Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-13 | Page 1 | Snow Polishes Brighton, Alta, but Closes Roads; Storm Puts Heavy Fall on Watersheds

Snow Polishes Brighton Ata but Closes Roads ds St Storm m Puts Heavy eavy Fall on Watersheds The weather did Its lUi utmost to put a finishing touch on Salt Lakes Lake's winter playground playground- Brighton and Alta But in polishing up these two areas I the weather also closed the roads If winter sport enthusiasts are also water conservationists however however however how how- ever they will find solace in the bulging condition of Salt SaIt uk Lakes Lake's s 's watersheds With three inches of snow now now 3 63 overnight at B the re recent recent recent re- re cent storm had yielded 24 U inches of new snow Thursday making 70 inches on the ground compared compared com corn pared with 49 a year r ago the city water department announced an an- The county road de department department department de- de closed the Brighton road in Big Cottonwood canyon until further notice acting on the suggestion of the est eat service which reported dan danger danger danger ger from slides A s slide de closed the road to Alta in Little Cottonwood canyon until un un- til UI further notice The avalanche swept down Wednesday night about one-half one mile below Alta Aita covering the road with a barrier 1 1 15 feet thick and 60 feet long Snow and rain Wednesday brought 23 o of an inch of ot precipitation precipitation pre pre- to 10 Salt Lake City by 8 Sam a. a m Thursday making 77 of ot an Rn inch for the storm that began j jan Tuesday night