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Show Wasatch Canyon Reporter continued from previous page that the heavy snowfall com- area of the Peruvian bined with wind loading created heavy deposition within lodge. A small sidehill below a cliff and above the hellgate the slide paths. slide area fractured 2’ to 3’ i At around seven o’clock a determination was made to try to clear the people out of the canyon. Alta was to be cleared first, and people deep and 300’ long. This slide buried a Sheriff’s vehi- cle near the bypass gate, as well as four other vehicles. The sheriff was able to self- my entire time in the canyon.” Prudently it was decided to close the Little Cottonwood Canyon for the night, and road institute Interlodge for Alta and Snowbird any lives. rather than risk Deputy Marshall Kevin Payne ran down the line of vehicles telling everyone he came across, “Leave your vehicle, go immediately to the nearest lodge.” As luck would have it for this writer, lodge They the nearest was the Rustler. took all of the refugees in with aplomb. Within an hour they. began serving a buffet dinner to all of the people who were stranded there. Molly, our server, pro- vided perhaps the finest service we have had in Utah, keeping up an amusing were sent from the lodges to their cars to begin heading down the canyon. Shortly after traffic began an unusu- evac, and the other people were also safely evacuated. banter which assuaged much One D.O.T employee stated the Vagrants that, “I have never seen this Rustler Lodge....$5.00. The Staff raced around, digging al avalanche came down in the - ‘area slide in of our tension. out Total cost for Dinner at the pillows, blankets, cots and mats for the approximately two hundred unex- pected guests. exception the Without staff of the Rustler handled this emergency flawlessly, creating a comforting situation out of previous pandemonium. The Albion Grill was home to some 450 people initially. The Albion was not equipped to bed down Do You OREAM OE... thirty e LEADING THE PACK WHILE BIKING THE WASATCH CREST TRAIL? ¢ SKIING HicH RUSTLER, OR BOARDING GREAT SCOTT, NON-STOP, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM? ¢ RUNNING THE SALT LAKE CLAssic? (MAKE YOUR OREAM A REALITY. H0@? WitH PERSONAL TRAINING. INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED FITNESS PLANS, AND CUSTOMIZED WORKOUTS WITH A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL © eONE ON ONE TRAINING eTANDEM TRAINING eGROUP TRAINING UPON REQUEST eAEROBIC, ANEOROBIC AND STRENGTH TRAINING — 3 ¢Post REHAB TRAINING ¢Ski CONDITIONING CLASSES TAUGHT EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM 7:30 - 9:00 pM. KATHLEEN LEOPARDI 801-486-7755 450, people, so the much Alta Lift less Co. stepped in. They used their snowcats to ferry people to the Rustler lodge, and the Alpenglow. Even so 250 people spent the night on the floor of the Albion Grill. The most impressive aspect of this emergency was the way the community of Alta reacted. The Alta Lift: Go.,° Marshall’s, and Lodges all worked together seamlessly to create the best possible situation, all with no loss of life. Snowbird however a very was different situation. Depending on with whom you speak, it was either a challenging but fun situa- Continued on page 18 Page 8 © |