Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Tourists pose Wednesday at the access point to Silver Sands Beach at the Great Salt Lake Marina. As recently as November, 2010, much of the area seen covered with water from the shore to Saltair in the background, was dry land. By the time all the mountain snow melts, the level of the Great Salt Lake will have increased 5.7 feet. That's a record increase, but will only bring the lake level up to its historic average.