Skiers and snowboarders at Alta allowed to go home

Skiers and snowboarders stuck at Alta during the latest winter storm are finally able to get back home.

Little Cottonwood Canyon was reopened to traffic early Saturday afternoon after a two-day closure.

Officials had closed the canyon due to three natural avalanches that made travel dangerous.

Those who were stuck in Alta were also subject to an inter-lodge order requiring them to stay indoors as the snow kept falling.

Nearly three feet of new snow fell at Alta and Snowbird during the storm.