Harriet’s Album Of Deep, Deep Snow Pics At Brighton.
At my home resort Brighton, the snowfall has topped 500 inches—about 41 feet—and the snow keeps coming. Brighton is a down home, low key resort near Salt Lake City that’s favored by families and snowboarders.
Plentiful snow is crucial because It’s our drinking water supply, and there have been several years of low snowfall. When Spring runoff starts, every drop of melting mountain snow is captured. It takes just 24 hours from stream to faucet. Dogs are banned from the canyon watersheds to help keep the pure water free from transmittable diseases.
Just before one of those plentiful snowstorms, my friend and I booked a room at the slope-side Brighton Lodge so we could be first on the mountain in the morning.
It snowed all night. We skied all day. Then we had to cope with the car.
The ample winter also creates some other quirks at Brighton.
Even the ride down the canyon toward home has rewards. Deep snow drives the peak-loving mountain goats down to lower elevations. It’s a treat to see them so close.
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What a great photo journal Harriet!
OMG I am soooooo jealous! I learned to ski at the age of 20 in New Hampshire, skied every chance I got and then moved to Florida (for work). I didn’t ski much for the next 17 years and decided I needed a ski vacation when I was 37. Basically closed my eyes and stuck a pin in Jackson Hole, WY and found Heaven on earth! I moved there two years later and was blessed to live there for 4 years, I worked at the hospital three 12 hour days and had four days off and free ski passes……yes, I was the luckiest woman alive! I am in flat-as-a-pancake Indiana now with the love of my life (he doesn’t ski) and I now live vicariously through all of you! Love your story and the photos……WOW!! Thanks for sharing!
Harriet, next winter you are going to have to show me where I might see those goats.
Great pics! It’s been a few years since I skied Brighton but for ten years it was one of our stops on our annual Utah trip. Yup, we skied the big three in the canyons but little Brighton was my favorite because it was old school skiing. I grew up skiing at Sunday River when it was one mountain, five slopes and a neighborhood area. To me, Brighton has that same vibe. Had the best snow because it was the highest mountain but never saw snow like in these pics. Thanks, Harriet.
Harriet…as we would have commented in the past…”you are truly a piece of work!” Keep truckin’.
Very fun to see these photos, Harriet. Skied Brighton on Sunday, locals were out in full, good spring snow conditions because of higher elevation. Love Brighton.
Wonderful pictorial account, Harriet. So much snow!!!!!!!