Brighton Resort

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Brighton has been delighting skiers longer than most resorts in Utah. In 1936, an alpine ski club pulled together their engineering expertise and built a rudimentary rope tow to get folks up the mountain. That basic mission remains the same today: Brighton is just looking to get folks up the mountain to enjoy great skiing and snowboarding. The only difference now is that the full expanse of the resort’s well-balanced 1,000+ acres is accessible from four high-speed chairlifts. Not to mention, it’s just 40 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City.

Plan Your Ski Trip

Brighton Trail Map

66 Runs

1,875 Feet of Vert

1,050+ Skiable Acres

40 Minutes From Salt Lake City

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Passes and Tickets

Experience Brighton’s slopes with a day pass or make it your home mountain with a season pass. Ikon Pass holders typically get seven days to enjoy Brighton each season.

Season Passes: Get full access to Brighton Resort — all day, all season — with an Unlimited Season Pass. You can also trade unconditional access for big discounts by choosing the Base Season Pass with holiday blackouts, the aptly named Midweek Season Pass, the 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Twilight Season Pass, the Military Season Pass and the College Student Season Pass.

Day Passes: Daily lift tickets are available with discounts for veterans, students and seniors. Kids six and under ski free with a paying adult. General Day Tickets are valid for seven hours, but you can extend or shorten your ski day with an All-Day Ticket (includes day and night skiing), Twilight Ticket (2 p.m.-9 p.m.), 4-Hour P.M. Ticket (after 1 p.m.) and Night Ticket (after 4 p.m.). Booking online is highly encouraged, but you can also buy your pass at the ticket window in the Brighton Center.

Brighton Season Passes

Lessons and Ski School

Since its opening in 1936, Brighton Resort has focused on ski instruction. Even the kids of past instructors are now teaching ski school basics.

If your little ripper is just starting, check out the ski camps offered for ages five and up. If you need to brush up on your mountain skills, take advantage of Brighton’s private and group lessons, or join the weekly women’s workshop. Take advantage of the resort's decades of experience helping turn novice skiers into seasoned masters.

Brighton Snowsports School

Backcountry snowboarding at Brighton Resort.

A nighttime snowboarding session at Brighton Resort.

Resort Information

Who is Brighton for?

Brighton lives true to its homegrown roots by being accessible and affordable. With its laid-back environment and great local vibe, you can even ski old-school equipment without feeling old-school. Brighton is for everyone. However, if there is one place that snowboarders can claim as home, this is it. Unlike other resorts where skiers dominate, Brighton attracts snowboards, skis, snow skates, snow bikes and snow scooters. Brighton has a variety of terrain for all levels of skiers and snowboarders, from beginner-friendly to expert-quaking.

Run Tip: Start on trails off Majestic, Explorer and Snake Creek Express Lifts, or choose intermediate and expert runs off the Milly Express, Crest Express (currently the fastest chairlift in Utah) and Great Western Express Lifts. For scenic shots, the Great Western Lift and Western Trail afford some of the resort's best views.

Parking and Transportation

Parking reservations are required from Friday to Sunday for most of the season. However, between December 21 and January 5th, daily reservations are required. Reserve N’ Ski parking reservations are available now. Visitors can also take the UTA Ski Bus (free for Brighton season-pass holders) or utilize local shuttle services like the Cottonwood Connect. (Read: How to Prepare for Your Utah Ski Vacation)

Park-N-Ride Tip: On especially busy days, such as powder days and holidays, use the Holladay Park-N-Ride to get to Brighton or Solitude, as the ski buses often fill up before they reach the Big Cottonwood Canyon Park-N-Ride.

Terrain Parks

Ripping the park is a quintessential part of the Brighton experience. Word of Brighton's legendary terrain parks spreads throughout the country, attracting professional riders such as Marcus Cleveland, Dusty Hendrickson and Zeb Powell in recent years, and everyday park riders who travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to experience it. While some terrain parks in Park City may offer larger features, the Brighton Diggers, Brighton’s dedicated terrain park team, always bring a creative, unconfined rotation of features that never fail to impress – or seamlessly flow from park to park. With four unique terrain parks that can all be enjoyed back-to-back in a single lap, it’s no surprise that many park lovers choose Brighton.

Majestic: Whatever type of feature you’re interested in riding — jumps, rails, boxes, tubes, transitions, hips, pump tracks, vertical walls, barrel bonks, you name it — there’s a good chance you’ll find it here in Majestic. This park is the main attraction and offers Brighton’s longest array of features that are rotated regularly.

Candyland: As its name suggests, Candyland is a playful and inviting park with small and medium features designed with fun top-of-mind. The mellow tubes and flowy transition jumps make it a great place for beginner, intermediate and expert riders.

My-O-My: Brighton’s most advanced terrain park, My-O-My, is often set up as a series of large kickers ranging from 20-35 feet. Although some rail features can be found here, this park is essentially a jump line where advanced park riders can bring their spins, flips and grabs to the big stage.

Pee-Wee: Everyone has to start somewhere, and this terrain park is the perfect place! The park features a series of small jumps and wide, low boxes that are perfect for beginners. This allows skiers and boarders a place to practice their skills before moving on to more challenging parks.

Terrain Park Tip: Majestic and Candyland are both open for night skiing, providing skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to shred into the night.

