Maybe Moving to SLC area??

[SJG]

My impression of the corridor between Bountiful and Ogden is WHITE TRASH CENTRAL. I coach soccer, and when my teams oppose teams from that region, there is an incessant bombardment of 9-14yo GIRLS with cursing, and loud statements of

"you are ugly"
"I hope you get hurt"
"you are fat"

etc etc, from both the opposing parents and players. This doesn't happen from teams anywhere else in Utah. I can't imagine living near people with that kind of outlook on life if at all possible! FWIW

[Shredhead]

Why turn' a good handle for someone that skis Pow Mow all the time.

[Sirshredalot]

My impression of the corridor between Bountiful and Ogden is WHITE TRASH CENTRAL. I coach soccer, and when my teams oppose teams from that region, there is an incessant bombardment of 9-14yo GIRLS with cursing, and loud statements of

"you are ugly"
"I hope you get hurt"
"you are fat"

etc etc, from both the opposing parents and players. This doesn't happen from teams anywhere else in Utah. I can't imagine living near people with that kind of outlook on life if at all possible! FWIW

I've met some lovely people who live in Bountiful, Fruit Heights, and Layton. So it's not a total pit or anything.

[SJG]

I didn't mean to include Bountiful in my observation (they are excluded ATM). It's North of there. There is trash everywhere, but just more than their fair share of dirt bags along that corridor IMO. I'm sure there are nice people in there too, but I don't know how they put up with it.

[Snowy Spartan]

Hey everyone. Thanks for your help on all the suggestions.

I ended up in cottonwood heights. Seems like a good area to be. Maybe a little ways away from downtown but I can handle that because it's close to the mountains.

There's definitely some stuff I have to get used to still. There's SO many people around. Hahaha. I guess I'm more of a small town kid than I realized. Traffic on 15 blows at 5. I may start working a less traditional schedule.

Those of you who mentioned pollution weren't kidding. How does such a beautiful state let that happen?

Anyone who said not to worry about beer- you were right as well. A few elephionos will put you right on your ass.

I'm excited for the summer. Seems like there's plenty of options for activities!

Currently laid up with a ski injury, but if anyone wants to take a lap next winter, I'll buy the beers!

Thanks again!

[criscam]

There's definitely some stuff I have to get used to still. There's SO many people around. Hahaha. I guess I'm more of a small town kid than I realized. Traffic on 15 blows at 5. I may start working a less traditional schedule.

if you're working downtown, don't take I-15 after 4:00. just use 80/215/Wasatch if possible. usually not too bad.
welcome to the neighborhood!

[Dantheman]

Those of you who mentioned pollution weren't kidding. How does such a beautiful state let that happen

If you're referring to winter inversion smog, that has as much to do with geography as anything and there's nothing that can be done about that. Bowl-like terrain + ~1M people + inversion = smog. It's actually much better than it used to be.

[Snowy Spartan]

If you're referring to winter inversion smog, that has as much to do with geography as anything and there's nothing that can be done about that. Bowl-like terrain + ~1M people + inversion = smog. It's actually much better than it used to be.

Nah. We had inversions in Jackson. I understand that. More the factories that just spew crap in the air like it's going out of style.

[Dantheman]

There aren't 1,000,000 people in Jackson, nor is the geography as confining. As for sources, industry accounts for a minority of the PM2.5 emissions that create that nasty winter smog.

General info here

http://www.breatheutah.org/winter_pollution

Detailed info here

http://www.airquality.utah.gov/docs/2015/02Feb/2014DAQAnnualReport_FINAL.pdf

[mefa30]

Hey everyone. Thanks for your help on all the suggestions.

I ended up in cottonwood heights. Seems like a good area to be. Maybe a little ways away from downtown but I can handle that because it's close to the mountains.

There's definitely some stuff I have to get used to still. There's SO many people around. Hahaha. I guess I'm more of a small town kid than I realized. Traffic on 15 blows at 5. I may start working a less traditional schedule.

Those of you who mentioned pollution weren't kidding. How does such a beautiful state let that happen?

