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	Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway \| Utah.com
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is found only 25 miles east of Salt Lake City.
		Spectacular vistas are found in this canyon carved by the erosive power of rivers.
		The 15-mile long Big Cottonwood Canyon provides excellent hiking, biking, picnicking, rock-climbing, camping and fishing in summer.
	www.utah.com /byways/big_cottonwood.htm (122 words)

	Cottonwood Canyon, Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cottonwood Canyon in the U.S. state of Utah is a water carved canyon that has eroded along weak locations in the earth's crust at the join between two major geological regions.
		This road, a maintenance road for power lines traversing the canyon, is considered impassible in wet weather as several dry washes are crossed near each end of the canyon and intermediate portions may be inundated by fast stormwater runoff.
		The canyon is identified by the relatively straight gouge at the western boundary of this area running slightly east of north, in the center of Kane County (A virtual flight using Google Earth is especially instructive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cottonwood_Canyon,_Utah (529 words)

	Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Little Cottonwood Canyon lies along the eastern border of the Salt Lake Valley where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Basin, roughly 25 miles from Salt Lake City, Utah.
		The canyon is a popular sightseeing destination and is a glacially carved corridor.
		Many of the major routes in Little Cottonwood were established in the early 1960s by the Alpenbock Club, some in conjunction with well-known visitors including Fred Beckey, Layton Kor, and Royal Robbins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Cottonwood_Canyon (587 words)

	Mount Majestic - rent ski in / ski out private vacation homes, cabins, condos in Brighton & Solitude areas of Big ...
		Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah is part of the majestic Wasatch Mountain Range that comprises the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in the western part of the United States.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon enjoys the same natural conditions as other areas of the Wasatch Mountains: low humidity, the lake effect and the “greatest snow on earth.” It is no wonder that the towns and resorts in Big Cottonwood Canyon are considered to be among the best ski resorts in the world.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon resides just a few miles north of Little Cottonwood Canyon where Alta and Snowbird ski resorts are located.
	www.mountmajestic.com /big_cottonwood_canyon.shtml (384 words)

	GORP - Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah - Hiking - Salt Lake Ranger District Hikes
		Today, it is accessed from 9400 South which is reached via I-15 and I-215 or on secondary roads such as Wasatch Blvd. Little Cottonwood Canyon is part of the Wasatch National Forest and the road passing through its scarred rock walls is a Scenic Byway.
		To reach Big Cottonwood, travel south from Salt Lake City on I-15, I-80, I-215, or on a secondary route to 7200 South.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is administered by the Wasatch National Forest.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/ut/hik_was6.htm (1393 words)

	Deep in Cottonwood Canyon
		Snow is falling with a vengeance in Utah's Cottonwood Canyons.
		The Cottonwood Canyons, UT, Nov. 14, 2000--Solitude, Snowbird, Alta, and Brighton Ski Resorts are perfectly situated to receive 500 inches of snow annually.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is on its way to a stellar season.
	www.skiingmag.com /skiing/news/article/0,12910,323740,00.html (378 words)

	Willow Heights - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Hiking
		The fall foliage, with the canyon maples and the aspens is spectacular.This is a great hike for beginners and children.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is within Salt Lake City Watershed, therefore special restrictions apply and are strictly enforced.
		The trailhead is located in Big Cottonwood Canyon and is accessible year round to any vehicle.
	www.climb-utah.com /WM/willow.htm (391 words)

	The Big Cottonwood Conduit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Big Cottonwood water supply was described in the Annual Report of the City Engineer for the year 1907, "as the largest of the several mountain streams in Salt Lake County, (and) its waters are always cold and pure."
		The original Big Cottonwood Conduit was replaced and enlarged in 1982 with a pressurized pipeline capable of carrying 70 million gallons per day.
		The City's pioneering effort at the turn of the 20th Century to convey the waters of Big Cottonwood Creek to the growing population center of Utah was another milestone in Salt Lake City's efforts to develop and deliver a dependable water supply to its citizens.
	www.slcgov.com /utilities/NewsEvents/news1999/news1251999.htm (1098 words)

	Wasatch-Cache National Forest - Salt Lake Ranger District - Camping
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is located at approximately 7000 South Wasatch Blvd., about 12 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
		Among the recreational opportunities in the canyon are hiking, biking, camping, picnicking, fishing, backcountry use, and winter recreation.
		No domestic animals are allowed in Big Cottonwood Canyon due to Salt Lake City Watershed regulations.
	www.fs.fed.us /r4/wcnf/unit/slrd/recreation/camping/big_cottonwood_canyon_cg.shtml (784 words)

	Mountain Project: Climbing Big Cottonwood Canyon > Wasatch Range > Utah
		Of the two Cottonwood Canyons, BCC is lesser known for its amazing climbing.
		Almost all of them are on the North side of the canyon and receive a lot of sunlight so they don't often come in real thick.
		The fact is Salt Lake City and surrounding areas are home to beautiful granite cracks, and tendon popping boulder problems in Little Cottonwood Canyon, challenging and scenic quartzite routes, pro and bolted, in Big Cottonwood.
	www.mountainproject.com /v/utah/wasatch_range/big_cottonwood_canyon/105739280 (858 words)

