How this story was published
Published automatically from one public source cited; not yet reviewed by the desk. Tell us if something is wrong ↗
Source
Utah.News publishes every story with the sources it was built from. Questions or a correction: corrections@utah.news.
Utah News spotted this story published November 5, 2026 at KPCW. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.
The state’s southernmost ski area, and the one with the highest base, saw snow — but also warm temperatures. Brian Head Resort is pumping the brakes on the hype over this super El Niño winter — and on its targeted opening day. In August, Utah’s southernmost resort optimistically set this Friday as the tentative first day of its — and the state’s — 2026-27 ski and snowboard season.
Southern Utah University has announced the schedule for its 2027 music auditions and the 14th annual SUU High School Jazz Festival. The jazz festival, scheduled for Saturday, February 20, 2027, will feature adjudicated performances and an evening concert at the Heritage Center in Cedar City.
Brian Head Resort has postponed its scheduled opening day for Friday, Nov. 6, due to insufficient snow base on the lower mountain. Warm weather and a lack of recent snowfall have forced the resort to issue credits to ticket holders.
The state's southernmost ski area, and the one with the highest base, saw snow but also warm temperatures. (Courtesy of Brian Head Resort) Snow guns blast a layer onto Navajo Mountain at Brian Head Resort on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Brian Head targeted Friday as its first day of the 2026-27 ski and snowboard season, but on Wednesday it postponed its opener.
Utah's resort season remains on track to launch this week, following a robust weekend snowfall. Brian Head Resort in Iron County received 9 inches of snow from the latest storm, keeping it on track to open on Friday, although it's still weather permitting, resort officials said on Monday.
Ski season is just around the corner in Utah, but getting those first runs ready is proving to be a challenge. Brian Head Resort is still targeting Friday, Nov. 6, for its opening day, hoping to become the first Utah resort to welcome skiers and snowboarders this season.
The project could triple the ski area’s size but also cut off access to High Mountain and a lookout over Cedar Breaks National Monument. (Courtesy of Thunder Mountain Motorsports) Snowmobilers pass by a lift at the base of Brian Head Resort as part of a Thunder Mountain Motorsports beginner tour.
A mare rescued from Lake Powell has been adopted by a Blanding, Utah resident. The horse, Emma Dean, is now settling into a new home with a pasture companion.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Corrections is disputing the claims that inmates at the state prisons were not getting adequate care during a month-long lockdown. The lockdown was initiated at both state prison locations — Salt Lake City and Gunnison — after a correctional officer was violently attacked and seriously injured at the Central Utah Correctional Facility on Sept. 24.
A planned year-round market at Pioneer Park is off, but Salt Lake City’s summer market will return, and its winter market opens at the former Leonardo Museum for a second season on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Heavy rainfall has boosted reservoir levels across Utah, including in Wasatch County. Deer Creek State Park reports water levels rose to over 50% full in October. That's an increase of more than 6,600 acre-feet between Oct. 6 and Nov. 5, enough to fill more than 3,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Professional skijoring will return to the Wasatch Back this winter with high-speed competition at a new location. The 2027 Frontier Tour will stop in Utah twice along with new events in Denver, Colorado, and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Skijoring pairs a horse and rider with a skier or snowboarder racing behind them through a snow-packed course of gates, jumps, rings and obstacles.
The Utah State Board of Education held a meeting on November 5, 2026, during which members celebrated new Utah Teacher of the Year Daren Lentz and swore in Katrina Gibson to a District 2 vacancy. The board also addressed various administrative rules, standards, and statutory change requests.