Little Cottonwood Canyon avalanche control project making solid headway

Mount Superior and Cardiac Ridge Avalanche. Photo: Colby Stetson

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Mt. Superior Remote Avalanche Control System (RACS) project reached a critical milestone, as final adjustments were made to the newly installed avalanche control towers on the ridgeline above SR-210.

The project, which began in July, replaced the P-Ridge Howitzer with Wyssen Avalanche Towers, a remote-operated system designed to improve the efficiency and safety of avalanche mitigation efforts. Since the start of the project, there have been intermittent road closures and daily helicopter flights.

For more information about the project and its completion, visit UDOT’s project website or contact them at 801-317-8131. The work is on track to conclude in October.

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