Utah is still days away from fall, but the state is already getting its first taste of winter as higher elevations in the Wasatch received snow as a cold front stormed through the area overnight.
“It’s like one of those things that it could happen every single year and never get old,” said Park City resident Colleen Little.
NORTHERN UTAH
Utah ski resorts reporting first snows of the season
Michael Martin
On Tuesday, people traveled into the mountains to get a close look at the first snow of the season.
“Winter’s coming,” added Little, “but fall still very much here.”
Little herself was on a mission as she journeyed to the Guardsman Pass area.
“I have a ski streak that is heading into its 51st month of, at least five turns, count once a month without the use of a ski lift,” she explained. “So I was just kind of scoping out to see if I had enough to not totally wreck the skis.”
Others just wanted to get a beautiful hike in.
“You’re always a little nervous when you go out,” said Tariq Malik, who is visiting from Minneapolis. “I didn’t bring hiking boots but I’ve been told, in the Rockies here, it’s pretty good. Doesn’t get too slushy.”