Officials Trigger Avalanche Along Scenic Utah Road

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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) reopened a state road in Salt Lake County, Utah, following avalanche mitigation due to extreme weather conditions in the region on Monday, February 27.

Footage posted to the Utah Department of Transportation Cottonwood Canyons Twitter page shows snow plummeting down the side of a mountain onto State Route 210.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning, and the UDOT said traction devices were required when traveling on State Route 210. Credit: UDOT Cottonwood Canyons via Storyful

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