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UDOT closes Provo Canyon backcountry, and will intermittently close U.S. Highway 189

Kevin Cody
Dec 27, 2022

Northside backcountry closure. Photo: Courtesy of UDOT.

UTAH — The Provo Canyon backcountry area along the north and south of U.S. Highway 189 was closed by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) today at 10 a.m., and it will not reopen until 11 a.m. on Wednesday after avalanche mitigation work is completed. The highway will also be closed intermittently between 8 and 10:30 p.m.

The specific closure area is between Glen Canyon and Vivian Park along the highway and as far north as Big Provo Cirque and Cascade Mountain to the south.

Southside backcountry closure. Image courtesy of UDOT.

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Like many transplants to Utah, Kevin started his journey to Park City as a ski instructor in 2014 and fell in love with the mountains enough to stay. A skier since the age of 2 and a half, he still gets excited about carving turns down the slopes and hopping into the powder on snow days. Kevin's passion for storytelling and photography led him to a second bachelor's degree focused on communications and fine art photography from the University of Utah. Paired with his first undergrad in ecology from Oklahoma State University, Kevin particularly enjoys writing environmental and nature stories. In his spare time, you can usually find him in his jeep looking for wildlife and landscapes to photograph.

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