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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…
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Cardiff Update 2022/23
Hello Wasatch Backcountry enthusiasts, We trust that you are getting out and enjoying our rare early winter bounty these days; let’s hope it keeps up! …
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Wasatch Backcountry Alliance’s LCC EIS Comment
The Wasatch Backcountry Alliance (WBA) is a local SLC nonprofit representing the interests of thousands of backcountry – and resort – users both locally and…
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UDOT Identifies Preferred Alternative for LCC EIS
UDOT announced the Gondola B option as its preferred alternative at the end of August. While it may have been a harbinger of the end…
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US Forest Service Trailhead Fees Proposal
As you have likely heard by now, the US Forest Service has proposed adding a fee to many popular trailheads throughout the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.…
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Gondola Misinformation: WBA Clears the Air with Facts
The group of businesses and individuals who stand to gain the most financially if a gondola is built in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) is at…
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2022 Season Wrap Up
Hello Wasatch Backcountry Enthusiasts! Now that April is here we have the annual expectations: people getting their bikes and running shoes out, heading for the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…