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Desperado at Brighton Ski Resort

Advanced · 609 m long with 187 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 33° at its steepest, facing W.

33°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
609 mlength
187 mvertical
2931 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Desperado is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Desperado

Lifts that reach the top: Great Western Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Great Western Express
  2. Ski Western Trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Elk Park (intermediate)
  4. Ski Elk Park Ridge (advanced)
  5. Ski Desperado (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Silver Spur, Thor. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Great Western Express (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (1 min), Explorer (3 min).

See Desperado on the 3D mapAll runs at Brighton Ski Resort
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.