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Ice Castles Pauses Midway, Utah Installation After Warm Winters

The company cites shortened seasons, calling the break a temporary step to redesign how it builds.

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.