The largest ski resort in the United States is set to transform itself into one of the biggest land art investments in years – or possibly ever. In the works since 2019, Utah’s Powder Mountain, located about a 90-minute drive from Salt Lake City, is re-envisioning itself as a year-round destination for those who love art as much as they enjoy donning a pair of skis, hiking boots or climbing gloves. The park will soft-launch later this year with a group of inaugural pieces, with a full launch slated for 2026.
Utah is a logical location, as the land art movement is largely associated with the American south-west. Seen primarily as an Anglo-American artistic invention, some of the movement’s most recognized pieces – including Spiral Jetty, Sun Tunnels, City, Roden Crater and The Lightning Field – all reside in the south-west. The area also has a much longer history of Indigenous communities intervening in the land in various ways, including in petroglyphs, which are found throughout the region.
