It's a decidely atypical ski town. But this is (mostly) a good thing, because in SLC (pop. 1,130,293) you can do things such as: get a job at a high-tech firm like eBay, Unisys, or 3M; afford a nice home (median price, $250K); see Jazz games; fly direct to Paris; or just head a half-hour up the canyons to Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, and Brighton, four of the best ski resorts on the planet.
Salt Lake City Skyline Photographer: Corbis
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I may be wrong but I believe that the Salt Lake City Skyline photograph is close to 15 or 16 years old as evidenced by the architecture of Salt Palace to the right of the frame. I seem to remember that the building was demolished in mid-90's and replaced by an architectural wonder tagged as the Salt Palace Convention Center. BTW: You forgot to include Park City in your list of the best ski resorts on the planet. A momentary lapse of reason?
Flag ThisIts an old stock photo that they got for cheap, but still gets the point across.
Flag ThisFor skiers and snowboarders, there is no better place in the world to live. 6 miles up Little Cottonwood Canyon is the Dirty Bird which was open from November to June 20th this year. It's the best of the steep and deep, 600+ inches of powder, tree runs, gullies, back country, blue bird days and hidden snow huts. I stay in Utah and I stay in the Salt Lake Valley (vs. Park City) because of the Bird. It's my summer hiking home and my winter riding wonderland.
Flag ThisSLC is a nice place, but the inversions are terrible.
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