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(The Dyrt camper Chuck T.)

The collection of dispersed camping sites along the Valley of the Gods Road in southern Utah was named the best campsite in the U.S. in 2026 by campsite locator The Dyrt. Sites were chosen according to camper reviews.

This Utah campsite has no water, power or shade. It was just named the best in the U.S.

By Julie Jag | August 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snow falls on the whale sculpture "Out of the Blue" in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.

Utah could be in for a whale of a ski season. There’s just one problem.

By Julie Jag | August 14, 2026, 5:10 p.m.

(Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune) The air is thick with smog as the Olympic Torch passes a frozen throng of spectators on Antelope Island on Feb. 6, 2002.

Paris had the Seine. Utah’s Olympic plans have something else to worry about.

By Julie Jag | August 5, 2026, 9:31 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The remains of Canyonside Lodge and trail map at 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.

A Utah ski area is pulling the plug on the 2026-27 season

By Julie Jag | August 4, 2026, 2:24 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gary Skinner checks on his dogs Phoebe and Momma as his family waits for updates on when they might be able to return home to Eureka on Monday, June 22, 2026, due to the Iron Fire. The family was anxiously awaiting updates as they sheltered in the nearby town of Elberta.

‘What do I grab?’: Here’s what these Utahns quickly packed as fires, floods forced them to flee — and what they wish they took

By Julie Jag | Samantha Moilanen | August 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Cherry Peak) A skier enjoys a coating of powder while skiing at Cherry Peak Resort near Richmond on Feb. 24, 2022.

Cherry Peak Resort is for sale. Would you buy it?

By Julie Jag | July 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Summit Sotheby's International Realty) The pool at the Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences at Deer Valley East Village in Park City.

Utah’s most expensive condo is about to hit the market

By Julie Jag | July 18, 2026, 5:00 a.m.

(Photo courtesy of Dylan White |@blanco_photovideo/Cherry Peak Resort)
The entire front side of Cherry Peak Resort, located about half an hour north of Logan, is illuminated for night skiing.

One of Utah’s public ski areas is for sale

By Julie Jag | July 14, 2026, 9:39 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ski and snowboard instructor Emily Sammons takes up a group of youngsters at Park City Mountain Resort as clear skies and some recent fresh snow draws the crowds on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.

A new ski rivalry? Park City Mountain says it can beat Deer Valley at hospitality.

By Julie Jag | July 14, 2026, 7:49 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rob Lea of Park City poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Lea became the first person in the world to complete the "Double Seven" challenge, which involves summiting the highest peaks on each continent and swimming the seven most iconic open water channels. On June 30, over a decade and a half after starting his goal, Lea finished his record by crossing the Tsugaru Strait in Japan, only allowed a Speedo, goggles and swim cap to qualify. To survive the 12-hour swim in 60 degree water, Lea gained 20 lbs on purpose for insulation.

Utah man is the first to climb Seven Summits and swim Oceans Seven

By Julie Jag | July 12, 2026, 4:45 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shane Gadbaw, owner of Eagle Point Resort, stands next to the remains of the Canyonside Lodge that was destroyed by the Cottonwood Fire that started in late June.

‘A sobering experience’: What Eagle Point ski area looks like, and how it plans to rebuild, after the Cottonwood Fire

By Julie Jag | July 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Jeremy Bernard | Freeride World Tour) Ross Tester of Salt Lake City soars off a cliff during a 2026 Freeride World Tour event. Utah 2034 organizers are "very interested" in bringing the extreme ski and snowboard event to their Winter Olympics.

A once-unthinkable Olympic sport could be added to the 2030 Games — and to Utah 2034

By Julie Jag | July 7, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

(Eagle Point Resort) Eagle Point Resort owner Shane Gadbaw takes in the destruction after the Cottonwood Fire burned through the ski area near Beaver on June 22, 2026. The fire burned down the larger of its two day lodges and impacted four of five lifts and half of the resort's 600 acres.

Eagle Point owner shares photos of resort charred by Cottonwood Fire

By Julie Jag | June 30, 2026, 3:01 p.m.

(Nikki Boliaux | The New York Times) Hikers take in the view from the summit of the Angels Landing trail in Zion National Park. A former youth pastor has been charged with murder and insurance fraud following his wife's fall from the trail in 2006.

She fell to her death at Angels Landing. Twenty years later, Utah prosecutors now say her husband pushed her.

By Julie Jag | June 23, 2026, 8:51 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eureka resident Daniel Rosenbaum checks for updates on the Iron Fire burning in the distance while sheltering in the nearby town of Elberta on Monday, June 22, 2026.

‘Living in a horror movie’: As the Iron Fire bore down on Eureka, residents had minutes to flee

By Julie Jag | June 23, 2026, 5:59 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Mill B Trailhead in Little Cottonwood Canyon is a Recreation Fee area, on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Why some people love, and others oppose, the new Cottonwood Canyon trailhead fees

By Julie Jag | June 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) The Book Cliffs area in Grand County in July 2025.

Utah’s land trust sells ‘one of the crown jewels’ to DWR for wilderness preservation in $30M deal

By Julie Jag | June 20, 2026, 7:07 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A parcel of land is seen near the road In Cottonwood Heights on Friday, June 5, 2026. UDOT recently closed on the purchase of the land, which would be used for the Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola if the gondola is built.

UDOT just added an $8M piece to the Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola plan

By Julie Jag | June 16, 2026, 4:02 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snowless terrain is seen from the base of Park City Mountain Resort on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.

Park City Mountain faces a fresh challenge over chairlift upgrades

By Julie Jag | June 11, 2026, 12:22 a.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) A view of the sandstone cliffs near the Buckhorn Wash area of the San Rafael Swell.

What will change at Utah’s ‘Little Grand Canyon’ after state and BLM sign landmark management agreement

By Julie Jag | June 9, 2026, 11:43 p.m.