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Backcountry area north of Little Cottonwood Canyon closed @UDOT Avalanche / Twitter and last updated 2021-02-12 11:25:02-05 SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — A large portion of the area between Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons will be closed Friday due to avalanche concerns. The Utah Department of Transportation posted the closures on social media. "All terrain north of Little Cottonwood Creek from Gate B through Cardiff backcountry closed. Please stay EAST of Cardiff Bowl and areas underneath Cardiff. Extends 1,000m into Big Cottonwood Canyon. 2/12/21 8:00am- 2/12/21 5:00pm" Multiple weather s...

Scattered snow showers Friday night and Saturday AM A storm moving through Utah and Nevada will continue to push in snow and rain showers. Most of the wet weather moves through Utah, with some snow working into the Snake River Plain. We could also see heavier snow showers for Oneida, Franklin and Bear Lake Counties late Friday into Saturday. Tonight, areas of freezing fog with a slight chance of snow from that fog. Scattered snow showers, mostly in the SE Idaho highlands. Low temperature around 20° for the Snake River Plain. Saturday, areas of freezing fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy throu...

Avalanche warning for Bear River Range Utah Avalanche Center POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)-The Utah Avalanche Center in Salt Lake City has issued a backcountry avalanche watch for the Wasatch Mountains of southeast Idaho, including the Bear River Range.    A similar warning covers the mountains of Utah including the Wasatch Range, Bear River Range, and Uinta Mountains. Avalanche danger is high and expected to remain high on Saturday.  Potential heavy snow tonight and Saturday will overload a very weak snow pack and create very dangerous avalanche conditions.  The Center said both human-trigger...

KSL TV + Show 1 more video Noon: Winter storm advisories issued for storm that could bring Utah mountains over 1 foot of snow KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — The National Weather Service has issued a pair of winter weather advisories throughout Utah ahead of a storm system that is expected to bring about a foot of snow to mountainous areas across the state by Sunday. The storm is also expected to make travel difficult on freeways and highways in high-elevation areas across Utah late Friday afternoon through Saturday and possibly early Sunday. The latest storm is a system...

SALT LAKE CITY — Snowy conditions caused multiple slide-offs up Big Cottonwood Canyon and closed both directions of state Route 190 for awhile on Thursday, according to Unified Police Sgt. Melody Cutler. A slide-off crash was reported up the canyon along with another crash further down. While an officer responded to that crash, someone hit the patrol car, though the officer was uninjured in the incident. Both uphill and downhill traffic is now permitted after uphill traffic was closed for about an hour around 6:30 p.m. Traction laws are in effect for both Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons....