Little Cottonwood Canyon closed temporarily for avalanche mitigation

UPDATE: At 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, the Utah Department of Transportation announced that Little Cottonwood Canyon reopened after crews completed their avalanche mitigation.

🚧SR-210 OPEN 🚨Please drive with caution and give plows room to clear! EXPECT: ‼️Heavy delays when exiting parking areas and during downhill travel, visitors will be driving slow due to conditions. ‼️Fully stopped traffic for extended periods of time. pic.twitter.com/ScJ1cReLEH — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) March 4, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY — Crews will not allow drivers to pass through Little Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday afternoon as they work on avalanche mitigation. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, uphill traffic on state Route 210 will be halted at 12 p.m. at Gate B. Meanwhile, downhill traffic will be closed at different times. UDOT said the top of the Alta bypass will be closed at 12:30 p.m., Snowbird entries two, three, and four will be closed at 12:45 p.m., and Snowbird entry one will be closed at 1 p.m.

🚧 SR-210 CLOSURE TIMES 📍12pm: Uphill closed at Gate B 📍Downhill closed at: 12:30pm - top of bypass for @AltaAlerts 12:45pm - Snowbird Entry 2-4 1pm - Snowbird Entry 1 1pm: Downhill closures complete Reopening in reverse order, we will provide an update if delay > 15 min pic.twitter.com/Z5vagOFUwZ — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) March 4, 2025

"Once parking lots have been closed for downhill travel, resort guests & backcountry users will not be allowed to leave until @UDOTavy mitigation and @UtahDOT road operations are complete," UDOT's Cottonwood Canyon post on X. UDOT expects to reopen traffic at approximately 3 p.m. in reverse order of closure. KSL Weather Matthew Johnson reported that Little Cottonwood Resorts, Alta Ski Resort and Snowbird, received about 20 inches of new snow Tuesday morning. Both resorts said that their parking lots are full. UDOT suggests visiting another day or using the ski bus it provides.

Parking Update: Parking at Snowbird is FULL in both free and paid lots. Paid reservation spots remain available.

🅿️‼️SR-210: Parking status update from @snowbird . 🚌Wait for the next available@rideuta ski bus or plan to visit later today. https://t.co/fWCi5lNLRe — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) March 4, 2025

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