How to minimize smoke, bad air quality at home Replay Video UP NEXT As thick smoke and bad air invade Utah, it might make you wonder if there's any way to escape it. © Provided by KUTV Salt Lake City Caption: As thick smoke and bad air invade Utah, it might make you wonder if there's any way to escape it. (KUTV) 2News drove up Big Cottonwood Canyon Monday and found it was still smoky up there, too. That was disappointing to Joey Stoeger, a cyclist from Cottonwood Heights who thought he might be able to ditch the bad air down below, as is typical during an inversion.