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Snowbird, UT, Quietly Purchases Land for the Proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola Base Station

In September 2021, a deal went through allowing Snowbird to quietly purchase a few acres of land near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah. The size of the land was fairly insignificant—a meager 4.86 acres. But it isn’t the size of the land that’s important—it’s the location. The two parcels of land Snowbird bought are the exact location […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | July 13, 2022
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Utah Department of Transportation to Close Public Comment Period For Little Cottonwood Canyon Alternatives Next Week

    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@udotcottonwoods) You only have until September 3 to submit a public comment for the proposed transportation alternatives geared to reduce traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.  As of right now, it’s been narrowed down to two options: A gondola stretching from the La Caille station […]

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SnowBrains | August 24, 2021
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox Shares His Interest For Proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola

Because traffic on a powder day up to Alta Ski Area and Snowbird equates to living hell, one of the proposed solutions to mitigate traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon has captured Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox’s attention. That option is a 30-seat gondola that would cost an estimated $576 million to build and $6.9 million to operate. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast | […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 20, 2021
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