(Francisco Kjolseth | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Brighton Resort, pictured here on its 2017 season opener, expects to again be the first Utah ski area to open Tuesday with "less than ideal preseason conditions," operating two lifts serving lower-mountain terrain that it could cover with machine-made snow. Warm temperatures and a lack of snowfall have complicated planned openings for many northern Utah ski areas, although snow is in the forecast Wednesday and Thursday.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.