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The St. Regis Deer Valley, one of the worlds most luxurious mountain resorts, today announced the appointment of Tyler Mugford as General Manager, effective immediately. Mugford brings more than a dozen years of luxury hospitality experience to his new role overseeing all hotel operations for The St.

Deseret News Is our fear of mountain lions unwarranted — or an alarm bell for the changing West? Share this story Matt Galland, for Deseret Magazine On May 19, 2018, two mountain bikers in their early 30s were riding on a logging road some 30 miles from Seattle and just outside of North Bend, Washington, a small town in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. As they rode, they noticed a mountain lion. It appeared to be stalking them. They stopped, yelled and stood their ground until the 100...

This story is sponsored by Robert J. DeBry—more than 200 years of combined experience practicing personal injury law. One of the great things about Utah is its ability to offer a diverse variety of landscapes—all within a short, few-hour drive. From mountains, rivers, streams, deserts, red rock, salt flats, and more, Utah is one of the best places in the world to live if you want to get out of the house and explore. To help you know where to go, these seven Utah road trips are some of the ...

Events allowing patrons to browse Wells Public Library is expanding its hours, allowing a limited number of patrons into the building to browse and check out items at 1434 Post Road. The library is now open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday for indoor browsing and from 5 to 6 p.m. for curbside Pickup. Tuesday and Thursday hours are 1 to 5 p.m. for indoor browsing and 5 to 6 p.m. for curbside pickup. Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for browsing. Masks are required. ...

Brian and Jack. (Photo by Brian Willson) Spotted towhee. (Photo by Brian Willson) Coastal Mountains Land Trust will co-host an online Zoom presentation titled “Birds of Midcoast Maine and Utah’s Wasatch Range with Brian Willson”  Thursday, May 13, at 6 p.m., with the Camden Public Library.  In his years of near-daily hikes to the summit of Beech Hill Preserve with his good dog, Captain Jack, avid birder and amateur nature photographer Brian Willson ended up with thousands of photos of ...

, with summer and wildfire season on the horizon. The snowpack has likely peaked and is melting into the area’s waterways, officials indicated. But because of historically dry soils, much of the snowmelt is being absorbed by the earth on its way to the area’s streams and rivers. Glen Merrill, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City who also manages its hydrology program, said on April 8, before the recent round of storms, that the snowmelt runoff was predicted to...

Ridgelines The California-Comstock Mine stands silently in Thaynes Canyon at the base of the Keystone run at Park City Mountain Resort. Photo by Tom Kelly Keystone is one of those magical runs at Park City Mountain Resort. It’s a bit tucked away — you need to take the old Pioneer lift to get there. Filled with undulating terrain, it’s a nice blue groomer with a ton of width. Given its location, you never have to play pinball with crowds so you can unleash some big, sweeping carving turns....

Truckers to hit another week of snowstorms out West First storm cranks up Monday afternoon in Sierra Nevada (Photo: Caltrans) After a few rounds of mostly light to moderate mountain snowfall out West last week, truckers will face more wintry weather in these areas over the next several days. Fortunately, most of these storms will not likely stop drivers in their tracks, but they will need to be prepared to chain up. The storms will come in waves, and some will be stronger than others. T...

Midweek storm to spread snow across southern Rockies AccuWeather 2/23/2021 Mary Gilbert After a relatively quiet February in terms of significant snow events for residents outside the highest elevations of the southern Rockies, a more potent storm looks to take shape around midweek. A cold front will dig eastward across the Plains and southward through the southern Rockies on Tuesday night, and colder conditions will follow in its wake. Leftover energy from a storm that brough...

× How rescuers saved an Idaho man and his 16-year-old daughter after a ski accident in Montana’s backcountry By Eli Francovich, The Spokesman-Review Published: February 22, 2021, 6:05am Share: 2 Photos Kelly and Edward Moellmer smile during a backcountry skiing trip in 2020. (Courtesy Edward Moellmer/The Spokesman-Review/TNS) Photo Gallery SPOKANE — Goggles covered in ice and visibility nearing zero, Edward Moellmer squinted down an expanse of snow near the summit ...