Once the snow melted into the sand, Utah successfully staged the first home tournament in the school's three-year history of beach volleyball.
The results were as mixed as Saturday's weather: The Utes took a 3-2 win over Colorado Mesa and dropped a 4-1 match to Boise State.
Merely being able to play seemed like a victory, after snow covered the Lassonde Courts – nicknamed “Ute Beach” – in the middle of the campus in the morning. “Oh, my gosh. I was like, ‘Are you serious?' When we were warming up, my feet were numb. I’m glad it definitely thawed by the end,” said Ute star Dani Drews.