Summers on Brighton Ski Resort
Ever wonder what the lifties on the Brighton Ski Resort do during the summer months? Well, some things I can’t say in print, but they do many things I can. Besides reseeding the hillside so it doesn’t look like a construction zone all summer, they may be adding new water lines to extend the snow making capacity on the hill, or they may be repainting the lift towers. This summer they are replacing all of the bulbs in the light poles for night skiing. Apparently they lose their luminosity as time goes on. All the cables and the chairs for all lifts have to be individually tested for unraveling and cracks in the steel, and all the bearings in the rollers have to be cleaned and repacked. Finally, the entire grooming and snow removal equipment has to be overhauled and in top shape for a busy winter. They will be busy setting up for snow making the minute the weather gets cold enough. There is never a dull moment for those folks.