patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Snowboarding

Monday, December 3, 2012

Mt. Brighton Has Early Opening; Hopes for Better Season Than Last Year

Mt. Brighton opened for the first time this season Nov. 28.

Mt. Brighton took advantage of the cold weather last week and got busy making snow in order to open early this season on Nov. 28. Although, it's not the earliest opening the ski resort has ever had,  it was earlier than last year's opening of Dec. 3, according to Mt. Brighton President Joe Bruhn. "Anytime you open in November, it's good, but we would have rather of opened a couple days before Thanksgiving because that weekend is a big weekend for this type of business - everybody is home without anything to do on Friday if they don't shop," Bruhn said. "Some years you don't get open in November, other years you get open and you struggle, then make it (snow) again. It's a constant struggle this early. A December opening is late, even for us…

Got a Hot Tip?