Jim Urquhart / The Salt Lake Tribune

The physical face of Utah's ski industry has changed little heading into this second winter of the deep downturn. Solitude has replaced a lift. Sundance is adding lights for night skiing.   Full Story

A conservative think tank that is influential with the state's Republican-controlled Legislature wants to abolish the Utah Office of Tourism. The recommendation is one of 10 offered by the Sutherland Institute as the state faces an estimated $850 million budget shortfall.   Full Story

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Park City-based Powdr Corp has extended its skiing interests into Colorado, signing an agreement to buy Copper Mountain resort from Intrawest Corp. No purchase price was disclosed for the Summit County resort, 75 miles west of Denver.   Full Story

Delta Air Lines Inc. and its SkyTeam alliance partners offered as much as $1 billion in incentives to lure Japan Airlines Corp. away from the Oneworld group led by American Airlines.   Full Story