Tag: Big Cottonwood Canyon
Tropical Storm Rachel Leaves A Big Mark
(Alta, UT) — Tropical Storm Rachel is gone but the totals are just now being added up. Some parts of the Wasatch Mountains recorded over seven inches of rain. It was a similar number for the Pine Valley Mountains in southwestern Utah. All of the ski resorts in Big Cottonwood […]
Flooding Hits Multiple Parts Of Utah
(Brighton, UT) — Flooding is affecting multiple parts of Utah. Big Cottonwood Canyon is closed to uphill traffic while crews work to clear SR-190. In Southern Utah, there were flash flood warnings issued yesterday afternoon for parts of Kane and Washington counties. Life-threatening flooding is possible in Zion National Park, […]
Winter Weather Advisories Issued
Another winter weather advisory is in place for big chunks of northern Utah. The storm will bring a mixture of valley rain and mountain snow. As cold air moves in, some of the rain will turn to snow. Up to a foot of snow could fall on some mountain ranges. […]
Winter Weather Advisories Continue In Utah
(Park City, UT) — It finally looks like winter in Utah. Multiple winter weather advisories remain in place. Snow is expected to keep falling through tomorrow or even Friday in some mountain locations. Hazardous driving conditions are continuing in Brian Head, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon and in many […]
Man dies after fall in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — A man died after falling during a hiking and climbing excursion in Big Cottonwood Canyon in northern Utah, authorities said. Wade Joseph Meade, 29, fell near Lake Blanche around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, The Deseret News reports. Meade was able to call police after falling about […]
Avalanches cut access to Utah ski resorts, strand visitors
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Multiple avalanches closed Little Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City on Friday, cutting access to Alta and Snowbird ski resorts where vacationers were already being told to stay inside because of heavy snow. Three naturally occurring slides buried the road near the entrance to […]
Utah ski resorts pull out of proposed land swaps
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four Utah ski resorts are backing out of proposed land swaps that would have set aside some of their mountainside terrain for conservation in exchange for public lands near their bases. The resorts made the decision after determining their lands on the steep slopes are […]
Woman dies from injuries from wreck that killed her daughter
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman has died from injuries suffered in an Aug. 17 crash that killed her 16-year-old daughter. Police say 44-year-old Brandilee Kussee Chacon died Tuesday, one month Sierra Rosalina Chacon was fatally injured in the wreck in Big Cottonwood Canyon in mountains east of […]
Police: Car strikes parked pickup; 1 killed, 5 injured
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — Authorities said one person was killed and five others critically injured when a car went off a road and struck a pickup parked in a Utah canyon and went over an embankment and overturned. The Unified Police Department says the person killed early Saturday morning […]
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