Watch: Video shows powerful Utah avalanche during snowstorm
State Road 210 in Utah was closed after an avalanche covered the highway during a winter storm on Saturday.
Avalanches rushes down Utah canyon during snowstorm
Utah Department of Transportation video shows an avalanche at Little Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday during a winter storm.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – An avalanche closed a Utah highway outside of Salt Lake City during a winter storm over the weekend that brought nearly 2 feet of snow to some areas.
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) shared the video above on X, showing the mighty wall of snow coming down Little Cottonwood Canyon south of Salt Lake City on Saturday.
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The avalanche closed State Road 210 after slides covered the road, according to UDOT. The roadway was closed throughout Saturday and part of Sunday as UDOT crews cleared the road and completed avalanche mitigation.
A sceenshot of video taken by the Utah Department of Transportation of an avalanche near Little Cottonwood Canyon on Jan. 4, 2024.
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The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City said Big Cottonwood Canyon received 16 inches of snow by Saturday night.
While the snowfall stopped Sunday near Salt Lake City, a cross-country winter storm continues to bring ice, freezing rain, snow and dangerous travel conditions from the Northwest to the East Coast.