Salt Lake City Area

Salt Lake City

A major city with some major mountains that are so close you could throw a football over them uncle Rico. Salt Lake city is such a unique place with so many interesting outdoor areas surrounding it. You have the Great Salt Lake just west of it and some of the prettiest mountain ranges such as the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains to the east. Also, don’t forget the incredible desert and canyons in the south east part of the state which are the Canyonlands, little ole place called Moab, and Arches National Park. Expect Salt Lake City to be a dry climate with some interesting weather and a wide range of temperatures throughout all the seasons. Don’t forget about the inversions that happen there though which can cause smog. Haven’t spent too much time there but as we all know it’s infamous for the Mormon church but if that isn’t your scene, there is still plenty to offer since there is such a large outdoor crowd there.

Wasatch Range / Snowbird

Some of the best snow you can get in the country. If a storm is coming and it dumps, get your butt up there. They may not get consistent snow fall but when it hits, it can hit hard. Those storms coming over the Great Salt Lake and up the Wasatch range can produce some pretty epic snowfalls that feel like a cloud shredding through. It’s pretty incredible to have such a large metropolitan area and the amazing resort such as Snowbird only 25-30 minutes away, and that’s just one of many world class ski resorts within a hour drive from Salt Lake City. The resorts that are within this western slope of the Wasatch range are Sundance, Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, and Solitude. All those resorts offer amazing skiing and summer activities. The peaks you can explore are Thurston Peak, Grandview peak, Gobblers Knob, O’Sullivan Peak, Box Elder Peak, and many more. All offering amazing outdoor experiences in whatever medium you prefer.

Park City

Many people know Park City as the location of the Sundance Film Festival, others know it as just a dope mountain town, others know it as a starting spot for some amazing mountain activities, and most know it as all of those. Park city is a pretty incredible spot, it even hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. Park city definitely isn’t a town you can get by in by selling grilled cheeses alongside the road, it is quite nice. But with Salt Lake City being so close, there are many places you can stay for whatever amount of money you want to spend.

Right in Park City you have some incredible mountain resorts such as The Canyons and Park City which they have now connected into one giant mega resort which is just called Park City Resort. There is also Deer Valley down the road but you and I probably aren’t allowed there unless our bank accounts are swole, and snowboarders, they don’t take too kindly to your type around there. Nonetheless, I hear it is a pretty incredible spot. You also have the Jordanelle reservoir for water activities and the beautiful Uinta National Forest just down the road to explore.