Utah resorts ready to build on recent record-breaking ski seasons

SALT LAKE CITY — After a historic season last year, Utah's 14 ski resorts are poised to start the new ski season as early as next week.
Beginning the day before Thanksgiving, at least three ski areas will officially begin operations for the upcoming 2017-18 winter season, Nathan Rafferty, president and CEO of Ski Utah, said Tuesday.
Noting that the past two seasons have been record-breaking, with more than 4 million skier days annually, Rafferty said the state's top winter tourism industry