Brighton opens for ski season

Brighton Ski Resort opened today with a base of 19 inches. Of the 15 ski resorts in Utah, Brighton is the first to open for the 2014-15 season.

Melissa DeAnda, who works for Brighton at the sports desk, said things ran smoothly for the first day. She said there was a line out the door for the majority of the day to get passes and have questions answered.

“We’ve had a few hundred people here,” DeAnda said.

Eight runs were open and groomed, along with the Terrain Park. Of Brighton’s six lifts, only two are operating – the Majestic Quad and the Explorer. DeAnda said until more lifts and runs are open, an adult day pass has been reduced to $37 compared to the normal $72.

Logan Davidson, a snowboarder of six years, said the opening day and snow was great.

“The park crew had a super fun park setup,” Davidson said.

DeAnda said opening this early in November helps boost overall season passes sold for the upcoming season.

According to Ski Utah, the marketing firm owned and operated by the ski resorts in Utah, Brighton will not be the only resort to open this week. Brian Head, Alta, Solitude and Snowbird will open on Friday and Park City Mountain Resort opens on Saturday.

Here is a video Park City Television put together for the first day if you weren't able to go.