People hunker down as Little Cottonwood Canyon goes into ‘max security interlodge’

Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah — The snow has been piling up in our canyons this winter and so has the hazard. Little Cottonwood Canyon went into “most safety interlodge” Friday morning.

Lexi Dowdall has been lodging at an space between Alta and Snowbird since Wednesday for a piece occasion. The Salt Lake resident stated she had by no means seen this a lot snow within the canyon.

“I grew up coming to those canyons. This will probably be an unforgettable winter,” Dowdall stated. “Simply the shear quantity of snow is simply wild!”

She hunkered down within the basement of her rental for about three hours throughout max interlodge.

“Which implies we get away from the north dealing with facet of the constructing as a result of that’s the place the majority of the avalanche paths are. And we needed to go down into the basement and face south,” Dowdall stated.

Visitors up and down the canyons have been at a standstill whereas crews labored to clear the roadways. Dowdall stated she was grateful for the steps being taken now to ensure everyone seems to be protected within the canyon.

“It’s unlawful to depart the constructing, but you understand, these mountain ops persons are on the market, plowing, bombing, simply working their tails off to maintain every part protected.”

UDOT deliberate to do avalanche mitigation work by helicopter Saturday morning and deliberate to open the canyon by 9:30 a.m.