Overview
Residents of Utah enjoy an invigorating four-season climate, a moderate cost of living, high quality education, excellent health care, and outstanding cultural and recreational opportunities.
These economic, social and cultural advantages make Utah a very desirable place to live.
Highlights
Utah's cost of living falls below national levels for most indicators.
The median sales price of a home in Salt Lake County in April 2008 was $235,000. Utah homes sales have been impacted by the national mortgage problems, but continue to be fairly strong.
Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation provides various activities for citizens of all ages, including a Jr. Jazz program.
Residents of the state enjoy lower disease rates and longer life expectancies.
Utah's culture emphasizes a family and community lifestyle. Thirty-nine states have higher violent crime rates than Utah.
Utah's professional sports teams include the Utah Jazz of the NBA, the Salt Lake Bees of Triple A baseball, the Utah Grizzlies Hockey club of the International Hockey League, and the REAL Salt Lake, Major League Soccer.
Utah is home to the U.S. National Ski Team.
The dry, powdery snow found at Utah's 14 Alpine ski resorts is considered to be the "greatest snow on earth".
Utah arts enthusiasts enjoy a unique mix of performing arts groups, including the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, the Utah Opera Company, the Utah Shakespearean Festival and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and modern dance.
Utah has five national parks: Arches, Canyonlands, Zion, Bryce and Capitol Reef.
Salt Lake also provides a variety of unique and enjoyable restaurants, clubs, and bars.
Resort Status
Alta Ski Area 11/ 20
Beaver Mountain Resort TBA
Brian Head Resort 11/ 21
Brighton Ski Resort 11/ 16
The Canyons 11/ 27
Deer Valley Resort 12/ 5
Park City Mountain Resort 11/ 21
Powder Mountain 11/ 28
Snowbasin, A Sun Valley Resort 11/ 26
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort 11/ 21
Solitude Mountain Resort OPEN
Sundance Resort 12/ 11
Wolf Creek Utah Resort 12/5
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September 10, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY – A struggling economy is turning out to be good news for skiers and snowboarders who live close enough to mountains that they can hit the slopes every weekend.
Many ski resorts are slashing prices on season passes and offering locals-only discounts in an effort to boost revenues from nearby metropolitan areas at a time many U.S. travelers are choosing to vacation closer to home.
In few places is this trend more evident than in Utah, where snow lovers can drive from downtown Salt Lake City and be in a lift line in roughly 30 minutes.
"It's a no brainer," said Nick Como, Solitude Mountain Resort's marketing director. "There's so many people down there that don't ski. There's a great market that's just untapped."
Labor Day is the traditional kickoff to preseason winter deals, with discount offers generally expiring every few weeks until the season starts.
Solitude, like many other resorts around the country, has begun offering new season ticket packages at reduced prices on the heels of a winter in which skier visits nationally dropped 5.5 percent in the 2008-09 season from the record 60.5 million visits the season before, according to the National Ski Areas Association.
The association's annual report said destination resorts fared the worst last winter, with resorts close to major cities weathering the economic downturn the best. Many Utah resorts noticed a dip in room reservations from out-of-state tourists, but an uptick in season passes purchased by Utah residents.
"Salt Lake feels really fortunate to have a large local population near us. A lot of our resorts are reaching out to locals maybe more this season than you've seen in the past," said Jessica Kunzer, spokeswoman for Ski Utah, the ski industry's marketing arm in the state. "A lot of the resorts are saying they've extended their early season offerings and discounts. ... The consumer really wants to make sure they get the best bang for their buck."
Read more at: http://www.skiutah.com/
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