Get ready for more fighting over ONE Wasatch, the controversial proposal to connect Wasatch Mountain ski resorts with a plethora of new ski lifts. The battle has been escalating ever since Ski Utah—the marketing firm for all of Utah’s snow resorts---held a press conference last March to announce the ONE Wasatch concept. ONE Wasatch calls for connecting seven ski resorts … [Read more...]
Spookiest Places in Utah
Goblin Valley. There is hardly a more Halloween-sounding name in the United States. But when it comes to Utah, wait! There’s more! The insight behind names such as Death Hollow, Skull Valley, and Poison Spring are not so obvious. Some were named after tragic or mysterious events to which they played host. Others only sound like it. In some instances, creepy names have the power … [Read more...]
Utah’s Canyonlands: Moab & Public Land Policy
One of the most hot-button issues in Utah politics is land use. Conservatives believe Utah should own and control more of its own land, while preservation groups believe this is the worst possible thing that could happen towards keeping public lands pristine. Who is right? Both and neither because they are completely divided between partisan lines. Without question most … [Read more...]
Flood Potential in Salt Lake City Spring of 2011
by Melissa Wilson with Richard Markosian It’s no longer a matter of if it will flood along the Wasatch Front. Just how big? & how bad? Rivers are surging high on their banks: Millcreek, Parleys, the Jordan River, Emigration and the Cottonwood canyons are flowing at dangerous levels. Sugar House Park pond is over the grass. Emigration Canyon has already flooded and in … [Read more...]