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Summer Newsletter 2026

Freedom in the Hills – A Note from Our Director Earlier this month, we celebrated 250 years as a country. I spent the weekend doing…
WBA Shuttle Update

WBA is currently working to renew our Forest Service special use permit so we can operate the Mill Creek Canyon Winter Pilot Shuttle again this…
Local & National Policy Updates Summer 2026

National Policy Updates Roadless Rule WBA continues working with our national partners at Outdoor Alliance and Winter Wildlands Alliance and local nonprofits to monitor efforts…
Argenta Access and Cardiff Updates

Argenta Access Update Historically, UDOT has plowed the “Blind Miner” pullout, and skiers have used the small road leading to the creek crossing to access…
Alta Updates: Changes to parking plus a Grizzly Restroom

Roadside Parking & Wildcat Expansion The U.S. Forest Service has approved Alta Ski Lift’s (ASL) Wildcat Parking Expansion Project, bringing a long-running proposal one step…
Mapping Winter Trail Use in the Wasatch

This summer, WBA has been working with University of Utah intern Thea Kraft to transform WBA’s Trail Counting Program data into new mapping and visualization…
UDOT Transportation Projects Updates

Enhanced Bus Over the past few months, WBA has continued meeting with UDOT teams to discuss transportation projects, parking, and recreation access in the Cottonwood…
Sharing the Loss of David Page

Dear WBA Community, WBA is devastated to learn of the passing of David Page, who served on the WBA board since 2022. David also served…
(Update) Action Alert: Keep Sandy in the CWC

Prior to the Sandy City Council vote on 6/16/2026, WBA sent an action alert asking our community to share their support of keeping Sandy in…
Action Alert: Support the BCC Watershed Restoration EA

We love a good bushwhack, but we love healthy forests and watersheds even more! The Forest Service has opened a short 14-day comment period for…
Gondola Update: Base Land Purchase

The cat is out of the bag! Or rather, the gondola has left the base station! The Utah Transportation Commission voted unanimously on May 15th…
EOY Director’s Note

Not to harp on this, but what a wacky winter in the Wasatch—if you can even call it that. In my 22 years in Utah,…