Maury Markowitz
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I debated where to go for my last day; I didn't want to stray far because I had the flight out to consider. I had planned on going to Snowbird, but after my legs gave out half way through Thursday I was a little worried and decided to go to Brighton instead.
I can't say I enjoyed Brighton nearly as much as Alta. The terrain is more varied than Solitude, but it also suffers from a number of "steps" that you have to pole over. The lift system beats Solitude hand-down though.
I started on Great Western, but found that the snow was pretty terrible. Most of the runs that weren't big bumps were HARD corduroy with lots of chunks of icy snow on top. The skis could barely bite, which is surprising consindering how good these things are on the ice back here in the east. The problem was largely because you'd hit one of the chunks and they'd start skipping. So after a couple runs I left.
Next I went over to Millicent, but found that the snow here was slush. I guess it's facing the sun more, so once again after a few runs I gave up.
I spent the rest of the day on the middle, where the snow was actually pretty good - nothing like Alta on Wednesday, but generally very skiable. And the view from the top of Snake Creek is worth the lift ticket all by itself. Late in the day I found a run, labled a blue but I'd say "green bumps", and spent the rest of the day practicing them -- bumps are the only think I can't do with some level of skill once the pitch gets up there.
Sadly, well in a way anyway, my legs held out all day. Had I known that I would have done Snowbird, but c'est la vie. I think Brighton would be an excellent resort if the snow was better, but the snow limited me to a small portion of the hill and it ended up being very similar to Solitude.
I can't say I enjoyed Brighton nearly as much as Alta. The terrain is more varied than Solitude, but it also suffers from a number of "steps" that you have to pole over. The lift system beats Solitude hand-down though.
I started on Great Western, but found that the snow was pretty terrible. Most of the runs that weren't big bumps were HARD corduroy with lots of chunks of icy snow on top. The skis could barely bite, which is surprising consindering how good these things are on the ice back here in the east. The problem was largely because you'd hit one of the chunks and they'd start skipping. So after a couple runs I left.
Next I went over to Millicent, but found that the snow here was slush. I guess it's facing the sun more, so once again after a few runs I gave up.
I spent the rest of the day on the middle, where the snow was actually pretty good - nothing like Alta on Wednesday, but generally very skiable. And the view from the top of Snake Creek is worth the lift ticket all by itself. Late in the day I found a run, labled a blue but I'd say "green bumps", and spent the rest of the day practicing them -- bumps are the only think I can't do with some level of skill once the pitch gets up there.
Sadly, well in a way anyway, my legs held out all day. Had I known that I would have done Snowbird, but c'est la vie. I think Brighton would be an excellent resort if the snow was better, but the snow limited me to a small portion of the hill and it ended up being very similar to Solitude.