Homes were torn down, buried or washed away by floods. The ski hill closed. A sewer treatment plant covered the ball diamond. Winter Quarters is nonexistent. White Oak and Skyline Mine still extract coal from Eccles Canyon near Monument Peak.
Most workers live in Price, where their children can attend school.
In Utah, there are only 12 active coal mines, with most used for power plants or making steel in the Far East. Clear Creek and Scofield are the domain of anglers during the summer and snowmobiles during the winter. But the smell of coal is still heavy in the air. Many still use it to heat their homes.