Julie Jag

Ski Magazine released the results of its Best of the West readers poll and for the first time since 2021, no Utah resort is within the top two. Still, almost half the state's 16 ski areas made the list. See which ones and how they ranked.

Rad Smith faced a considerable challenge when painting the ski map that would showcase Deer Valley Resort's massive expansion in 2025-26, and it wasn't just the thousands of trees.

Utah lawmakers agree that the law requiring a hunting or fishing license for access to some of the state's most popular Wildlife (or Waterfowl) Management Areas is flawed. But does it need to be changed, or does it need to be axed?

Utah's 2025-26 ski and snowboard season is almost here. Find out when your favorite resorts plan to open.

Snowbird's new ad campaign is giving rebel energy, and taking aim at other Utah ski areas in the process.

Park City Mountain will again pursue permits to upgrade its Eagle and Silverlode lifts, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz said in a quarterly earnings call.

A video game maker has recreated the inside of the Nutty Putty Cave, the Utah County cave that was permanently closed in 2009 after John Jones died inside it.

To maximize the economic benefits of hosting the 2034 Olympics, Utah needs to address seven specific issues, according to a report released Tuesday by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

Actor Robert Redford's enduring legacy may be as an environmentalist. He worked to protect land and resources, from the construction materials of buildings at his Sundance Resort ski area to conservation easements around Mount Timpanogos and lobbying for climate change reform at the Paris Climate Summit.

Gov. Spencer Cox and his fellow Utahns grapple with its identity and its ideals after one of their own was arrested in the shooting death of political commentary Charlie Kirk.

Gov. Spencer Cox pleaded for Utahns and Americans to "stay hopeful" and "find an off-ramp" instead of escalating into violence during a news conference in which he announced a suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination had been taken into custody.

A year into its Olympic planning, the 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah organizers have nearly met their recently-increased donation goal — through a unique initiative its calling Podium34.

Reed Hastings has plans to install two new lifts at Powder Mountain by 2026-27. Both will be open only to resort homeowners and their guests. The timeline for construction of a third, public lift that is slated for 2026-27 on a Powder Haven map is unknown.

Deer Valley Resort is on the cusp of throwing open the gates to perhaps the biggest expansion ever undertaken by a ski area. This is when you can get on the slopes.

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled against Park City Mountain when it determined the resort's plan to upgrade two lifts in 2022 was not adherent to its development agreement. It also found that the Park City Planning Commission has a right to question a resort's calculations of Comfortable Carrying Capacity.

The Alta Lodge lost its heart in July with the death of owner Mimi Levitt. Levitt, 82, was a founder of Friends of Alta, the daughter of a well-known photographer and a consummate host.

Scientists recently found that a Utah camel whose shin bone that has been on display for 40 years likely lived during the height of the last ice age, at the same time as the woolly mammoth.

Park City Mountain has revealed its target opening date for the 2025-26 ski and snowboard season. As has become its tradition, it is aiming for the Friday before Thanksgiving. The real question is whether a new lift will be in play.

Utah is about to get its 16th public ski area, and it's in an unlikely place: Sanpete County. The Snowland Recreation and Education Area could be open to the public, for free, as soon as this December.

Northern Utah skiers and snowboarders have seen some of their snowiest and some of their driest ski seasons under weak La Niña conditions. What will it be this year?