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Local Wasatch Advocacy Group Provides Insightful Feedback on UDOT Big Cottonwood Canyon Environmental Study

The Wasatch Backcountry Alliance, a Utah-based backcountry advocacy group, recently released its comment on the recent Big Cottonwood Canyon study conducted by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The study, which aims to evaluate tolling and improved busing services to address winter-time traffic at Big Cottonwood Canyon, received positive feedback and other recommendations in the Alliance’s comment. The Alliance’s comment […]
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[UPDATED] Vail Resorts and Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association Reach Definitive Agreement to End Strike

[Updated 6:10 a.m. MST, January 8, 2024] In a joint statement Tuesday night, Vail Resorts and the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) announced that they have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for the resort’s ski patrol and safety workers, hopefully ending the strike. Park City Mountain, Utah, ski patrol went on strike on December 27, making […]
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Park City Mountain, UT, COO Deirdra Walsh Claims There is “A Lot of Misinformation” Regarding Ongoing Ski Patrol Strike

Park City Mountain Resort, Utah, continues facing unprecedented challenges today as the strike by the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) moves into its 12th day. PCPSPA went on strike on December 27, citing a breakdown in contract negotiations with Vail Resorts. With nearly 200 patrollers walking off the job over disputes surrounding wages and benefits, the strike has […]
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[VIDEO] Massive Avalanche Closes SR-210 Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

YouTube screenshot of the triggered avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon | Photo: YouTube

Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon was closed Saturday while Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) teams performed avalanche mitigation work, resulting in the massive avalanche in the video above. Related: Utah Avalanche Center: “We Are Doomed in Utah for a Very Dangerous Winter” Up to 22 inches of fresh had fallen during the previous 24 hours, reaching five inches an hour at […]
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How Avalanche Mitigation Has Evolved in Utah and Beyond

Utah’s Wasatch Mountain Range receives large amounts of snow, and with that comes serious avalanche problems to mitigate. Whether by ski resorts or the Utah Department of Transportation, great efforts are made each season to keep the public safe from avalanches. Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) provides incredible access to world-class skiing, only miles from metropolitan Salt Lake City. More than […]
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Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association Continues Contract Negotiations With Vail Resorts

PARK CITY, UT – The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) met with Vail Resorts and a federal mediator over the last two days, December 30-31, to address outstanding contract articles. These sessions occurred against the backdrop of an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike initiated by the Union on December 27 after filing multiple ULPs against the company. Over […]
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[PHOTOS] Solo Snowboarder Killed in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Avalanche Was Buried Under 20-Feet of Snow

A 54-year-old man died in an avalanche on Tuesday, December 31, the second avalanche-related fatality in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains in three days. The incident occurred in the Davenport Hill area north of the ridge separating Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon, east of Salt Lake City. The crown was two feet deep, 300 feet wide, and ran for 400 vertical feet. The […]
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