MICRODOSE: Brighton Episode 05 Part 1
In MICRODOSE Episode 5 Part 1, we continue our exploration of Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. For more than 40-years, this low-key Wasatch shred zone has had a global impact on the art and culture of snowboarding. Don’t believe us? Just keep watching. Whether you’re Terje, Lynn, or just a SoCal kid with big dreams of blasting bold cliffs and thundering through deep pow, anyone with any shred-sense eventually makes the pilgrimage to Brighton. Here, friendships are found and lifelong memories are made.
In today’s wildly entertaining, power-packed 3-minute episode, we interview the legendary Operations Manager Dave Farmer. As an employee of Brighton Resort for over 30-years, Farmer has introduced hundreds of snowboarders to the outdoor lifestyle.
Good habits
As well, we talk with the always on-point JP Walker, as he shares his earliest memories of habitually saving lunch money to buy Brighton lift tickets. Tonino Copene breaks down the impact of Gnu and Nitro Snowboards on the evolution of the Brighton scene. Jason Murphy details how, as a young upstart, he would go to Brighton in hopes of spotting his favorite visiting super-pros ripping around the mountain’s epic terrain; an aspirational past-time which eventually led to Murphy becoming one of the most talented riders the Brighton scene has ever produced.
Grab a hot coffee, maybe some turkey jerky, and a bowl of fruit, then sit back and join us as Dave Farmer, JP Walker, Tonino Copene, Brandon Ruff, Jason Murphy, and other Salt Lake legends and luminaries share their stories of what makes Brighton— Brighton.
