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‘We’re losing our ability to manage forest fires’ as West becomes hotter and drier, researcher says

Traditional treatments like thinning and prescribed burns may no longer work in the era of intense, fast-moving megafires.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A tour of Eagle Point Resort, one of the smallest ski and snowboard areas in Utah, reveals what remains for one of the first areas to fall victim to the Cottonwood Fire in late June, pictured Thursday, July 9, 2026.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A tour of Eagle Point Resort, one of the smallest ski and snowboard areas in Utah, reveals what remains for one of the first areas to fall victim to the Cottonwood Fire in late June, pictured Thursday, July 9, 2026.