TL;DR
Utah's Eagle Point Resort has suffered catastrophic losses after the Cottonwood Fire tore through the Tushar Mountains, destroying the Lower Lodge and multiple condominiums. The human-caused blaze reached nearly 60,000 acres with zero containment as of Wednesday - and worsening weather is forecast for the weekend. The resort has confirmed it will remain closed for a considerable time.
Eagle Point Resort has confirmed catastrophic structural losses after the Cottonwood Fire swept through its Tushar Mountains terrain, leaving the Lower Lodge destroyed and the resort closed indefinitely.
The human-caused blaze ignited near Beaver, Utah at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday 22 June, close to Mile Marker 5 on State Route 153. It consumed roughly 10,000 acres within its first seven hours. By Tuesday night it had tripled to more than 31,000 acres. As of Wednesday morning, officials placed the fire at 59,613 acres with zero percent containment.
Resort owner Shane Gadbaw confirmed the extent of the damage in a public statement: "There has been significant property loss for local owners and the resort. Eagle Point will be closed for a considerable time to recover from the catastrophe. Once we can safely return to Eagle Point to assess the extent of the damage, we will share a detailed update with the public."
What Has Been Destroyed
Eagle Point Resort operates two base areas: Canyonside on the lower mountain and Skyline on the upper mountain. The Lower Lodge at the Canyonside base area has been confirmed destroyed, along with several adjacent condominium buildings. Ongoing evacuation orders have prevented any assessment of the upper mountain terrain, and the full extent of structural losses remains unknown pending a damage assessment expected no earlier than Thursday.
