Little Cottonwood Canyon — Summary

From 6200 S and Wasatch Boulevard (near the gravel pit), traffic has a light delay — about 8 minutes to the canyon mouth (a light delay, ~1 min extra); 24 minutes to Snowbird Entry 1 (a light delay, ~6 min extra); 19 minutes to Alta. Traffic is very light, with only 162 vehicles (4% of capacity as of 7:45 AM). Weather snapshot — lower canyon: 48°F, 1 mph winds (2 mph gusts); middle canyon: 41°F, 3 mph winds (6 mph gusts); upper canyon: 36°F, 4 mph winds (9 mph gusts). At the mouth of the canyon, the electronic UDOT sign is clear with no message displayed.