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Brighton preseason

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funtimes
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all the snow that the cottonwoods have been getting lately is making me wonder about going up this weekend to ski at brighton. do you guys know if they have any boxes or rails out that you can hike? and also, is it legal to go hike up and ski it right now?
Oct 25 2010 4:47PM
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elliotness
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where?
Oct 25 2010 6:34PM
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*Nefarious*
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apparently several groups of kids today got kicked out of there by the Sheriff. it's a bummer, but i guess brighton is not really happenin
Oct 25 2010 7:16PM
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vailsux.com
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oh fuck, i guess i will try my luck. unless you mean to discourage the masses.
Oct 25 2010 8:09PM
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heFF
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don't really think anyone is trying to "discourage the masses" the stoke is up..no reason to bring it down..some solid rails in guardsmans right now with brighton being unhittable...go look where most cars are parked around 11 or noon and follow the foot steps..you'll find some shit for sure
Oct 25 2010 9:18PM
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123ski
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I heard brighton may try to open a few boxes up on lower mountain so as to discourage people from hiking up to their boneyard
Oct 25 2010 10:25PM
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vailsux.com
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I have no idea where guardsman is.
Oct 25 2010 10:36PM
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Heath.
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That'd be real fucking cool if they did that.
Oct 25 2010 11:13PM
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123ski
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don't go past brighton...its before brighton
Oct 25 2010 11:25PM
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GayWolf420
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So with all this snow and more snow on the way, any idea to as when brighton will open? I know its a bit early to dictate that.
Oct 25 2010 11:45PM
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twsnow22
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It would be sick, they kinda did it last year, the weekend before they opened they had a bunch of little features out..and they played music and stuff..it was super fun.
Oct 25 2010 11:57PM
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123ski
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they won't blow snow until the temps fall into the teens during the day...but if it keeps snowing maybe they won't have to blow.. 16" has fallen at mid mountain..more in higher areas apparently.. possibility of 20" more coming over the next few days.  If it weren't heating back up into the 40's this coming weekend in the mountains, then I bet they would open.. 
Oct 26 2010 1:04AM
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Jwenz
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pshh that purple rail is played
Oct 26 2010 1:47AM
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yellav
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same with the log
Oct 26 2010 2:24AM
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Scott0_robot0
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i dont think brighton has the means to make much snow at the moment since mary was drained and there isnt much in it now.
Oct 26 2010 9:14AM
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123ski
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that is exactly why they don't want to waste water. When they blow snow above teens it still makes snow but a lot of it is water. When they blow in colder temps they get a higher return on their investment.
Oct 26 2010 10:01AM
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juanborlando
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what are you talking about there is no log
Oct 26 2010 10:41AM
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MinerJo
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he's talkiong about the one i just left in the toilet
Oct 26 2010 12:33PM
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GayWolf420
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Damn I wanna go up there so bad. Never really been up there pre-season before so it would be a pretty sick experience. Fuck high school.
Oct 26 2010 1:01PM
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Scott0_robot0
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yea they are building up snow in the parking lot to use as base snow right now, just think if the door in the dam wouldnt have broke they would have plenty of water to make snow with.
Oct 26 2010 1:02PM
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123ski
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I have really only heard rumors about their water situation..what exactly happened?
Oct 26 2010 1:07PM
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Scott0_robot0
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well the door/drain to the dam got stuck open when they were trying to relieve some tension on the damn. So they had wait till like all the water drained out to fix it they just barely fixed it i heard and the water has gone up about 17 feet or so, so they will be able to make some snow, they had like a sandbag barrier blocking some water for awhile. but they are pushing piles of snow onto the lower runs now to start a semi base today.
Oct 26 2010 5:12PM
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GayWolf420
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Nice. I checking out the brighton webcam and I noticed a snowcat going down the mountain. Got me stoked.
Oct 26 2010 5:15PM
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jhackbeez
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read this article on KSL today and Brighton is trying to open on October 12th!

