Skiers and snowboarders get frustrated when the Utah Department of Transportation closes Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons.

Everybody wants to get up to the resorts for a day of powder riding, but the video below shows why UDOT’s closures are necessary.

It’s for your safety!

Check it out:

“More videos of avalanches, please.”

In no particular order, enjoy a few of our favorite clips from our holiday storm cycle that we couldn’t let die in our stories! But also, welcome new followers!”

Just remember the next time you’re lined-up waiting for the canyon to open that the road is likely closed for a very valid reason!

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