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Show Ripping 0 p ght at Brighto n 8 February - 21 February 1995, Wasatch Canyon Reporter, Page 5 _to-settle for just two ski days a week. Naturally, the skiing experience at night still does- n’t quite match up to day skiing. If it did, every ski area would Other. 3b, But there is a certain mystique about By Dave Doherty and conducive to sharing hot drinks in the bar afterwards. Brighton offers night skiing Monday through Saturday from 4pm to 9pm There are 170 acres available to ski at night served by three lifts including one high speed quad. Lift tickets are to the sport of skiing or snowboarding. For those who are too busy during the day to get up to the mountains, we are lucky to have night skiing just a short drive away at Brighton ski area. Snowbird or Alta, there are a _ Having not been night skiing since my childhood, I ‘gladly accepted the invita- couple of steeper pitches that will bring you up to speed. The slopes are perfect for ace cruising and The weekend working on tion to review Brighton’s night skiing. 1} had forgotten how much fun | warrior will no | | longer have to - it is to carve | settle for just two} up a mountain . cS | under the stars. | SKI days a week. I also forgot to bring my clear lenses for my goggles. your | Nevertheless, I had a memorable experience that brought. me back to my youth and renewed my interest in night skiing. | As I took the first chairlift’ ride up the mountain, I knew this would not be just another day on the hill. Before I was halfway up, I witnessed sparks shooting off a young- ster’s ski edges as he landed a cliff jump onto some rocks. His crash did not seem to discourage him much as he proceeded to get up and head for another jump. It is this type of youthful exuberance that characterizes the atmosphere of Brighton’s night skiing. Whether snowboarding or skiing, everyone was going for it 100%. Everywhere I turned there were people jumping, crashing, and having the time of their lives. There were plen- ty of jumps to keep the grav- turns. The high pow- ered lights allow for shad- | Ows to analyze your technique ase-wello~>-Tf you find that the trails are not challenging enough, you can head off the lighted and dodge trees for Though the ski patrol frown upon this act, runs fun. will it is. almost as tempting as skiing a closed powder stash. Both situations are dangerous and illegal but a heck of a lot of fun. Even if you only have a few hours to spare, plenty of skiing can be had in a short period of time. The Crest Express, a high speed quad will bring you to the top of the mountain before you know it. As their billboard says, it truly is a fly-by-night operation. Several runs can be had in half the time of rid- ing a fixed grip chair. For students or regular 9 to 5 folk who can’t get up to the area before the sun goes. down, night skiing provides a quick fix. The weekend warrior will no longer have looking for a new side to the sport of skiing or snowboarding, come on over to the dark side at Brighton. And don’t forget your clear goggle lenses! _ ~ Goes Down, The Grill Heats Up! Pasta& Poultry ‘The night time ski patrol If you have never been night skiing, now is the time to give it a try. Skiing at night adds a whole new twist what you would spend on a decent dinner. So if you’re When the Sun ski- ing at night that cannot in charge of the maelstrom. : be experiity defying snowboarders enced otherwise. Anyone and skiers happy. And for who has skied under a full those who chose to stay on moon while gazing at the the ground, there was plenty stars can attest to this. It is of terrain to be carved up. also the perfect time to snugMost of the terrain availgle up to your partner while able for night skiing is charriding that cold chairlift into acterized as intermediate. the darkness. Stacey Rabe While not quite as challengLocal boarder said “the real ing as the steeps of difference . between only $16, which is less than eH Steaks & Seafood Sandwiches & Salads Business & Pleasure © Snowbird and Brighton is all. of the cute boys at Brighton.” Instead of the usual movie as a first date, I suggest night skiing. inexpensive, more It is sociable, Cottonwood Mali South Towne Mall 300 South & Main Downtown ' 4835 Highland Dr. 10450 South State 363-6935 277-7682 571-1008 . |