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Winter Weather Advisories Issued

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. […]

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Winter Weather Advisories Continue In Utah

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 […]

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FILE -This photo provided by Palisades Tahoe shows a freshly covered snowfall on a ski run at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Blake Kessler/Palisades Tahoe via AP,File)

State Snowpack Jumps As More Storms Approach

(Park City, UT) — Utah’s snowpack has gone from horrible to hopeful in just a few days. Thanks to recent storms, the state’s average snowpack jumped from 57-percent of its median to 74-percent in just one week. Little Cottonwood Canyon went from 58-percent to 110-percent. A couple of low-pressure systems […]

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Road to Utah ski area re-opens after multiple avalanches

Road to Utah ski area re-opens after multiple avalanches

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have re-opened the only road in and out of a Utah ski area east of Salt Lake City that had been closed for days due to multiple avalanches. Alta Ski Area visitors and employees were required to stay indoors until Saturday, before Little Cottonwood […]

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Avalanches cut access to Utah ski resorts, strand visitors

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 […]

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Utah ski resorts pull out of proposed land swaps

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 […]

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Utah officials weigh ideas to ease congestion on canyon road

Utah officials weigh ideas to ease congestion on canyon road

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Transportation will begin assessing a wide array of ideas to ease traffic on a canyon road that leads up to some of the state’s most popular and well-known ski resorts, including gondolas, a rail line, buses, and wider roads and more […]

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Highway crews cleaning up after flooding closes Utah routes

Highway crews cleaning up after flooding closes Utah routes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews in Utah spent Friday clearing landslides and mud from several canyon highways and roads following heavy rainfall the night before. Homes were briefly evacuated in one canyon south of Provo, and motorists were evacuated from another near Salt Lake City, authorities said. But there […]

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Highway crews cleaning up after flooding closes Utah routes

Highway crews cleaning up after flooding closes Utah routes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews are using heavy machinery in several canyons in central Utah where landslides and storm runoff poured mud across roads and highways. The Utah Highway Patrol said flooding late Thursday left several feet of mud on sections of U.S. 6 and that it remained closed […]

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Missing hiker describes night in the wilderness

Missing hiker describes night in the wilderness

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah hiker who spent the night in the wilderness says she took shelter beneath trees as a thunderstorm pelted the ground with hail. Dawn Rhode tells KUTV that she got lost after attempting to follow a stranger on an unfamiliar trail during her Thursday hike in […]

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