Ice Castles Pauses Midway, Utah Installation After Warm Winters

Overview

• Ice Castles will skip the upcoming season at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway as it reworks its build process to better handle future weather, describing the pause as temporary.
• The attraction’s most recent Utah run lasted only from Jan. 15 to Feb. 7 because unseasonably warm temperatures accelerated melting, according to spokesperson Amanda Roseth.
• CEO Kyle Standifird thanked Utah visitors and said the company intends to return once adaptations are in place.
• Organizers for the 2034 Olympics say Nordic events planned for Soldier Hollow remain on track, pointing to a 2023 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute report projecting viable snowfall for hosting through 2080.
• National Weather Service hydrologist Paul Miller reports a regional trend toward warmer, drier winters with faster melt and less low-elevation snowpack, while noting conditions for 2034 cannot be forecast with confidence now.