Why is Utah having so many avalanches right now, and when will canyon conditions get safer?

UDOT closes Little Cottonwood Canyon indefinitely as risk of mountains shedding concrete-like slabs increases.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Little Cottonwood Canyon is closed due to an avalanche on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Little Cottonwood Canyon is closed due to an avalanche on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

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