Little Cottonwood Canyon

[TRD270]

Not the typical land use for the 4x4 scene. But love it or hate it, the decisions being made will likely alter our use of the canyon for our lifetime. Public comment period is almost over.

Both as a user of the canyon and former law/traffic enforcement of the canyon i'm adamantly opposed to either of these silly ideas to give more business to snowbird especially if i'm paying for it. Not only that I don't want to look at a gondola regardless of where I am in the canyon. The monstrosity on top of the ridge I can see from my house in the valley is bad enough. I'll get off my soap box now and hope that you share your opinion either way.

Home - Little Cottonwood EIS

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the spring of 2018 for Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) and Wasatch Boulevard in partnership with Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and the U.S...

littlecottonwoodeis.udot.utah.gov

 

[RockChucker]

I’ve already commented. Of course snowbird and Alta are on board. They stand to profit hugely. I don’t think those of us against it will have an impact unfortunately. At the very least Alta and snowbird should be on the hook for 100% of the cost to build and operate.

 

[Kevin B.]

give more business to snowbird

This. I'm really tired of the idea that the whole damned state has to pay to line these bastards' pockets. They are for-profit businesses and if their business is choking the canyons to death then they need to pay for it. Not us.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

😞

 

[TRD270]

Open for public comment again. Lets stop this eyesore

Home - Little Cottonwood EIS

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the spring of 2018 for Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) and Wasatch Boulevard in partnership with Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and the U.S...

littlecottonwoodeis.udot.utah.gov

 

[moab_cj5]

Open for public comment again. Lets stop this eyesore

Home - Little Cottonwood EIS

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the spring of 2018 for Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) and Wasatch Boulevard in partnership with Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and the U.S...

littlecottonwoodeis.udot.utah.gov

While I hope my comments matter, I'm doubtful this will derail their plans for the gondola. Follow the money to those that will benefit and they'll do everything they can to get it through. Really sad.

If anyone is for this project, I honestly would love to hear your side as to why you support it.

 

[Kevin B.]

While I hope my comments matter, I'm doubtful this will derail their plans for the gondola. Follow the money to those that will benefit and they'll do everything they can to get it through. Really sad.

If anyone is for this project, I honestly would love to hear your side as to why you support it.

If there's any upside to a gondala, it's mountain bike shuttles to the top of LCC.

But I'd rather we didn't have anything, and if we HAVE to have something I'd rather the resorts paid for it, or at least the specific individuals using it, which amounts to the same thing in the end. Pretty certain I'm going to be disappointed on both counts.

 

[TRD270]

While I hope my comments matter, I'm doubtful this will derail their plans for the gondola. Follow the money to those that will benefit and they'll do everything they can to get it through. Really sad.

If anyone is for this project, I honestly would love to hear your side as to why you support it.

Sneaky deal snowbird bought the property where gondola will start last year. So they will have to sell it to state for gondola. So they get to profit off property then get transportation for their business paid for by tax payers

Who owns the land for the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola station?

In September, Snowbird quietly bought 5 acres of land at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon where state officials proposed a base station could be built for a gondola to take riders to the legendary ski resort and neighboring Alta.

www.sltrib.com

 

[Kevin B.]

Sneaky deal snowbird bought the property where gondola will start last year. So they will have to sell it to state for gondola. So they get to profit off property then get transportation for their business paid for by tax payers

Who owns the land for the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola station?

In September, Snowbird quietly bought 5 acres of land at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon where state officials proposed a base station could be built for a gondola to take riders to the legendary ski resort and neighboring Alta.

www.sltrib.com

 

[RockChucker]

Snow

Sneaky deal snowbird bought the property where gondola will start last year. So they will have to sell it to state for gondola. So they get to profit off property then get transportation for their business paid for by tax payers

Who owns the land for the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola station?

In September, Snowbird quietly bought 5 acres of land at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon where state officials proposed a base station could be built for a gondola to take riders to the legendary ski resort and neighboring Alta.

www.sltrib.com

Snowbird doing underhanded and sketchy stuff? Color me shocked. 🙄

 

[Evolved]

If there's any upside to a gondala, it's mountain bike shuttles to the top of LCC.

I believe bikes will not be allowed in the gondola. I cannot remember exactly where I heard that though.

 

[moab_cj5]

If there's any upside to a gondala, it's mountain bike shuttles to the top of LCC.

But I'd rather we didn't have anything, and if we HAVE to have something I'd rather the resorts paid for it, or at least the specific individuals using it, which amounts to the same thing in the end. Pretty certain I'm going to be disappointed on both counts.

I don't know of any trails top to bottom LCC, but I have done zero research on it.

As far as Snowbird buying the property where it starts, I heard that this week along with one of the big proponents owning property where a parking lot will be paved. I feel it's dirty dirty dirty and that's why I said follow the money of who benefits. It isn't the tax payers and it isn't the canyon users...

 

[Kevin B.]

I believe bikes will not be allowed in the gondola. I cannot remember exactly where I heard that though.

Then I hate it even more.

 

[bobsled84088]

Talk about your super spreader events - 32 people crammed into a flying sardine can with an ongoing Covid “ epidemic “

 

[moab_cj5]

An interesting read...


Utah gondola: What led to UDOT's Little Cottonwood Canyon recommendation? https://www.ksl.com/article/5047239...udots-little-cottonwood-canyon-recommendation