The Yurt at Solitude

"Great experience! Easy snowshoe trail to dinner at the Yurt! 5 Course rotating menu prepared in front of you by a fantastic chef. The chef and the yurt itself are new for this year, so it was a great experience and left so so so full, in a good way! Side note, it was toasty warm inside - so definitely dress in layers."

"I don't often go up into the ski resorts when I visit Utah - the traffic simply isn't worth the hassle - but heard a fine-dining restaurant that you could snowshoe in had opened and was instantly interested in making the trek to try it out. I'm thrilled that a spot opened up when I was recently in Utah at the Yurt, as the experience was splendid; the food was fantastic and the chef was very personable and entertaining. I typically don't enjoy being seated with other people at my table, but even that proved to be a pretty fun experience! Every course had a bit of adventure to it; the chef definitely has some neat culinary ideas that push you into trying things but isn't weird or too avant-garde. I have to really applaud how they managed to plate everything attractively and get it out quickly for all 30 patrons and made it look easy, despite it clearly not being easy. In all, I was delighted by not just the food and the service, but the entire experience, and intend to go back when I'm in Utah."

"Alyssa led us up a wonderful snowshoe hike through a frosted winter forest at dusk. We were met by a toasty warm yurt and a glass of bubbly followed by an incredible five-course meal from chef Ben. My favorite (although it was near impossible to choose), was the butternut squash soup with morels, rabbit confit, and sage oil. We brought our own wine but they have a full service drink menu too."

""Fine dining experience" more like FUN dining experience. Cost included a guided snowshoe tour through the woods to the Yurt. Upon entry I was greeted with much laughter and excitement, and delightful aromas of perfectly cooked steaks and veggies. The servers were funny and super nice. The food was a dream come true. Chef Craig Gerome (who ownes a sausage company called Geromes Market (also amazing they sell sausages at the farmers market) was our chef for the evening. He did a great job... aside from all the wonderful things you would expect from such an occasion, there are some points to note: primitive Yurt means no running water. If you are not ok with a porta john, this is not the place for you (unless you want to commit a watershed violation). Don't worry, there's a thermos inside for hand washing. Also.. primitive Yurt does not run on electricity. A generator and propaine fuel the appliances and heating devices, so prioritize warm layers over fancy outfit. Anyway that's the only real advice I have, besides bring some good jokes and positive vibes and sit back and enjoy this truly unique and delicious experience. My only real criticism is that there ought to be some sausage on the menu on the nights that Craig is working, also, there is a lot of snow accumulating on the newly built structures, making me concerned about the Yurt's longterm integrity. Someone really should remove the snow."

"The yurt was such a fun night out with my work party. Getting up to the yurt was a ton of fun and easy to do. In the yurt there was enough seating for about 30 people. The food was great! The chef did a great job I just felt bad for him that it took so long between courses as It took us 2 1/2 hours to eat. Every course was tiny, the soup for example only had about 3 cm worth of soup or you get one 1 1/2 inch roll. The yurt was freezing as there was only has one space heater. it would have been nice if they had some kind of wam drink for in between courses like hot chocolate or tea. All they had was alcohol and coffee which I don’t drink either. Over all it was a great fun night out and something unusual!"