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Thunderhead at Brighton Ski Resort

Intermediate · 349 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 25° at its steepest, facing W.

25°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
349 mlength
91 mvertical
2968 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Thunderhead

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

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

  1. Ride Snake Creek Express
  2. Ski Sunshine (easy)
  3. Ski Thor (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lone Star (intermediate)
  5. Ski Thunderhead (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Thor. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Snake Creek Express (2 min), Great Western Express (4 min), unnamed magic carpet (4 min).

See Thunderhead 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.