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Skiers are required to wear face coverings they ski at Park City on opening day, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

Will you need a vaccination card while skiing in Utah? Here are the COVID rules this season.

By Julie Jag | October 23, 2021, 6:40 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune file) Manny Ortega and Matt Bailey, dress for the summer weather, on the last ski day of the season, at Snowbird Ski resort, Thursday, July 4, 2019.

Survey: Best of Utah ski and snowboard

By Julie Jag | October 22, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Trees explode with fall color along the confluence of Red Pine Road Trail and Little Water Trail at the top of Millcreek Canyon on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Trib Trails: Red Pine Road loop lends itself to tree-gazing

By Julie Jag | October 8, 2021, 9:05 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Leaves turn with the change of the season creating a tapestry of brilliant fall colors in the Wasatch Mountains on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021

Photos: Check out Utah’s fall colors at their best

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | October 5, 2021, 3:28 p.m.

(Anthony L. Solis) The Horse Flat Trail leading to Primrose Overlook is mostly flat and full of fall color on Sept. 25, 2021.

Trib Trails: Fall colors make Primrose Overlook hike even more enchanting

By Julie Jag | October 1, 2021, 8:28 p.m.

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Earl's Lodge, seen in the background, will have company after the first phase of Snowbasin's development plan is implemented. Loding, shops and restaurants are slated to be built over the first rows of the parking lot as part of the Master Village Plan.

Snowbasin’s first hotel will be a Club Med, as local favorite gets a major makeover

By Julie Jag | September 29, 2021, 11:13 p.m.

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Competitors swim the first leg of the Ironman triathlon in Sand Hollow Reservoir near St. George on Saturday, May 1, 2010.

Ironman World Championships triathlon to leave Hawaii for Utah because of COVID-19 concerns

By Julie Jag | September 24, 2021, 7:56 p.m.

(Nic Alegre | TGR) Kai Jones, 15, flies off a cliff near Cooke City, Mont., while filming a segment for the upcoming Teton Gravity Research ski film "Stoke the Fire."

Skier Kai Jones’ blood is on Tim Durtschi’s hands, and that’s OK

By Julie Jag | September 21, 2021, 11:03 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Murals in tunnels along the Poison Creek Trail in Park City on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

Trib Trails: Park City tunnels tour like hiking through an art gallery

By Julie Jag | September 9, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lagoon Amusement Park visitors ride The Roller Coaster, Monday, June 15, 2020.

Man sues Lagoon, says his foot was ‘shredded’ while riding a roller coaster

By Connor Sanders | September 4, 2021, 12:42 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A runner makes her way up the popular Whiptail Trail in Snow Canyon State Park. Popular with cyclists, hikers and runners, the 6-mile roundtrip trail follows the bottom of the park gaining just under 500 feet in elevation.

Want to see lava formations in Snow Canyon? Here’s where to start

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | August 31, 2021, 3:00 p.m.

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Skiers were required to wear face coverings at Park City on opening day, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. The resort announced its 2021-22 opening day will be Nov. 19, 2021. Reservations will no longer be required to ski or snowboard, but the area has not announced what, if any, other measures it will require to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Opening days for Utah ski areas starting to be unveiled

By Julie Jag | August 26, 2021, 11:02 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "The boulders [at Gate Buttress] are some of the best boulders in the canyon, challenging and technical and they are truly irreplaceable," said Olympian silver medalist, Nathaniel Coleman who bouldered with Mitch Henderson, left, on Monday. Rock climbers and opponents of the Department of Transportation's (UDOT) proposal of constructing a gondola and additional travel lanes in Little Cottonwood Canyon held a press conference Aug. 23, 2021 at Gate Buttress Boulder to propose less destructive options.

Olympic climber Nathaniel Coleman joins fight against Little Cottonwood gondola, construction

By Julie Jag | August 24, 2021, 1:06 a.m.

(Kaitlyn Bancroft | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Veyo Volcano in Veyo.

The Veyo and Santa Clara volcanoes are 10 minutes apart. Here’s how to hike them.

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | August 19, 2021, 2:00 p.m.

(Kelly Cannon | The Salt Lake Tribune) One of the views from a resting spot on the Timpooneke Trail.

Trib Trails: Timponeeke Trail to Scout Falls offers easy(ish) escape

By Kelly Cannon | August 13, 2021, 4:00 p.m.

Inspired by the Olympic athletes? Keep the flame burning with a new skill.

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | August 12, 2021, 6:38 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Though many think water wise gardens means mostly cactus varieties, that certainly doesn’t need to be the case. However the Snow Leopard Cholla from the cactus family at Red Butte Gardens is a striking option for not needing any watering at all. In the upper tiers of the garden people can get a visual representation of “hydrozoning” which arranges plants according to their water needs.

Think you know Red Butte Garden? Here are 5 new ways to look at it

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | August 3, 2021, 3:29 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Yellow Fork Trail outside Herriman, Wednesday, July 21, 2021.

Trib Trails: Yellow Fork Trail seldom used except by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds

By Julie Jag | July 26, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

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Mexican Hat: small town is a gateway to some big natural sights

By Kaitlyn Bancroft | July 29, 2021, 9:49 p.m.

(Paighten Harkins|The Salt Lake Tribune ) The view of Mount Olympus from the top of Grandeur Peak on May 9, 2021.

Trib Trails, Beginner Peaks: Grandeur Peak

By Paighten Harkins | July 18, 2021, 12:00 p.m.