Tuesday is my day off, and this week I found myself wanting to enjoy some mountain views and twisty roads! I've been wanting to go up both Cottonwood Canyons since I read about them on
Canyon Chasers. UT-190, or Big Cottonwood Canyon is, well, bigger at 18ish miles long. It is home to Solitude and Brighton ski resorts. There is also a road that leads over the mountain to Park City, which is still very covered in snow as it is not maintained in the winter. Yes, it's the end of June, but as you will see in the pics, there is still a metric BUTT-LOAD of snow
Big Cottonwood features a really fun little S-Curve
about 1/3 of the way up. Little Cottonwood Canyon is about 7 miles long, and is home to Alta and Snowbird ski resorts.
Here is a link to the
Google map (Is there any way to embed the map into a post?)
The trip was 85 miles round trip, and that includes a few u-turns to tackle some of the most exciting parts of the road several times
Here are a few highlight pics:
The top of the S-curve
And the bottom
Lots and lots of water from melting snow
Panorama of Alta
The Salt Lake Valley from the mouth of Little Cottonwood
Here is the
full album for your enjoyment!
