Another winter weather advisory is in place for big chunks of northern Utah. The storm will bring a mixture of valley rain and mountain snow. As cold air moves in, some of the rain will turn to snow. Up to a foot of snow could fall on some mountain ranges. […]
(Park City, UT) — It finally looks like winter in Utah. Multiple winter weather advisories remain in place. Snow is expected to keep falling through tomorrow or even Friday in some mountain locations. Hazardous driving conditions are continuing in Brian Head, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon and in many […]
(Park City, UT) — Utah’s snowpack has gone from horrible to hopeful in just a few days. Thanks to recent storms, the state’s average snowpack jumped from 57-percent of its median to 74-percent in just one week. Little Cottonwood Canyon went from 58-percent to 110-percent. A couple of low-pressure systems […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Transportation says the ongoing winter storm will make it very difficult to drive in some areas over the next two days. UDOT announced the overnight closure of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon yesterday to conduct avalanche mitigation due to the storm. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah have found the body of a hiker reported missing in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The Unified Police Department says 31-year-old Brent Rane of Salt Lake City was hiking down the Mount Superior trail in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest when he apparently slipped, fell […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mountain highway east of Salt Lake City that provides access to a pair of popular ski resorts was closed Tuesday after a large snowstorm raised already dangerous avalanche conditions. Utah Department of Transportation officials closed state Route 210 in the Little Cottonwood Canyon to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Because of public feedback, two additional alternatives will now be studied as possible solutions to traffic congestion in Little Cottonwood Canyon: a new cog rail line plus a longer version of a proposed gondola that would begin in the valley below the mouth of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have re-opened the only road in and out of a Utah ski area east of Salt Lake City that was closed for days after multiple avalanches. Alta Ski Area visitors and employees were required to stay indoors until Little Cottonwood Canyon reopened Saturday. The […]
