Brighton Ski Resort: Varied runs are a gold mine for skiers, boarders
Best said, this run draws families like a magnet. It is an intermediate run where kids can have a great time and parents can relax and enjoy the great views and the tree-lined skiing and snowboarding. It requires a transfer, starting first off the Majestic or Crest Express lifts, then skiing or snowboarding over to the Snake Creek Express, which services the Sunshine run.
The run is about 4,700 feet long with a vertical drop of about 1,040 feet. The name Sunshine came from a mining claim that the run crosses and because on a beautiful sunny day skiers and snowboarders can see all the way into Heber, Utah County and the backside of Mount Timpanogos. Also, there is no better place at the resort to spend some time in the sunshine.
No. 1 run — Pacific Highway
This run has become popular with skiers and snowboarders as a great "warm-up run" to start the day. It is an intermediate run that is accessed off the Crest Express lift and goes about halfway down the mountain before turning onto the Snow Drift run. It is long and wide open, perfect for those cruising giant slalom turns. Another reason this run is so popular is that it is a great jumping-off point to a full range of other runs — beginner, intermediate and expert.
Top 10 runs
1. Pacific Highway; 2. Sunshine is an intermediate run accessed off Snake Creek Express and is popular because of its easy access for families, views and openness; 3. Golden Needle is a beginner run accessed off the Great Western Express and offers some rolling terrain, a wide-open face and access to the Snake Creek Express; 4. Thor is a beginner run accessed from the top of the Snake Creek Express and is known as a rolling run that winds down through the forest, offers great powder shots on snowy days and offers access to the Great Western Express; 5. Endless Winter is a double black-diamond run off Great Western Express and offers skiers and snowboarders great skiing or sliding on a powder day for those who can handle the steep terrain and narrower run; 6. Lone Pine is a double black/black diamond run reached off the Milly Express and got its name because the avalanches in years past that were triggered from the Milly bowl have taken out all the trees; 7. Thunder Road is a beginner run located off the top of the Crest Express and is a great run that accesses Brighton's top terrain park and has become a nice warm-up run to the Snake Creek Express; 8. Rein's Run is a double black diamond run off the top of the Great Western Express and is a great run for some serious powder turns; 9. Scree Slope in the Milly Bowl run is a black/double black diamond run that is wide open and treeless, which adds to the openness and offers some tree shoots toward the bottom; 10. Evergreen is a black diamond run accessed from the Milly Express and is a great, long run that follows the resort's southernmost boundary line.
Recent comments
I am curious if the writer of this article has visited Brighton recently...
Mark | March 6, 2008 at 9:08 p.m.