	Utah's Cottonwood Canyons: Great Skiing
		The canyons were deemed too environmentally fragile to serve as venues for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
		Big Cottonwood remains the more hush-hush of the two canyons, but word is getting out about Solitude's just completed Euro-style condo village.
		There's a quiet to the canyons in late summer, a kicked-back calm as they lie in wait for the first storms to blow in and bring more of the good stuff so the party can start again.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/Cottonwood05.asp (890 words)

	Big Cottonwood Canyon
		The trail begins in Mill B South Fork up Big Cottonwood Canyon.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon directly across from the Storm Mountain picnic area.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon up Mill B North Fork.
	utahpictures.com /Big_Cottonwood_Canyon.html (118 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Geologic wonders uncovered
		There's a place in Big Cottonwood Canyon where you can watch the tides come and go — a billion years in the past.
		The Big Cottonwood Formation "tidal rhythmite" rocks are of world importance, with researchers studying them to learn about changes in the length of the day and the distance to the moon.
		"In the Big Cottonwood Formation, which is right up Big Cottonwood Canyon, there are some shales and sandstones that everybody drives past on their way to the ski resorts," Chan told the Deseret Morning News.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635166352,00.html (843 words)

	Getting to Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah
		You also can ride the Utah Transit Authority ski buses for $2.50 each way from the park-and-ride at the canyon's mouth to any of the Cottonwood Canyon resorts (exact fare is required).
		Another transportation alternative to get to the resorts are the private transportation services such as Canyon Hop at 801-860-Skii (7544), which is $36 per person round trip from Park City to any of the four Cottonwood Canyon resorts.
		Canyon Transportation at 800-255-1841, offers a $56 per person round trip from Salt Lake City to the resorts.
	www.resortspace.com /solitude/getting.html (469 words)

	SummitPost - Big Cottonwood Canyon -- Canyoneering
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is one of the three large canyons that carves dramatically through the +11,000 ft high Wasatch Mountains, dropping some 3,000 ft to the Wasatch Front Metropolitain area.
		Collectively these three canyons are known as the tri-canyon areas (Millcreek Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon, & Little Cottonwood Canyon), with the Cottonwood Canyons being popular for a multitude of activities such as cycling, hiking, snowshoeing, picnicking, backcountry skiing, fishing, mountaineering, and rock climbing.
		Because of the nature of the quartzite, many routes in the canyon are difficult to protect, the result being that some of the routes in the canyon require expertise with nutcraft.
	www.summitpost.org /canyon/154148/big-cottonwood-canyon.html (2212 words)

	Big Cottonwood Canyon Vacation Rentals has lodgings quality condos and homes
		Sundial Lodge at the Canyons is located in the heart of The Canyons Resort and has panoramic views of the ski slopes.
		Big Cottonwood Canyon lodgings from 10k’s Vacation Rentals directory offer a wide variety of lodging deals in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
		Remember that contacting the Big Cottonwood Canyon vacation rental owners/agents directly is the best way to get more information on specific vacation homes, rentals, lodging and condos.
	www.10kvacationrentals.com /lodging/utah/big-cottonwood-canyon (552 words)

	Big Cottonwood Canyon - Pictures of Rock Climbing Routes found in Utah
		Big Cottonwood Canyon is only minutes from Salt Lake City.
		This canyon has some of the oldest climbing routes in Utah's history dating back to the late 1960's.
		The rock is mostly quartzite and the climbing is mostly ledges and crimpers.
	www.killerclimbs.com /big_cottonwood_canyon (159 words)

	Untitled Document
		Wasatch Pacific would love to build "exclusive" homes at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, but the developer is running into problems just planning for a road into the proposed development.
		Salt Lake City and the state have paid $2 million to block development on 154 acres in Big Cottonwood Canyon, preserving the city's watershed from planned housing construction.
		A Park City developer is calling its plan to pump water from Wasatch County to Big Cottonwood Canyon for a proposed residential area "very preliminary." Nevertheless, the idea has raised red flags with environmentalists and Salt Lake City water officials.
	www.saveourcanyons.org /archive/geographic/bigcottonwoodcn.html (295 words)

	Canyon Properties in Big Cottonwood Canyon
		The canyon is the center of the Utah Ski Interconnect.
		From Big Cottonwood Canyon you are 3-5 hours from some of the nation's greatest national parks in Utah, Capitol Reef, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches and Canyonlands.
		A 5 hour drive from Big Cottonwood Canyon and you are in majestic Grand Teton National Park and our nation's first and most popular national park, Yellowstone.
	www.canyonpro.com /canyon.html (133 words)

