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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The restored Silver King Mining Complex, one of many stops along the Park City Historic Mine Route is pictured on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.

Park City’s slopes are filled with remnants of its mining past. A new route brings that history to life.

By Julie Jag | September 30, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aaron Metler competes in the St. George Marathon in 2010. Metler won the marathon with a time of 2:22:08.

The St. George Marathon turns 50. See how the iconic Utah race has changed over the years.

By Julie Jag | September 28, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry visits with girls from the Utah Lady Grizzlies in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.

The IOC president made her first trip to Utah ahead of the 2034 Games. Here’s what she did.

By Julie Jag | September 24, 2026, 3:23 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hikers on the Bloods Lake Trail, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.

Want photos of Utah’s fall colors you’ll actually look at again? Tribune photographers share their tips.

By Julie Jag | September 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Debris fills a campsite at Pine Valley Recreation Area on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Wildfires hurt Utah recreation long after the flames die. Here’s how this year’s fires could affect your next camping trip.

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

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Will Johnson pops out of the pond in style in Peruvian Gulch as Snowbird closes the book on the 2024-25 ski season on Monday, May 26, 2025. Utah's resorts have begun announcing their opening dates for the 2026-27 season.

This is when Utah ski areas plan to open for the 2026-27 season

By Julie Jag | September 20, 2026, 9:54 p.m.

(Emma Mortensen, @photofilmbyem) Clint Richins, 31, of Logan started the nonprofit Utah Public Ski Area Coalition in September 2026. The organization is advocating for the development of a state-funded ski and snowboard area with the intent of getting more Utahns on the slopes.

Utah skiing is too expensive. Is a state-funded resort the answer?

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

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fall foliage begins to appear near Midway, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.

Will Utah’s hot, dry year dull its fall colors?

By Julie Jag | September 14, 2026, 11:00 p.m.

Park City Mountain is rebranding for the third time since Vail Resorts purchased it — this time with a famous face to help

By Julie Jag | September 2, 2026, 3:54 p.m.

(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) Black bears have been showing up in Utah cities in numbers never seen before. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has responded to 168 bear calls already in 2026, compared to 83 through all of 2025

Far more bears are wandering into Utah cities this year — and getting euthanized. Here’s what’s driving the surge.

By Julie Jag | Andrew Christiansen | August 28, 2026, 11:20 p.m.

(Bureau of Land Management) Volunteers paddle through Westwater Canyon during a National Public Lands Day cleanup trip, where participants joined Bureau of Land Management river rangers to remove trash and invasive weeds from the canyon in September 2025.

The Colorado River got so low, rafting companies canceled this popular trip for the first time

By Julie Jag | August 26, 2026, 10:55 p.m.

(Arika Bauer, Hipcamp) A camper takes in the view at Ranchito Feliz in Cannonville. The campground, which Hipcamp named among the best in Utah in 2026, sat on the border of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument until June.

It was just named one of Utah’s best campgrounds, and it’s feeling the effects of Trump’s Grand Staircase-Escalante cuts

By Julie Jag | August 25, 2026, 7:32 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shaun White at Park City Mountain Resort on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. White's Snow Tour is expected to make its debut at the resort during the 2026-27 ski season.

Park City Mountain announces opening date for 2026-27 ski season

By Julie Jag | August 18, 2026, 7:53 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The McLeod Creek flows beside Utah State Route 224 within the Weber River watershed near Snyderville on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Utah is exploring an unusual fix for wildfire, flood and drought impacts

By Julie Jag | August 17, 2026, 10:33 p.m.

(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.