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Golden Needle at Brighton Ski Resort

Intermediate · 490 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 21° at its steepest, facing SW.

21°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
490 mlength
142 mvertical
2963 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Golden Needle is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Golden Needle

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

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Great Western Express
  2. Ski Western Trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Elk Park (intermediate)
  4. Ski Golden Needle (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Golden Needle 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.