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2023 Fall Update
Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance supporters! Well, it’s been another long hot summer, but finally the temps are starting to moderate a bit, the leaves will…
2022 Mid-Winter Update
Hello Wasatch Backcountry Enthusiasts! Well, we don’t have to remind you it’s been an unusual winter so far; a great run of endless powder days….until…
UDOT Plowing Update 2021
With the much anticipated and needed storm cycle on our doorstep, it appears that Big Snows will finally come again! Which means that trailhead parking is…
Millcreek Canyon Update – Fall 2021
Hello Wasatch Backcountry Enthusiasts! Like many outdoor resources in the Central Wasatch and beyond, the Mill Creek Canyon (MCC) road is seeing some hard wear…
Stand Up for Little Cottonwood Canyon! Submit Your Comment to UDOT NOW.
We know you love Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) as much as we do! Now is the time to stand up and make your voice heard.…
UDOT LCC EIS comment deadline fast approaching!
Howdy Supporters of the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance and lovers of Little Cottonwood Canyon, The September 3rd deadline for submitting your public comment for the Little…
Comment on the UDOT LCC EIS today!
Like you, we at WBA are concerned about the future of Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC), as UDOT explores transportation alternatives that will forever impact the…
WBA & Alta Ski Area Parking
Hello Backcountry Friends, At the end of this ski season, Alta Ski Lifts (ASL) released their Parking Reservations plan for the upcoming 20-21 season. The…
Transportation Alternatives & the Future of Little Cottonwood Canyon
Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance enthusiasts! As the snow unfortunately wanes – and, we hope, COVID does as well – we have a chance to look…
The Alta Parking Issue Response
As anyone who has visited a Central Wasatch trailhead in the winter or summer in recent years can tell you, there are more people recreating…
Millcreek Canyon 2021
Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance members! We hope that you have taken all that patience that you’ve developed over the past near-year of Covid and effectively…
CWNCRA Comments – December 2020
While the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance is pleased with some elements of the re-drafted Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act, there are also some…