Riding Over the Road

Why did the snowboarder cross the road? To get to the powder on the other side!

Brian Head Resort (Utah) is composed of two mountains divided by a state highway. It opened a new chairlift and a new bridge recently, and both cross the road. Slide your snowboard or skis across the road via the bridge, and then cross it again on the lift.

Here’s how the change is announced on the resort’s web site: “The Interconnect System includes two new triple chair lifts, expanded snowmaking, and a beautiful new skier bridge over State Highway 143 that connects the previously divided Navajo and Giant Steps mountains. Skiers can now access the entire Resort without removing their skis. Guests travel down the east slopes of Navajo mountain and cross over the highway on the skier bridge to the base of the new lifts.”