Did council include Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola in plan?
Members of the Wasatch Front Regional Council approved 27-year regional transportation plan including a gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon.
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Members of the Wasatch Front Regional Council approved 27-year regional transportation plan including a gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of Utah’s most iconic land feature, The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is proposing a gondola and/or four-lane highway (freeway) and ample parking right to Delicate Arch in Canyonlands National Park!
Would a proposed gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon have helped during this winter’s avalanche control, interlodge closures? Learn more.
The Utah Department of Transportation says the gondola on Little Cottonwood Canyon could help people get off the canyon when the road is closed but ski resorts are open, but it would not run during any active artillery avalanche mitigation.
The Wasatch Front Regional Council released its transportation plan for public comment. The plan incudes the controversial Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola that would take skiers to Alta and Snowbird ski resorts. Salt Lake Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson spoke against it.