	Utah Habitat: Wasatch Front Canyons
		In some ways, the faunal distribution of Lambs Canyon is similar to other Wasatch Front canyons such as Rock Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Millcreek Canyon as well as others.
		However, because the elevation of the mouth of Lambs Canyon is so much higher (6300') than the mouths of these previous canyons, the flight period of the same butterflies is roughly 2-3 weeks later.
		The numbers of butterflies flying in the canyon during the month of July seems to hit its peak for the summer.
	www.utahlepsociety.org /lambscanyon.html (706 words)

	Solitude Ski Resort, Lodging near Brighton Ski Resort, Cottonwood canyons, utah coffee house, Utah Wedding,
		This bed & breakfast, overlooking Honeycomb Canyon and Solitude Ski Resort, offers "An atmosphere thought to be forgotten." With authentic "ski lodge" style, this is your venue for a memorable vacation.
		Stay in the beautiful alpine setting of Big Cottonwood Canyon, only 30 minutes from downtown.
		Accommodations may be available on short notice for other times, but you should book as far in advance as possible to get the dates you desire.
	www.silverforklodge.com (282 words)

	Students design bike lane for Big Cottonwood Canyon - News
		The students presented a preliminary design proposal for the bicycle route to the Utah Department of Transportation and other community representatives on Dec. 13 in the Union as the final examination for the course-Civil Engineering 4910, Professional Practice and Design.
		The students' estimated cost for the cycling lane is between $10.7 and $14.7 million and covers 100 percent of the canyon.
		That cost drops down to $5.8 million for 90 percent of the lane to be completed, according to the students' estimates for a lower budget alternative.
	www.dailyutahchronicle.com /news/2006/01/12/News/Students.Design.Bike.Lane.For.Big.Cottonwood.Canyon-1340749.shtml (348 words)

	Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At every turn of your journey up the canyon it seems there is another trail or side road to explore.
		He subsequently purchased all the available land in Big Cottonwood Canyon, and in 1956 construction on Solitude Ski and Summer Resort began.
		So whether you're after a leisurely drive and picnic, a day on the slopes, or a hike or bike ride, Cottonwood Canyon is for you.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/2004/overview.html (532 words)

	Wasatch Crest Trail
		Hardbodies will climb from Mill Creek Canyon's Big Water trail, then turn around at the radio shacks where the single-track ends and run back for a 20-mile out-and-back.
		Another option (our personal favorite) is to ride the Crest to Big Water, run 4 miles down the Mill Creek Canyon road, ride the Pipeline Trail to Rattlesnake Gulch, then run out the bottom of the canyon (26 miles).
		The trail begins on the south end of the Big Water Trailhead parking area GPS N 40° 40.922' W 111° 34.199'.
	www.utahmountainbiking.com /trails/wasatch.htm (1026 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Teen dies hiking Big Cottonwood Canyon; another rescued
		One teenager died and another was rescued from a mountain by helicopter after they fell Monday while hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
		an emergency cell phone call came in from a 17-year-old male who said he and a friend "were hiking somewhere in Big Cottonwood Canyon and that he had fallen, hit his head and hurt his leg," said Salt Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Morgan.
		He said the caller told them his vehicle was in one of the canyon's many parking lots.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,640186590,00.html (421 words)

	ABC Along: B is for Big Cottonwood Canyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ABC Along: B is for Big Cottonwood Canyon
		This canyon is 5 minutes from our door and a place we love to play all year round.
		Brighton Ski Resort is at the top of this canyon and it is the oldest ski resort in Utah and a fun place all year round.
	zeneedle.typepad.com /photos/abc_along/bigcottblueskydayroad.html (52 words)

	Salt Lake City Utah Cabin Rental Big Cottonwood Canyon - Cabin
		The Bear Trap Lodge is perfect for family reunions and large groups (12 queen-size beds).
		Tucked away in the trees, this remote canyon setting is unique because it feels a world away but is only 12 miles from a grocery store, cinemas, live theater, symphony, major league sports, and other big cities events.
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	www.vrbo.com /24965 (404 words)

	Cottonwood Canyon Resorts : Attractions : Brighton Ski Resort \| Frommers.com
		But don't let its reputation as a beginner's mountain fool you: Brighton's slopes are graced with a full range of terrain, all the powder you can imagine, and virtually no crowds.
		You'll find more Utahns than out-of-staters on the slopes here -- Brighton is located just 35 miles from downtown Salt Lake City at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, and visitors tend to stay away because of the paucity of area lodgings.
		There's always plenty of elbow room on the intermediate and advanced slopes on the weekends, and you'll probably have them all to yourself on weekdays.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/cottonwoodcanyonresorts/1540025939.html (634 words)

	Zions Bank: Speaking on Business: Big Cottonwood Canyon - November 29, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Big Cottonwood Canyon saw the beginnings of its first ski resort in 1936 when members of the Alpine Ski Club built a "skier tow" out of half-inch wire rope and an old elevator drum.
		He bought available land in Big Cottonwood Canyon and started construction on Solitude Mountain Resort in 1956.
		The resorts have also received approval to create a joint lift that, if completed, would further connect the two resorts for even better access to Big Cottonwood Canyon's great terrain.
	www.zionsbancorporation.com /zionsbank/fb/fb20051129.html (358 words)

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