Anyone who said not to worry about beer- you were right as well. A few elephionos will put you right on your ass.

I'm excited for the summer. Seems like there's plenty of options for activities!

Currently laid up with a ski injury, but if anyone wants to take a lap next winter, I'll buy the beers!

Thanks again!

Pollution in utah? Have you ever seen the overcompensating d-bags common in the area "roll coal" with their lifted diesel trucks with stacks?

pollution in utah is fashionable.

[delco714]

Pollution in utah? Have you ever seen the overcompensating d-bags common in the area "roll coal" with their lifted diesel trucks with stacks?

pollution in utah is fashionable.

Little did I know this is one of the legal allowances for shooting out someone's Tire

[#######]

Hey everyone. Thanks for your help on all the suggestions.

I ended up in cottonwood heights. Seems like a good area to be. Maybe a little ways away from downtown but I can handle that because it's close to the mountains.

There's definitely some stuff I have to get used to still. There's SO many people around. Hahaha. I guess I'm more of a small town kid than I realized. Traffic on 15 blows at 5. I may start working a less traditional schedule.

Those of you who mentioned pollution weren't kidding. How does such a beautiful state let that happen?

Anyone who said not to worry about beer- you were right as well. A few elephionos will put you right on your ass.

I'm excited for the summer. Seems like there's plenty of options for activities!

Currently laid up with a ski injury, but if anyone wants to take a lap next winter, I'll buy the beers!

Thanks again!

Welcome!

FYI, Just watch out for the CH police and don't speed on Ft. Union if you drive with any contraband or leave the HogSwallow after 10 pm.

[the_teo]

same situation here, but only for a winter.
Not really looking to work. More ski and ski more.

What are the relaxed places to live close to LCC? / SLC
Spent two winters in B.C, really liked the loose 420ski bum mentality there. Will probably find it in UT as well?

[Bromontana]

Welcome!

FYI, Just watch out for the CH police and don't speed on Ft. Union if you drive with any contraband or leave the HogSwallow after 10 pm.

Good advice.

same situation here, but only for a winter.
Not really looking to work. More ski and ski more.

What are the relaxed places to live close to LCC? / SLC
Spent two winters in B.C, really liked the loose 420ski bum mentality there. Will probably find it in UT as well?

Plenty of good info on the last page.

If you spend more time in the mountains and forest land than city, go Cottonwood Heights - Millcreek. Short commutes to the hills and cheap, safe housing. If you are the type of person to complain about the quality of Ethiopian food offerings, live closer to Sugar House or Downtown/Avenues. More property crime towards the city center and especially towards the 'center' of the valley, State St. Against that you have to be careful with commuting, the valley is no DC or LA but it offers up frustrating commutes if you don't plan it. Balance the recreation location preference with your work commute and get a short rental in case you fuck up.

I live a little under 2 miles from the Black Diamond HQ. There's a reason why they're based in Millcreek. Access to mountains, just about non-existent traffic inside the beltway (215), and if you need to get downtown or to the airport it's a whopping 15-20 minutes on average. Brutal shit.

There are so many action junkies in this valley it will never lack for available partners in biking, rock climbing, skiing, touring, snowshoeing, hiking, mountaineering, etc. If you have an internet connection and can interact with other people you will find a niche of like-minded crazies with ease.

[mall walker]

^ really good advice on short-term rental. It's a quirky city to figure out how to live in, and your experience can be very different depending on where in the valley you end up. I'm the pinky-finger-extended-from-my-glass snob who complains about the restaurants, so I ended up moving downtown (700 E, 200 S) and totally love it. Far enough east to be safe, close enough to the major city center to have good bars and restaurants in walking distance. Still only ~35 mins to Alta or Solitude, and I got in plenty of dawn patrols this past season.

If I were looking to buy, it'd probably be Millcreek, for all the reasons Bromontana said. There's a pretty active group of mags in the SLC valley up for basically any outdoor-related activity with any work schedule, just post in the Wasatch stoke thread or message some people or whatnot.