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HYRUM, Cache County — A longtime winter tradition in Cache Valley is looking a little different this year as unusually warm temperatures are keeping the snow and the elk away from the Hardware Wildlife Management Area.

The popular sleigh rides, which typically take visitors through snowy meadows to see hundreds of elk, are still running. But without snow, the elk herd remains mostly in the hills.

"(It's) a great Christmas activity," said visitor Lexi Yorgason. "Our kids love horses and just being out in the wild. It was educational. Just (an) all around a great activity."

Wildlife managers say the elk usually come down when snow covers their natural food sources, prompting biologists to provide hay in the meadow. That helps the animals survive harsh win

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