Grete Eliassen On The Grid!

 

1. Solitude local Grete Eliassen just met the film crew at Solitude Mountain Resort village and they all decided to find good snow on top of Summit Lift. However, to get to the chute you have to hike/crawl up Fantasy Ridge. It was 7 am, icy, but well worth it.

 

2. What happens when you put together a Freeride World Tour and X Games Champion together at Solitude Mountain Resort for a film trip? Absolute magic and new best friends are made for life. Shannan and Grete had not skied/rode together that much prior to filming for Warren Miller and now they are the best shred buddies.

 

3. Harrison Holley checking out the snow conditions from on top of Pinnacle Chutes, a large rock formation that sits in the middle of Honeycomb Canyon. Harrison used to compete on the big mountain skiing circuit and is no stranger to scoping lines. However, even Harrison who is a Utah native was still finding new lines on the Warren Miller shoot.

4. The weather changed a lot during the Warren Miller Shoot at Solitude Mountain Resort, but any true skier takes advantage of all conditions. Pat Spence, Grete Eliassen and JT Holmes sit on a patio at The Inn located in the Solitude Village after lunch and deciding their next shot for the afternoon.

 

5. Grete Eliassen taking full advantage of an early-up ski at Solitude Mountain Resort. The moon is just setting behind her skis and she is taking a few steps to get a nice powder shot with the moon in the background.

6. Four locals, a ski-flyer and two filmers. This was the crew for the Warren Miller Solitude Mountain Resort segment. They had the opportunity of skiing together every day for a week from sun up to sun down exploring their home resort and finding news locations together.

 

7. The Fantasy Ridge gate is located skiers left of getting off Summit Express at Solitude Mountain Resort. It might be one of the gnarliest lift accessed terrain in North America. As you can tell, you do not want to slip.

 

8. Solitude Mountain Resort sits in the middle of the Wasatch Mountains. By exiting a few gates and skiing in the Wasatch Backcountry you can ski to Park City, Brighton, Alta and Snowbird. Harrison Holley and Pat Spence gaze into West Bowl and Little Cottonwood Canyon while on top of Honeycomb Canyon.

 

9. Fantasy Ridge is a scary hike you take from the top of Summit Express. Here you can see Shannan Yates and Harrison Holley taking a breather before their next steep climb up to the top of Honeycomb Canyon.

 

10. Grete Eliassen poses with a Limber Pine at Solitude Mountain Resort. These Limber Pines can grow to be over 500 years old and can be found everywhere in Honeycomb Canyon.