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UDOT Enhances Winter Driving Safety With Return of Cottonwood Canyons Sticker Program

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As winter approaches, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is actively promoting its Cottonwood Canyons Sticker Program. The initiative, designed to streamline traffic during snowy conditions, had drivers lining up for vehicle inspections last Wednesday morning. Related: How Long Until The Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Gondola is Implemented? The program, which first launched in 2019, runs through February 28, 2024, […]
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Increase in Parking Penalties Next Winter for Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT

Salt Lake County, Utah, just announced that penalties for parking violations inside of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons will be increased this coming winter in hopes of incentivizing people to conform to parking regulations. The fine for a parking violation used to be $25, but will now be anywhere from $75 to $150, depending on the violation. The increase in […]
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Soon You Will Be Able to Catch a New Ride Up the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah

Snowbird UTA bus

The Cottonwood Canyons in Utah have become notorious not only for exceptional skiing but for the seemingly never-ending traffic. To ease the traffic flow, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has busses to take passengers up and down the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. However, due to an operator shortage, the buses have reduced their frequency of pick-ups from every 15 […]
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Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT To Close Uphill Traffic on Busy Days This Winter

Seven a.m.—powder day.  Make coffee, grab a quick bite, pack gear into car—off for the races by eight.  Stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic by eight-thirty.  “It’s Saturday,” you remember. Little Cottonwood Canyon is always packed on a Saturday powder day. Thirty minutes pass and you make it a half-mile to the mouth of the canyon—it’s still dumping hard.  As you creep […]
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NOAA: 6″ of Lake-Effect Snow for Utah Today

Lake Effect Snow graphic for the Great Salt Lake, UT and how it hits Alta

NOAA is calling for 6″ of snow for the upper elevations of the Cottonwood Canyons today. The snow started last night and it’s part of the Utah magic: lake effect snow. In Utah, it likes to snow even when there isn’t a storm. Cold wind blows across the warm Great Salt Lake, picks up moisture, then drops it in the form of snow on the Wasatch mountains. Pure magic. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. […]
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Utah = 8-16″ of Fresh Snow This Weekend

Utah is about to get it’s next dose of big snow. 8-16″ of new snow is forecasted for the Cottonwood Canyons this weekend. That means you Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, and Brighton. Enjoy it. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING […]
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6-12″ of Snow for Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons by Tomorrow

NOAA is forecasting 6-12″ of snow for the Wasatch mountain in Utah by Tuesday afternoon. Utah has been doing pretty well the past couple weeks and this will keep the good times going. Snow totals aren’t anywhere near average with Snowbird at 179″ of snow so far this year and Alta at 203″ of snow this season. Winter Weather Advisory. Valleys: 3-5 inches locally higher on benches. Mountains: 6-12 inches locally higher Cottonwood Canyons. […]
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Big Snow In Utah Prompts Lifts to Re-Open | 14” in past 48 Hours

April is historically a good month for Utah resorts, especially the Cottonwood Canyon Resorts of Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude.  Unfortunately for Utah skiers though at the start of April, terrain, lifts, and entire resorts begin to close as tourist numbers drop and US Forest Service contracts expire. I love tourists, without them and their fantastic questions I wouldn’t have […]
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Kyler Roush |
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