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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 ...

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 ...