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SALT LAKE CITY — Another big storm dumped nearly two feet of snow in the mountains between Friday and Saturday mornings, leaving Little Cottonwood Canyon closed for avalanche control until 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Snowbird reports it received 20 inches of snow in a 24-hour period, bringing its year-to-date snow totals to 496 inches. Similar snow totals could be seen in other mountain canyons, resulting in multiple road closures Friday night due to avalanches.
A large avalanche closed Provo Canyon’s Highway 189 on Friday afternoon after snow swamped both lanes of the road, the Utah Department of Transportation said. Shortly after 8:45 p.m. on Friday night the road was reopened.
State Route 92 also experienced closures due to the Provo slide, Utah Highway Patrol officials said. The road has since been reopened, according to a Utah Highway Patrol tweet.
Despite inconveniences on the road, ski resorts might be experiencing a positive fallout from Friday’s heavy snowfall. Brighton and Solitude both received seven inches of snow overnight and 14 inches since Friday morning, according to their snow report.
Alta saw nine inches of snow since Friday afternoon and 13 inches of snow since Friday morning. Park City got three inches of snow overnight and nine inches since Friday morning, bringing their snow totals to 311 inches in the current season.
This story will be updated as conditions evolve.
