Solitude to host Snowboard Cross World Champs
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced that Solitude Mountain Resort will host the 2019 FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships snowboard and ski cross events.
In preparation for the World Championships, Solitude will host a test event, featuring a snowboard cross FIS World Cup this winter on 19th-22nd January, 2017.
The World Championships, awarded to Utah in 2014, is scheduled from 1st-10th February 2019 and will bring the best freestyle skiing and snowboarding athletes to three resorts in the Wasatch mountains. In addition to the events at Solitude, Deer Valley Resort will host aerials, moguls and dual moguls, and Park City Mountain will host halfpipe and slopestyle snowboarding and freeskiing.
“Our partner resorts, as well as the communities of Park City, Salt Lake City and the Utah Sports Commission, have been extremely supportive of bringing major international skiing and snowboarding competitions to Utah,” stated USSA Vice President, Events Calum Clark. “Solitude is a great addition to our event partners and we are looking forward to having them as part of the FIS World Cup and U.S. Grand Prix and hosting a successful test event for 2019.”
Officials from the USSA, the International Ski Federation (FIS), Solitude Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort have been on site, inspecting the venue and mapping out the course, which includes a finish right in the Village at Solitude. An official site inspection is scheduled to take place in September.