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Cliff Diver Killed After Failing to Resurface Following 50 Foot Jump at Lake Powell, UT

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On Thursday, July 20, 2023, at approximately 11:43 a.m., the National Park Service (NPS) Glen Canyon Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a possible cliff-jumping fatality approximately one-quarter mile south of Buoy 89 on Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Buoy 89 is located in Kane County, Utah, approximately 89 miles from the Glen Canyon Dam. The […]
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Cost of Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Gondola Continues to Rise

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Last Wednesday, July 12, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced they would be moving forward with building a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon in an attempt to alleviate traffic congestion in the canyon. Last August, UDOT recognized a gondola as the best solution among a few options, the runner-up being improved bus systems, for alleviating traffic in the canyon. […]
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Construction Underway for New DeMoisy Express Chair at SnowBasin, UT – Completion Expected Before 2023-24 Ski Season

Summer might be at its peak, but Utah’s Snowbasin Resort is already looking forward to next winter with the construction of its newest DeMoisy Express chairlift.  The addition of DeMoisy Express was announced in December with the promise of doubling the uphill capacity to Snowbasin’s popular Strawberry side of the resort through the six-chair, highspeed installation, expected to be complete […]
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[PHOTOS] Utah Department of Transportation Releases Renderings of What Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola Would Look Like

Last Wednesday, the Utah Department of Transportation approved a plan that will allow construction of the world’s longest gondola, running from the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon to the town of Alta. As one could imagine, the already prominent divisiveness within Utah’s ski and snowboard community regarding the gondola ignited like kerosene thrown on an open flame; people either love […]
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Alta Ski Area, UT, Planting Over 12,000 Native Plants This Summer

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Alta Ski Area, Utah, has always been a big advocate environmental conservation, but this summer, Alta Environmental Center is taking it to the next level by planting more than 12,000 native plants in- and around the ski area. Since 2008, Alta Environmental Center has been advising on and performing conservation efforts in Little Cottonwood Canyon, in an effort to preserve […]
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Black Diamond Speaks Out Against UDOT-Approved Little Cottonwood, UT, Gondola: “We Are Incredibly Disappointed”

After months of waiting, the Utah public finally received its answer: Little Cottonwood Canyon is getting a gondola to help curb traffic issues. Black Diamond, along with other Salt Lake City-based companies and conservancy groups such as the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance, has publically declared its objection to the controversial plan that was approved yesterday by The Utah Department of Transportation after months of […]
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It’s Official: Little Cottonwood Canyon is Getting its Gondola, UDOT Confirms

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The waiting period is over—Little Cottonwood Canyon is getting its gondola.  After a thorough period of public input, the Utah Department of Transportation has announced its decision to move forward with the implementation of a gondola proposal aimed at alleviating traffic in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, as reported by FOX 13 News. Related: Brighton Resort, UT, to Require Paid Parking […]
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