much more friendly and willing to share the course.

All in all, a well maintained, interesting, exciting, and fun-filled experience. Bring plenty of water, especially if you plan on hiking to the first teebox.

The only thing I can say that might be a negative is the time you could potentially spend searching for your disc. Judging distance/wind speed when throwing downhill is much more difficult than when throwing on flat terrain. Therefore, your disc may bolt out of the fairway a few times, making it very hard to find in the tall thick vegetation.

Go play this course!!...unless you are still learning how to throw, in which case you should probably start off at the U course (about ten times less difficult).

Great mountain course. Taking the lift gives you a beautiful view and then the hike down the course shows you the rest. The course is well maintained and challenging. All markers are up and the tee pads are in good shape. Hole 18 will blow you away and you will definitely want to throw more than one disc when you can visually appreciate the distance.

Be ready to hike. Five of us went and only took one bottle of water (not smart) and we were all wearing tennis shoes. I would recommend some shoes with traction and take lots of water. The course will take around 4-5 hours if you're in a group.

Best course I've been to in Utah. I can't wait to go back before the winter.

- Views, atmosphere, and scenery (it is an amazing hike that happens to have a disc golf course!!!!!)
- Elevation changes
- Big, well maintained tee pads
- Easy to navigate, here is a link to a Map
And here is a link to hole descriptions
- Great use of natural obstacles
- Alternate basket placements
- People and Solitude staff are very friendly
- Course design forces a variety of throws
- Hole 18 is a great experience, last time we didn't have anyone behind us so we threw a bunch of discs off the 1200' drop. It is amazing!!

- High brush and trees sometimes eat discs, but we typically use a spotter on most holes and have no problems.
- The lift only operates certain days and times, here is a link to the Lift Schedule
- Closed when there is snow

Take water and wear good shoes. Not really little kid or beginner friendly. Beginners will spend a lot of time searching for discs. You can get a scorecard and map where you buy your lift ticket by the parking lot. Here is a link for a really good Scorecard

$6 for the lift ticket is worth it and much more reasonable than the Canyons Resort charging $15. You can play both courses in a day by driving over the top of the mountain to Park City. This makes for a great day of mountain disc golf.

If you are in Salt Lake and can only play one course then cruise up the canyon and play Solitude. Not many places in the US can offer such an awesome location for disc golf.

awsome awsome course with downhill holes that are 400 feet and u can throw a putter on and look like a big time thrower the best part is hole 18 is the funnest hole and the furthest hole i have ever played

bring lunch and food its 6 dollars for a lift ticket al the restraunts at sloitude are way overpriced and u can and u will lose discs

when ur done come play creekside
there is a lost and found for discs at solitude

Amazing scenery! Massive changes in elevation and distances. Technical enough to challenge a good thrower, and yet still fun for someone just starting. More trees than you can shake a stick at (bad joke, I know)!

Fairways are 1 to 2 feet of vegitation, which makes it tough to find your discs, even on great shots. If you are new, it is a hike and can take it out of you. Being up in the mountains, you don't notice how drained you really are.

It was packed because it was a weekend, but it moved pretty well. The $6 to take the lift up is worth it (keep your bag zipped or you might lose your stuff).

this course is a great challenge and it really tests your mental game. Breathtaking scenery and fairways. This is a disc golf experience on a whole new level.

The 27 hole layout will take 3 - 4 hours, bring food and water, sunscreen and bug spray. This is mountain golf ! The only real Con would be on you, if you didn't play it.

Full Throttle baby.

27 holes to play, pure mountain course by anyone's standards. not necessary to pay to play, an easy hike to hole one in twenty minutes, from brighton ski resort.
Hole Info Update.
As of 06-26-10 the course is open and there are 27 baskets now. there is an added loop going up the hill from hole 14. this will mean 9 extra holes to play from the original 18. lots of uphill in that loop though.

05-01-11: this year solitude will open LATE!! lots of snow, record setting, so will probably open late june at the earliest. you can find out when its open by going to the solitude ski resort website. (bummer)
only open when there isnt any snow on the mountain. easy to stick a disc at the top of a 100' tree never to be seen again!

the solitude course is the best course utah has to offer, bar none. if its open its a must play. it starts off of a ski lift, 6$ a ride, and the original 18 plays down to the resort center, only two holes of the 18 play uphill, and only one of those two is a severe uphill shot. fairways are on well developed ski runs with major elevation drops, stay on them and your safe, if not you will be in jail. teepads are rubber that when wet, are a little slippery.
late summer sees deer flies and mosquitos out so you need repellent. bring water and food for a two hour round(18 holes), if this course was open year round and had concrete teepads it would get a perfect score, definitely my standard for what a mountain disc golf course should be like.