Ride Utah Blog

Brighton opened today and good times were had by all. With two lifts and a few runs open it was good to be back on the snow. The Brighton terrain park crew did a great job getting a selection of jibs and rails out.  Burton Snowboards was also there doing board demos. Itching to ride? Get on up to Brighton and take a few laps and butter some boxes.

The weather patterns look like they are improving and we should get some real snow tomorrow, Friday night, and Saturday. Pray for snow!

BRIGHTON, UTAH (November 9, 2009) – Brighton announced today it would open for the 2009-10 season at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11th with limited trail access from the Majestic and Explorer lifts. Lift tickets are discounted to $30 for the Veterans Day opening.

The mountain is reporting 16 inches of snow at mid mountain.

“With colder temperatures coming to Utah on Thursday, our crews are hopeful that they will be able to open up additional lifts on the weekend,” said Brighton spokesperson, Jared Winkler.

Word is that they will have Majestic and Explorer open with limited trail access and a 16 inch base.  Lift tickets will only be $30.