On a sunny day, about 1,200 cars an hour move through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to Snowbird and Alta Ski Area. But when ...

Why should Utah taxpayers foot the bill to shuttle out-of-state skiers to private resorts during their vacations?

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Friday, ski buses will be added to the mix ... Last year, Utah Transit Authority gave nearly 200,000 rides up Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. "I always hope that it's less people and faster ...

Alta Ski Area in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Nov. 22. One person was killed in an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News ...

SANDY, Utah — Skiers, snowboarders and anyone else who ventured up Little Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday was stranded for some time after the highway was closed for avalanche mitigation.

The avalanche was reported to have happened about noon in Little Cottonwood Canyon, in the Davenport Hill area near the town of Alta, according to Chris Bronson, spokesman for the Salt Lake County ...

An overnight storm has brought about eight inches of fresh snow to the Alta Ski Area in Little Cottonwood Canyon and about five inches at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon. More snow could be expected ...

To ward off congestion at the mouth of the canyons, UDOT encouraged frequent canyon ... still a little squishy. At least that’s what managers of the four Cottonwood Canyons ski areas — Alta ...