First Light - Brighton
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Event Details
About This League
Fri @ Brighton Majestic 18. Week 10: First Contact. The finale is here. Last week was empty—don't let the aliens win! Ace Pot min $50 guaranteed by ElevateUT. 🛸📡
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Welcome to the Containment Zone. I'm Flippy. My objections are also filed in triplicate. The Brighton trilogy concludes with First Contact—did you see that, or was it just the altitude?
Mission Briefing
FIRST LIGHT opens the Brighton trilogy at 10,000 feet: a Close Encounter of the First Kind, the sighting, lights over the peak you can't explain. We are rendering this in VaporGrid synthwave: a neon horizon, a digital sun behind the ridge, wireframe peaks, and a glow that won't hold still over alpine dusk. Imagine lights over the ridge, lake reflections, neon grids, mountain haze, and a glow on the snow while you point figures at the sky. Vocabulary: first light, the sighting, did you see that, lights on the peak, first kind. The tone is breathless wonder, the start of something; I admit, grudgingly, that it's pretty.
Deployment Logistics
Choose your own card flex start means you pick when you begin the ascent. The mountain waits for no one, but it will wait for you between 7 AM and 5:20 PM.
The Slush Fund
- Base Entry: $5.50 (Hazard pay)
- Prize Pool Buy-in: $5.00 (Funding the resistance)
- Ace Pot: $5.00 (Current Pot: $272.54)
- Super Ace: $2.00 (High-stakes interception)
Thanks to ElevateUT Disc Golf, the Ace Pot has a minimum guarantee of $50.00. If the contributions haven't cleared the atmosphere yet, the platform tops it up. Any guarantee payout is credited to your Bonus Account (registration use only, not for cash or retail).
The Anomaly (Course Info)
Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18. Chaz Critchfield designed this to be the world's best mountain course, which is code for 'it will humble you.' Expect technical par 4s, dramatic elevation changes, and scenery that almost makes up for the double bogeys. The 18th hole is the final boss—average score is over par. Bring your 'A' game and extra oxygen.
Series Clearance
This is the finale of the Disclosure series. 'First Contact' means the data packets are downloading and performance determines access speed. The standings are stabilizing. Chris Fox (RPA) and Taylor Thilo (RAD) are still holding top clearance, but the audit isn't over until the final card is signed.
Asset Support
Special thanks to Another Round Salt Lake City for providing the hardware necessary to intercept the signal. They are your local retail partner in this conspiracy.
The First Light is fully documented and archived in the permanent record. Redacted. Moving on.
Weather forecast will be available 2 days before the event
Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Brighton League Layout
First Light @ Brighton
Course Rules
Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18 - Brighton League Layout
General Notes
Yield to mountain bikers.
Layout Details
| Hole | Tee | Target | Par | Feet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | A | 4 | 659 | White stakes and string and beyond is Out of Bounds (806.02). Rocky area in the center of the fairway is a Required Relief Area (806.04). |
| 2 | White | A | 3 | 344 | Areas with flowing water are Casual Areas (806.03). |
| 3 | White | B | 3 | 269 | |
| 4 | White | B | 3 | 269 | Areas with flowing water are Casual Areas (806.03). |
| 5 | White | A | 4 | 472 | A spotter is recommended for all downhill shots |
| 6 | White | A | 3 | 282 | Center fairway is Out of Bounds (806.02) marked with white stakes and string. Drop zone is on the right side of the fairway near C1 edge marked with [COLOR] paint and flags. |
| 7 | White | A | 4 | 696 | Mandatory left of first tree near creek for the FPO tee pad. Out of Bounds (806.02) in marsh area. If any shot is Out of Bounds or if mandatory is missed, proceed to the drop zone at the FP40 tee pad. |
| 9 | White | A | 3 | 256 | White stakes and string and beyond deep of pin is Out of Bounds (806.02). |
| 10 | White | A | 4 | 338 | White stakes and string and beyond on right side of fairway is Out of Bounds (806.02). |
| 11 | White | A | 3 | 341 | White stakes and string and beyond on right side of fairway is Out of Bounds (806.02). |
| 12 | White | A | 3 | 285 | Mandatory left (804.01) of the first tree on the right side of the gap. Proceed to drop zone on the right side of the end of the tunnel. Proceed to drop zone on the right side of the end of the tunnel for lost discs (805.03). |
| 13 | White | A | 3 | 384 | White stakes and string and beyond is Out of Bounds (806.02). |
| 14 | White | A | 4 | 545 | Mandatory (804.01) left of the first tree on the right side of the gap. Proceed to drop zone at the red tee pad if mandatory is missed. Proceed to drop zone at the red tee pad for lost discs (805.03). |
| 15 | White | B | 3 | 292 | Island hole, if disc does not land in bounds, proceed to drop zone with one stroke penalty. Outside of white stakes and string is Out of Bounds (806.02). Drop zone located on the right side of the green. Please use path on the right of the fairway to traverse the hole. |
| 16 | White | A | 3 | 302 | White stakes and string and beyond is Out of Bounds (806.02). |
| 17 | White | A | 4 | 640 | |
| 18 | White | B | 3 | 456 | Mandatory (804.01) left of the flag pole. If mandatory is missed, re-tee with a stroke penalty. The plane of the mandatory is defined by the net; if net is hit, the mandatory plane has been broken and it is a missed mandatory. White stakes and string and beyond to the right and deep of the pin is Out of Bounds (806.02). Proceed to the drop zone on the left side of the green for lost discs (805.03). |
| 8-9 | White | A | 4 | 538 | Crest Hole 8-9 combined. DO NOT THROW WHEN RIDERS ARE ON CHAIRLIFT! White stakes and string and beyond is Out of Bounds (806.02) |
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Schedule
Week 2: Brighton Signal
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 4: Ridge Proximity
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 5: Signal Jamming
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 6: Gravity Anomaly
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 7: Visual Contact
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 8: Grid Lock
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 9: Neon Dusk
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
Week 10: First Contact
Course: Brighton Ski Resort - Majestic 18
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