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Deep snow at Utah resorts is change from last year

By Paul Foy
Published December 29, 2012 2:50am ET
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Deep snow at Utah resorts is change from last year
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows the reflection of skiers as they gather in line for the chair lift during the first day of their ski season at the Brighton Ski Resort in the Wasatch Range, in Utah. A weeklong storm clearing northern Utah on Friday left ski resorts with more than 3 feet of fresh snow, marking a big change from the dry holidays of last year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) | Rick Bowmer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A weeklong storm clearing northern Utah on Friday left ski resorts with more than 3 feet of fresh snow, marking a big change from the dry holidays of last year.

The Wasatch resorts between Salt Lake City and Park City were swarming with thousands of skiers. Morning traffic was backed up in Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to Alta and Snowbird resorts, where skiers said it took 90 minutes to drive up the seven-mile canyon from Salt Lake City.

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