Brighton, UT: 12/13/18

Given how the East-Coast season started early, my Day 1 during the second week of December felt late this year. I took the morning flight from Newark and was able to get in more than 2.5 hours at what's become a traditional arrival-day stop in the Cottonwoods: Brighton. The day before, a blustery storm dropped seven or eight inches, which freshened up things nicely.

We started out on the Crest and Snake Creek lifts in the middle. As always, I like the twisty, rolling EC-like trails there. Bright sunshine but looong shadows due to the time of year. By the time we made it over to the Millicent lift at 2:45, most of that sector was in the shade.







Ducked into the woods a few times:





Boarders are still Brighton's major demographic:



Looking off the backside with Timpanogos in the distance:



Solitude's Fantasy in the background:



Random other pix:





In short: a really pleasant day with the only downside that the Great Western lift (most people's preferred terrain at Brighton) wasn't working. At baggage claim, another skier from my flight with a 1970s subway graffiti bag -- mine's on the left:

Looks like a good start to the trip!

Great start to your trip. And those are some cool pics. Don’t let anybody tell you any different

Brownski wrote

 And those are some cool pics. Don’t let anybody tell you any different

HA!

How long you out there for JD?

Flying back Monday afternoon.