Deseret News Would a Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola be more about making money or problem solving? Share this story Gondola Works A $592-million, 8-mile gondola? Or $510 million for enhanced bus service with a wider road? Those two options have so far made the cut as the most viable solutions to solving the snarl of traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon on powder days, when thousands of skiers and snowboarders flock to experience what’s made Utah famous: the Wasatch Mountains’ “greatest snow on Earth.” The Utah Department of Transportation isn’t slated to make a final recommendation between those two options from its draft environmental impact study until this upcoming 2021-22 ski season.