You know things are out of whack when a resort just outside Las Vegas — yes, Las Vegas — has more snow than any ski area in Utah.

Lee Canyon has 30 inches of snow, all five of its lifts running with access to all but one of its 29 trails. The tiny resort about 35 miles northwest of Sin City had big snow in November when many places in the West were still high and dry.

But the slow start to the Utah ski and snowboard season could finally pick up some momentum after the weekend snowstorm.

Nearly all of the state’s 15 resorts have had to push back their opening dates due to a lack of snowfall and temperatures too warm to make snow. That changed Sunday. More snow is forecast this week and the air will remain cold.

OnTheSnow meteorologist Chris Tomer predicts moderate to heavy snow accumula

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