Petition calls for a stop to the construction of avalanche fences above The Colony

Main Mac, Mini Mac, La Frontera and Nutty Putty area above The Colony neighborhood of The Canyons. Photo: https://wbskiing.com

PARK CITY, Utah. — Throughout the past month, there have been many conversations about the avalanche barriers to be placed in four backcountry chutes that sit above The Colony neighborhood at The Canyons: Mini Mac, Main Mac, La Frontera, and Nutty Putty.

A petition on Change.org has been created to reconsider the avalanche fencing and to seek alternatives. “We are asking that Summit County please reconsider the ‘Low Impact Permit for the Dream Peak Avalanche Control Mitigation Fencing’ that was approved by the County Planner on June 9, 2020,” reads the petition created by Casey Coleman.

As of now, the Change.org petition has 63 signators. To learn more, click here.