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

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 ...

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 ...

Snow accumulation increases about 4.25 miles up the canyon, past Storm Mountain. In Little Cottonwood Canyon, roads in lower elevations were wet with light snow, while mid-elevations were snowy ...