Bad weather shuts down LCC and ski resorts; interlodge orders issued

A UDOT snowplow trying to clear SR210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Photo: Courtesy of UDOT

UTAH — Dangerous driving conditions and heightened avalanche risk has created scary circumstances for those trying to drive on I-80, and those at Snowbird Resort or Alta Ski Area.

Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) is currently closed to travelers. The initial closure focused on the backcountry of LCC, but has since been expanded to the city of Alta. The time frame listed for a potential opening is 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

🚧#RoadClosureUpdate🚧
👋 LCC travelers, #SR210 still CLOSED due to ongoing @UDOTavy avalanche mitigation & slide debris clean up operations required.
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ETO is still unknown – we will provide a time when known.@UDOTTRAFFIC @AltaCentral @AltaAlerts @SnowbirdAlerts @alta_of pic.twitter.com/nYYlj66cg4
— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) March 24, 2023

Extreme delays being shown for all of the Wasatch as heavy snow and wind bring dangerous conditions. Courtesy of UDOT.

🚧 #BackcountryClosureAlert 🚧 @udotavy backcountry closure EXTENDED for Little Cottonwood Canyon from 2:30pm today (3/24) to 8:30am tomorrow (3/25) ⬇️ https://t.co/jdIg8IIXJk
— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) March 24, 2023

🚧#RoadClosureUpdate🚧
👋 LCC travelers, #SR210 still CLOSED due to conditions, ongoing @UDOTavy avalanche mitigation & slide off debris clean up operations required.
New ETO – unknown. We will provide a time when known.@UDOTTRAFFIC @AltaCentral @AltaAlerts @SnowbirdAlerts pic.twitter.com/071h2wWO2h

— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) March 24, 2023

Interlodge is now in effect. https://t.co/tFR0G9wHn4
— Alta Alerts (@AltaAlerts) March 24, 2023

A full Interlodge is now in effect. All lifts are now on hold & everyone at Snowbird needs to make their way to a building, immediately. You cannot stay in your car. This is for your safety. There is no eta on when Interlodge will be lifted. https://t.co/IfOoVC8i05 pic.twitter.com/2LuI99RyTH
— Snowbird (@Snowbird) March 24, 2023

Check out those snow rates at the Alta snowboard the last several hours! #utwx pic.twitter.com/bOqsdhgvZL
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) March 24, 2023