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Utah cracks down on Cottonwood Canyons traffic: What you need to know about the new traction law

Forgetting your chains on a powder-day trip to Alta could cost you $750.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deputy Aaron Weiner with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s office checks a tire for a mud and snow standard during a free sticker distribution kick-off event that expands new traction law requirements for the Cottonwood Canyons on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.