On a sunny day, about 1,200 cars an hour move through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to Snowbird and Alta Ski Area. But when it snows, the number drops to 300 an hour, causing gridlock for hours, said ...

About 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Big Cottonwood Canyon, located in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, is home to two ski resorts and is also a popular hiking, rock climbing and ...

All Cottonwood Canyon ski resorts are officially open ... Last year, Utah Transit Authority gave nearly 200,000 rides up Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. "I always hope that it's less people ...

Backcountry skiing doesn't always have to be a long walk on skins—some of the best backcountry skiing around is accessed by ...

February is a great time to plan a ski vacation. It's before the spring break crowds hit most of North America, but can liven ...

Over 50 business owners and other professionals express opposition to the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola. Concerns ...

One of two major ski resorts in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon area, Alta is a buzzy destination inhabited ... in the popular snowsports imagination, is a big mountain freestyle mecca. Skiers ...

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — More than ... the fragility of the narrow canyon and that it only benefits two ski resorts. The letter asks state leaders to reconsider the proposal and pursue "more ...