About Us
Brighton Ski Resort is located at the end of Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, and Brighton Ski Team calls this beautiful resort "home". The Brighton Ski Team is a ski racing team. Since 1994, young athletes have trained at Brighton up to four days a week with their coaches, and many team members come up in their free time to enjoy the mountain and a day of free-skiing. Although not officially run or financially supported by Brighton Ski resort, the Ski Team is given space on the mountain, a meeting place, storage space for race equipment, facilities from which to run races, as well as many other generous "in-kind" donations from the resort. The Brighton Ski Team is proud to call Brighton Ski Resort "Home" for a number of reasons.
The Brighton Ski Team is composed of young skiers ranging in age from 6 to 18 years of age. The youngest and least experienced members of the ski team are taught the basics of racing technique and good skiing skills, and are encourage to compete in races in order to do their personal best and get the experience on a race course that is necessary to move on to the next level of racing ability. Those skiers that are older or more experienced are taught the finer points of racing technique, practice skiing gates as well as learning more advanced skiing techniques, and are encouraged to ski hard on race days and utilize all the skills they've learned throughout the year. Although medalling in a race is a wonderful experience that every racer hopes for, and Brighton competitors bring home their fair share of trophies, Brighton also emphasizes fair competition, skiing one's best, and being a gracious competitor whether winning or not. Skiing and competing is and should always be something that the competitors love.
The tuition fees that are charged cover a variety of team expenses, including coaches' wages, equipment, and team expenses. Tuition is kept low, in order to allow as many children as possible to join the team, regardless of parental income. The Brighton Ski Team has the lowest tuition of any team in the area, because we believe that any child should be able to enjoy the experience of being on a team. In order to supplement our tuition, we have corporate sponsors, hold fundraisers (some of which team members actively participate in, and which help develop team spirit and friendships), and require parental involvement and volunteering in many areas. By keeping our parental involvement level high we not only keep our costs down, but we promote family togetherness and a sense of community within the team. The team isn't just an athletic team, it is a family, in every sense of that word.
Our coaching staff is composed of USSA (United States Ski Association) certified coaches, and we keep our athlete-to-coach ratio low, which keeps personal attention levels high. All of our coaches have racing experience, and are sensitive to the needs of young athletes. Everyone involved with the team has a love of skiing, which is evident by the amount of involvement during races as well as by the amount of time many team members and their families spend on the mountain just having fun. All of our coaches bring enthusiasm and dedication with them to the slopes, and pass this on to the children they are working with.
The Brighton Ski Team is composed of young skiers ranging in age from 6 to 18 years of age. The youngest and least experienced members of the ski team are taught the basics of racing technique and good skiing skills, and are encourage to compete in races in order to do their personal best and get the experience on a race course that is necessary to move on to the next level of racing ability. Those skiers that are older or more experienced are taught the finer points of racing technique, practice skiing gates as well as learning more advanced skiing techniques, and are encouraged to ski hard on race days and utilize all the skills they've learned throughout the year. Although medalling in a race is a wonderful experience that every racer hopes for, and Brighton competitors bring home their fair share of trophies, Brighton also emphasizes fair competition, skiing one's best, and being a gracious competitor whether winning or not. Skiing and competing is and should always be something that the competitors love.
The tuition fees that are charged cover a variety of team expenses, including coaches' wages, equipment, and team expenses. Tuition is kept low, in order to allow as many children as possible to join the team, regardless of parental income. The Brighton Ski Team has the lowest tuition of any team in the area, because we believe that any child should be able to enjoy the experience of being on a team. In order to supplement our tuition, we have corporate sponsors, hold fundraisers (some of which team members actively participate in, and which help develop team spirit and friendships), and require parental involvement and volunteering in many areas. By keeping our parental involvement level high we not only keep our costs down, but we promote family togetherness and a sense of community within the team. The team isn't just an athletic team, it is a family, in every sense of that word.
Our coaching staff is composed of USSA (United States Ski Association) certified coaches, and we keep our athlete-to-coach ratio low, which keeps personal attention levels high. All of our coaches have racing experience, and are sensitive to the needs of young athletes. Everyone involved with the team has a love of skiing, which is evident by the amount of involvement during races as well as by the amount of time many team members and their families spend on the mountain just having fun. All of our coaches bring enthusiasm and dedication with them to the slopes, and pass this on to the children they are working with.