SALT LAKE CITY — According to the Utah Department of Transportation, Traction Laws are in effect Saturday morning through both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon as snow continues to fall in the valley.

“The mouth of the canyon is pretty telling of what you’re gonna encounter for the rest of the day.” For Cottonwood Heights resident John Pikus, he's seen his fair share of headaches himself.

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) shared the video above on X, showing the mighty wall of snow coming down Little Cottonwood Canyon south of Salt Lake City on Saturday. The avalanche closed ...

“Leave it as it is,” declared U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt after a 1903 sojourn at the Grand Canyon. “You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it.” ...

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah (KUTV) — An individual died shortly after being rescued from an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon on New Year's Eve. Officials with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s ...

After decades of using military artillery to manage avalanche risk in Little Cottonwood Canyon, local ski areas are now turning to new remote control devices. Alta Ski Area Communications Manager Lexi ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A split boarder was killed in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon that Utah Avalanche Center experts believe he triggered while traveling alone on Tuesday. The avalanche was ...

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 ...

The man had been splitboarding alone in the Silver Fork area of Big Cottonwood Canyon when the avalanche was triggered, the report said. The slide, which was 2 feet deep and 300 feet wide ...

One person was killed in an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday. Around noon, an avalanche was reported in the Davenport area. It is unknown what triggered the avalanche, but it was ...

Big Cottonwood Canyon • Search and rescue crews have retrieved the remains of a person killed by an avalanche on New Year’s Eve at Silver Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Officials confirm a 54 ...