A 25-year-old Taylorsville man suffered multiple injuries when he fell 50 feet Friday at Moss Ledge in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The man was in the area with his family and decided to go hiking, according to Salt Lake County Sheriff public information officer Paul Jaroscak.

By Associated Press A "wet slab" of snowfall ran 200 feet wide down a slope in upper Big Cottonwood Canyon Saturday and stopped just short of a house. The accident was reported by the Utah Avalanche Center, which rated weekend conditions dangerous in a rapidly warming sun.

By Jens Dana and Aaron Falk Deseret Morning News A heavy snowstorm clobbered northern Utah and snarled the state's roadways Monday morning, making plenty of work for police and snowplow drivers on the Martin Luther King holiday.

By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News Donut Falls, a popular hiking destination in Big Cottonwood Canyon that had been inaccessible in recent years, has reopened to the public -- the result of Salt Lake City's effort to protect its drinking-water sources by purchasing land in the city's watershed.

By Ray Grass Deseret Morning News Someday, in the distant future, skiers coming to Utah may be able to drive from Alta to Brighton in minutes instead of an hour, or head straight from Snowbird to Park City over a scenic route instead of a busy freeway.