Brighton Milly Express

Less than a decade after Brighton opened, in 1946, they built a single chair, Millicent, in a mostly separate terrain area from the main mountain. It was replaced in 1974 by a Yan center-pole double which ran up until 2007 was replaced along with Evergreen, a neighboring Riblet double with this Doppelmayr CTEC detachable. Millicent, or Milly as Utah locals call it runs along a mostly rocky topography with strategically placed towers to keep the height from the ground as minimal as possible. It features the later version Garaventa chairs and is by far the longest UNI-GS in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Even though Brighton has amazing snow reliability, Milly is usually one of the last areas to open for the season due to its separate and rocky nature. Milly also just recently added lights in late-2024, making Brighton the largest ski resort in the United States in terms of night skiing acreage with all but Great Western open into the night. Brighton wants to replace this lift in the short-term with a new sixer, but I personally think it’s still way too young to be replaced. If Brighton insists, it needs to at least be relocated replace GW or Majestic or another lift nearby. SIDE NOTE: I don’t understand why Brighton decided to run this ~700 fpm, especially on a holiday as it usually would go a bit faster than that. Capacity: 2,200 per hour Ride Time: 5.4 minutes Vertical Rise: 1,109 ft Length: 3,712 ft Towers: 15 Carriers: 63 Design Speed: 1,000 fpm Speed day of recording: 700 fpm Filmed January 19th 2026 (MLK)