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Brighton Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Brighton Resort is a ski area in Utah, United States with 47 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 2,666 m and 3,184 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
47 km
Lifts
8
Top elevation
3,184 m
Vertical drop
518 m
Nearest airport
SLC · 40 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy11 km
  • Expert2.7 km
  • Advanced11 km
  • Intermediate23 km

90 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 2 Magic carpets

Brighton Resort is a ski area in Utah, the United States. Its 90 mapped downhill runs add up to 47 km, which ranks it #51 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 527 m long.

Slopes at Brighton Resort

About 22% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert, which makes Brighton Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,666 m up to 3,184 m, a vertical drop of 518 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Brighton Resort

The nearest airport is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), about 40 km away in a straight line — roughly 52 minutes by car; Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is 43 km away. Nearby ski areas include Solitude Mountain Resort (36.6 km), Alta Ski Area (71.6 km), Snowbird (103.7 km) and Park City Mountain Resort (256.3 km), which together add 652 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Brighton Resort

  1. 1
    Salt Lake City International Airport Flag of United StatesSalt Lake City, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SLC40 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Provo Municipal Airport Flag of United StatesProvo, United States Airports in United States
    PVU43 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Ogden Hinckley Airport Flag of United StatesOgden, United States Airports in United States
    OGD76 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Vernal Regional Airport Flag of United StatesVernal, United States Airports in United States
    VEL176 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Brighton Resort have?

47 km of downhill runs (90 runs): 11 km easy, 2.7 km expert, 11 km advanced, 23 km intermediate. It is #51 in United States by piste length.

How high is Brighton Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 3,184 m (10,446 ft); the lowest point is 2,666 m, a vertical drop of 518 m.

What is the nearest airport to Brighton Resort?

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), about 40 km away in a straight line; Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is 43 km away.

How many ski lifts does Brighton Resort have?

8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.