Brighton Is Now Open For Skiing, Solitude Opens Friday

Brighton Ski Resort will start up its lifts this afternoon and allow people to ski from 2-4 pm. It will officially open on Friday.

Ski Utah provided this new information:

"Just got off the phone with Brighton Resort and they confirmed that they ARE opening today from 2p.m.-4p.m. free to the public."

The resort offered these details:

"Brighton Resort will open for the 2013/2014 season on Friday November 8th. The Explorer and Majestic chairlifts will open at 9:00 AM accessing 3 trails and a mini terrain park. Snake Creek and Crest lift are expected to open soon. Opening day lift tickets will be $37.00."

Solitude will also open for the season this Friday. It provided this information:

"Solitude Mountain Resort has moved up its opening day to Friday November 8th, 2013. 3 lifts and 4 groomed runs will be open with a special opening weekend ticket price of only $39 for adults and $24 for children. All resort services will be provided at the Moonbeam base area. The 2013/14 Utah ski season is only days away!"

So far, other Utah resorts are sticking to previously announced schedules. The next resorts to open will be:

• Brian Head - Nov 15
• Snowbird - Nov 20
• Alta - Nov 22
• Park City - Nov 23
• Powder Mountain - Nov 27
• Canyons - Nov 29

Those dates could be adjusted, depending on what these next storms do, so stay tuned.

- Dave Webb