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Highway 89 in Logan Canyon was reopened Thursday morning — after being closed for nearly 24 hours by an avalanche — renewing access from Logan to the Beaver Mountain ski resort.

The avalanche occurred just west of the ski resort turn-off between noon and 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The road was reopened at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported.

Avalanche control teams were sent to the area late Wednesday to use explosives to bring down any other snow that could threaten the roadway and driver safety, a UDOT news release said.

Beaver Mountain skiers were able to leave the area Wednesday afternoon by joining in two UDOT-assisted convoys after road crews opened one lane of traffic through the slide area, UDOT Communications Manager Vic Saunders said.

Marge Seeholzer, owner of the ski resort, had estimated the number of skiers at the mountain Wednesday was between 600 and 700.

The Utah Avalanche Center warned of a high danger of snow slides in the backcountry in the Logan area mountains. The danger was deemed considerable in many other parts of the state.