Night Skiing

Maybe you prefer to sleep in, skip the early-bird pow and save your energy for evening runs. We know what that’s like. At Brighton, you’ve got more than 200 acres (24 runs) lighted just for you from Monday through Saturday night. Groms also benefit from two of the four terrain parks being part of evening entertainment. Who says late sleepers are lazy?

Restaurants and Places to Relax

Brighton won’t leave you hanging when it comes to refueling between ski runs. There are a handful of charming dining options sprinkled throughout the resort.

Snake Creek Lodge/Sidewinder Grill: Snake Creek Lodge and its onsite restaurant Sidewinder are recent additions to Brighton’s lodge and restaurant lineup. As the resort’s first and only mid-mountain rest stop, it offers skiers and snowboarders a comfortable chill-out spot with a delicious menu featuring smash burgers, cheese curds, beers and more.

Alpine Rose Cafeteria: The Alpine Rose Cafeteria is the main cafeteria, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. It is conveniently stationed just a few feet from the parking lot, making it an easy place to rendezvous.

Molly Greens: Molly Greens is a slopeside dining experience in a cozy A-frame. It has a sit-down restaurant that welcomes patrons of all ages on the main floor and an adults-only bar on the second floor.

Milly Chalet: The Milly Chalet is a food court-style eatery with burritos, burgers, beers and more, and is parked right next to Milly Express. New for 2023-24, the chalet features a walk-up window for Doyle’s Dawgs, where you can choose from a range of hotdogs from Chicago style to chili dogs and more.

Blind Miner: Blind Miner is located on the main floor of the Brighton Center and serves lattes, tea, waffles and bratwursts.

Lodging

Brighton Lodge

Experience a beautiful and relaxing getaway at this rustic mountain lodge located at the bottom of Brighton Resort’s Crest Lift.

Alta Ski Area

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 33″

Open Runs: 96/118

Opening: 11/22/2024

Closing: TBD
Beaver Mountain

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 26″

Open Runs: 36/48

Opening: 12/20/2024

Closing: TBD
Brian Head Ski Resort

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 21″

Open Runs: 47/71

Opening: 11/08/2024

Closing: TBD
Brighton

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 24″

Open Runs: 32/66

Opening: 11/14/2024

Closing: TBD
Cherry Peak

New Snow: 1″

Base Depth: 16″

Open Runs: 0/38

Opening: TBD

Closing: TBD
Deer Valley Resort

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 20″

Open Runs: 46/122

Opening: 11/30/2024

Closing: TBD
Eagle Point

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 22″

Open Runs: 20/39

Opening: 12/20/2024

Closing: TBD
Nordic Valley

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 15″

Open Runs: 11/42

Opening: 12/06/2024

Closing: TBD
Park City Mountain

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 22″

Open Runs: 51/350

Opening: 11/22/2024

Closing: TBD
Powder Mountain

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 24″

Open Runs: 24/154

Opening: 12/06/2024

Closing: TBD
Snowbasin Resort

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 28″

Open Runs: 36/114

Opening: 11/29/2024

Closing: TBD
Snowbird

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 31″

Open Runs: 50/149

Opening: 11/28/2024

Closing: TBD
Solitude Mountain Resort

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 27″

Open Runs: 18/82

Opening: 11/15/2024

Closing: TBD
Sundance Mountain Resort

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 22″

Open Runs: 60/72

Opening: 12/04/2024

Closing: TBD
Woodward Park City

New Snow: 0″

Base Depth: 20″

Open Runs: 5/11

Opening: 11/28/2024

Closing: TBD

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Run Highlights

My-O-My, Candyland and Majestic

Terrain Park

This route is perfect for those who seek the ultimate top-to-bottom terrain park experience. Begin by riding Utah's newest high-speed six-chair lift, Crest Express. From there, follow Thunder Road to the entrance gate for My-O-My. This terrain park will funnel you into Candyland, after which you can cut skier's left to continue into the Majestic terrain park. You’ll know you’ve gone the right way if you end up right back at the Crest Express lift, ready for your next hot lap.
Scree Slope

Black Diamond

Grab a ride on the Milly Express to start this fun adventure — way out near the majestic cliff faces that spill down from Pioneer Ridge and Pioneer Peak. Scree Slope starts as a single black diamond with a middle segment that becomes a double and eventually back to single status again. The steeper trail mixes wide-open segments with varying bumps, rolls, patches of trees and rocks, so you need to keep your wits about you and focus as you enjoy the ride.
Snake Creek Woods

Black Diamond

Utah is home to some of the best tree skiing in the world, and this area is no exception. The forests found below Snake Creek Express hide powder stashes for days after each storm, and the skiable routes are nearly unlimited, so you'll never have the same run twice. Dip off the beaten path at any point and explore the endless possibilities between the trees. The woods provide a stunning environment for your skiing, and the powder is often so deep that you'll feel like you're floating.
Western Trail

Blue Square

Zip on up the Great Western Express near the top of Clayton Peak to take the long ride on the Western Trail. First, pause when you get off the lift to enjoy breathtaking views of Brighton, Solitude and Snowbird while you stand at the top of the mountain. If there’s an ideal place for a selfie, this is it. Toward the bottom of the mountain, veer off the Western Trail onto either Snake or Great Western. Rest your legs if necessary, then ride up and do it again.