UDOT closed Little Cottonwood Canyon due to avalanche risk, with plans for further closures amid worsening weather.

Skiers, snowboarders and anyone else who ventured up Little Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday may be stuck for some time after the highway was closed for avalanche mitigation.

Lone Peak is in the Wasatch Range, southeast of Salt Lake City. It stretches from Little Cottonwood Canyon to Corner Canyon, also known as Mount Jordan. Large avalanches are not typical for this ...

One person died in an avalanche on Tuesday. The victim, a 54-year-old man, was found in Little Cottonwood Canyon. This marks the second avalanche death in three days in the warned area.

The avalanche hit near Lone Peak, an area that had recently ... Officials visited the accident site in the Little Cottonwood Canyon by helicopter and confirmed two skiers had died.

One person was killed in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday, which the Utah Avalanche Center says was ...

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON (KUTV ... released of two skiers killed in avalanche in backcountry near Lone Peak Canyon Another recreationist later saw where the snow had slid down the mountainside.

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 ...

“Today, at least in Little Cottonwood ... Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. To travel through the canyons, four- or all-wheel-drive vehicles must be equipped with either 3-peak (3PMSF) or ...

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 ...