Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons are the canyons that access the four ski resorts above the Salt Lake Valley. The names do not actually refer to the size of the canyons, but literally the size of the cottonwoods that grow in them. Alta and Snowbird ski resorts are in Little Cottonwood and Solitude & Brighton lie in Big Cottonwood. The canyons differ in that Little Cottonwood is a broad glacial canyon and Little Cottonwood was formed by Big Cottonwood Creek making it a "V" shaped Canyon. Both canyons offer great hikes, rock climbing, camping & spectacular skiing within minutes of the Salt Lake Valley.

Above Left: Guardsman Pass. Above Right & Right: Views of & from Mt Olympus. Below Left: Little Cottonwood Canyon. Below Right: The mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon.
	Above Left: Red Pine Lake Above Right: MT Olympus. Left: Little Cottonwood Canyon.
	Left: Red Pine Lake Trail. Below: White Pine Trail.

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