Oct 26 2010 10:35PM
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jhackbeez
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Heres the link:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12979230

Oct 26 2010 10:35PM
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PattyFow
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opening in the past! thats some next level shit that brighton is on! haha
Oct 26 2010 10:41PM
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funtimes
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it sounds like it is ok to ride up there then. has there been a bunch of people up there? cuz i was just lookin to have some fun on a rail or box or somethin....and i suck ass at rails/boxes. true rookie. so i guess what im asking is is it crowded or not so much?
Oct 26 2010 11:50PM
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Scott0_robot0
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naw man i suck also, no judgement and if there is fuck them haha and october 12th that is quite the opening date there haha.oh yea and there might be a round rail or mailbox setup come up tomorrow man ill be up there most likely.

but at the moment it is snowing like an inch every minute up here right now (exageration) but really it is snowing pretty hard.
Oct 27 2010 12:05AM
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jhackbeez
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haha woops i mean November 12th.....fail...womp womp
Oct 27 2010 12:24AM
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fosho lots of fun. theres no way that kid is on NS, you see that girl haha
Oct 27 2010 12:44AM
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b-ladd
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shit blew up so fast. secret spots are where its at.
Oct 27 2010 2:36AM
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hawaiiansteeze
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its only played if your not having fun
Oct 27 2010 5:08AM
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123ski
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In 2004 Brighton opened on October 29th with 31 inches of snow on the ground.

As of this morning Alta snow stake at 9,660' says there is 33 inches of snow.

Anyone know if Brighton may try to open their earliest opening ever?
Oct 27 2010 9:20AM
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GayWolf420
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I sure as shit hope so. Last year they opened like the 3rd week of november which was pretty early. Brighton opening earlier than that would be a marvelous thing.
Oct 27 2010 10:59AM
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wilksker
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stuff boxes and rails you idiot!!!! its knee fricken deep pow right now i was up there last night and it dumbed all night! and i got to hit knee deep pow and get my 1st face shots of the season so grab those old pow skis and get out there
Oct 27 2010 12:37PM
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123ski
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hot off the presses:

"We got some great snow out of this past storm. We're working hard to make snow and get the rest of the resort ready to open. Tentatively we are planning to open on Nov 11th or 12th. If we get some good snow-making days in and the storm this weekend produce's, we may open sooner"

- Brighton
Oct 27 2010 3:30PM
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kbraynin
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i was in that group.
Oct 27 2010 3:53PM
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vailsux.com
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I couldn't believe she took that car up the road. Later that night another white sedan got stuck in the ditch. Did anyone else see them and did they get out alright?

That lower session was pretty fun, at least until the landing got destroyed. Props to all those who were throwing down.
Oct 29 2010 12:39AM
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GayWolf420
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We are supposed to get a little more snow over the weekend. Then the next week its supposed to be high 40's to low 50's and like 20 at night.
Oct 29 2010 1:38PM
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123ski
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Bummer:

HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD RAPIDLY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND REMAIN IN PLACEINTO NEXT WEEKEND...NO CHANGES HERE. AMPLIFIED AND QUITE WARMALOFT FOR NOVEMBER...VALLEY AREAS LIKELY TO BECOME INVERTED ANDSTAGNANT WHILE MOUNTAINS WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY. MOST ALL OF THERECENT MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOULD MELT OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH NORTH FACINGAREAS.
Oct 29 2010 1:56PM
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GayWolf420
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Utah's weather slightly depresses me sometimes. It could be way worse, though.
Oct 29 2010 2:06PM
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heFF
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meehh that sucks..couple inches this weekend though
Oct 29 2010 2:15PM
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GayWolf420
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Heading up to Brighton tomorrow with my sister and a couple of her friends. Since its my first time hitting up brighton pre-season, Anyone know where some spots are?
Oct 29 2010 3:12PM
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MinerJo
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their havin a party up there tomorrow everything will be up front
Oct 29 2010 8:29PM
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Scott0_robot0
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just got back from hitting some of the stuff that they will have up tomorrow, it was pretty damn fun.
Oct 29 2010 9:27PM
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123ski
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what have they
Oct 29 2010 9:49PM
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Scott0_robot0
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well im not sure if they are using all of this for the ja but there was like 2 boxes one like 10ish feet and the other around 16, than a short flat rail, a small s rail, and a couple of wide boxes one a small battleship and the other is like a U shape. really its not to much but it should be fun. but the demon rail jam sounds sick i just live close to the brighton one so im going there.
Oct 29 2010 10:29PM
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GayWolf420
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Nice. Hows the snowmaking looking up there? Have they been blowing more snow since the storm?
Oct 29 2010 10:55PM
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Scott0_robot0
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no not really i think they wised up and decided not to waste what little water they have considering its going to warm up this week. Maybe next weekend that is a guess by me though.
Oct 30 2010 8:37AM
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123ski
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Probably not a bad guess though:

THOUGH TIMING DIFFERS
SOMEWHAT...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT THIS RIDGE SHIFTS
EAST LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH ANOTHER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE GREAT
BASIN SOMETIME NEXT WEEKEND.

Oct 30 2010 10:23AM
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GayWolf420
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I just checked the brighton cams and it looks like its dumping up there.
Oct 30 2010 7:53PM
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