In Utah’s warmest winter, the ski area without snowmaking still thrived

Beaver Mountain can’t make snow. In Utah’s record-warmest winter, that should have been a fatal flaw. But the small, family-run resort stayed open, stayed busy — and finished in the black.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) During the hottest winter in state history, Beaver Mountain, the only ski area in Utah with no snowmaking, and a summit elevation of 8,860ft had one of the deepest snowpacks and saw little drop in visitation, as people take to the slopes at the top of Logan Canyon during the first day of spring on Friday, March 20, 2026.

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Julie JagOutdoors Reporter

Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.