Tooele, UT

**snowfire** · 07-21-2005, 12:39 PM

Anyone know how far this place is from good skiing? I'm trying to decide where to request my first 4 week clinical in January. Tooele is one of the sites offered. The problem is, they assign us for our first clinical, we don't really get to pick, and if I tell them to send me out of state they might send me to Nebraska or something...eek!

Although, I can't exactly tell them to send me somewhere that has good skiing- they don't want to send you anywhere for "social reasons." Another site that sounds interesting is Lake Oswego OR. How far is this from good skiing? (this should tell you where my priorities lie... maybe I shouldn't be in grad school after all.

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**A-wreck** · 07-21-2005, 12:40 PM

Are these nursing clinicals?

**lemon boy** · 07-21-2005, 12:40 PM

Mapquest is your friend

**Buzzworthy** · 07-21-2005, 12:41 PM

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...Alta&2s=UT&2z=

**365wp** · 07-21-2005, 12:42 PM

Linky.

Next to last day at work, trying to look productive...

**stump832** · 07-21-2005, 12:42 PM

As you can see, its just west of EastButtfuck, Utah. I'd guess an hour or so from LCC and BCC. On the upside, you'll probably get to deal with a whole lot of tweakers out in those parts.

**Buzzworthy** · 07-21-2005, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by stump832

As you can see, its just west of EastButtfuck, Utah. I'd guess an hour or so from LCC and BCC. On the upside, you'll probably get to deal with a whole lot of tweakers out in those parts.

One hour and 17 minutes, bitches! (for Xover)

**kev259** · 07-21-2005, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by stump832

As you can see, its just west of EastButtfuck, Utah. I'd guess an hour or so from LCC and BCC. On the upside, you'll probably get to deal with a whole lot of tweakers out in those parts.

That's funny, I took a long drive on a warm day on our last ski trip and accidently went into a little town that was chuck full of tweaked out people. It was very weird, didn't know that stuff like that was near SLC...

**72Twenty** · 07-21-2005, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by kev259

That's funny, I took a long drive on a warm day on our last ski trip and accidently went into a little town that was chuck full of tweaked out people. It was very weird, didn't know that stuff like that was near SLC...

Ever been to Price, Utah?

**Endlessseason** · 07-21-2005, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by 365wp

Next to last day at work, trying to look productive...

Ah yes....the proverbial penultimate day.

**Mr. Altagirl** · 07-21-2005, 01:21 PM

I'm out that way quite a bit, one of the guys that works for me lives out there as well. Not a bad commute to skiing, I-80 the whole way. Not as bad as the West side for the tweakers and such, definitely a predominantly LDS community. You might get a lot of practice doing civil emergency response since the largest chemical weapons dump is located near by. Traffic can be a problem early AM / afternoon as there are a lot of folks that commute to SLC from Tooele; Tooele is very much a growing suburban sprawl. Wendover is only another 45 minutes and the dirt biking is killer. Not bad Mountain Biking but way too hot May-Oct. I would think there are worse areas to work.

**Buzzworthy** · 07-21-2005, 01:37 PM

Mr. AG mentioned Wendover. Just on the border with Nevada, a small place on this earth for some gambling and whatnot.

The Buzz and Twoplanker families went there once and we had a blast. Stayed at the Rainbow (car parked in Utah, hotel in Nevada, weird) and proceed to drink and drink and drink and gamble a bit. We started at the video game Blackjack machines and put in $1. Hit penny BJ, ordered 2 Sam Adams, tipped nicley and had a new cold one in my hand every 20 minutes all night (till 2P and I could not stand anymore, so we somehow found our way to a strip dive (club).

Long story short, a great place to drink if done right. (we came out ahead, no winnings, but drinks vs. gambling money lost, still won).

And when I moved here I called it "thule" and it is "too-ill-a". Utah has weird names.

**TheDingleberry** · 07-21-2005, 02:17 PM

that place sucks.

**cj001f** · 07-21-2005, 02:21 PM

Lake Oswego, OR is one of the wealthier suburbs of Portland. It's about 1.5 hrs from skiing on Hood.

**skiski** · 07-21-2005, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by 72Twenty

Ever been to Price, Utah?

I spent several weeks there one summer. Wandered around the desert by myself on a moutain bike in my spare time (not too safe), had a hotel room maid offer me weed, and got stopped in a random drug checkpoint on the highway shortly thereafter. Met a real life polygamist too. Weird, weird place. But it's not really near SLC.

**ill-advised strategy** · 07-21-2005, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by TheDingleberry

that place sucks.

yep456789

**Buzzworthy** · 07-21-2005, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by TheDingleberry

that place sucks.

Toole or Wendover?

**backpack** · 07-21-2005, 03:28 PM

Shepherd's Dairy is in Tooele... mmmm... goat cheese.... mmmmmmm

**boarderline** · 07-21-2005, 03:30 PM

I think I'd rather live anywhere on the east side of SLC(Sandy or Sugarhouse for example) and commute to Toole for work than live in Toole. If you live in Sandy, you're literally 20 minutes away from the Bird/Alta, and 30-40 minutes from Toole.

On the east side, your neighbors won't be mulletards a meth lab in their basement and a half-assembled car parked on their lawn (distinct chance of this in Toole).

**kev259** · 07-21-2005, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by 72Twenty

Ever been to Price, Utah?

Nope, crack heads galore? That' kinda what it looked like where I was...

**snowfire** · 07-21-2005, 04:12 PM

okay, this is some interesting info... btw, I did mapquest it, but that doesn't really tell you how long it actually takes to get to good skiing, good backcountry, etc., I am really not familiar with utah. It looked pretty close to SLC on the map. I don't know if I want to deal with tweaked out people though... but it could be interesting. It's for a physical therapy clinical, not nursing. I think I changed my mind though, I'm requesting to go to hawai'i so I can surf. If I can't get that, maybe I can get them to place me somewhere closer to SLC. I guess I just don't want to end up somewhere in the midwest.

**meatdrink9** · 07-21-2005, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by powderwhore

or close to 1 hour to LCC/BCC.

which is honestly better than any front range alternative (driving time/traffic wise, oh yeah and skiing wise too).

**truth** · 07-21-2005, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by meatdrink9

which is honestly better than any front range alternative (driving time/traffic wise, oh yeah and skiing wise too).

This holds true for any Chicago alternative.

**stump832** · 07-21-2005, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by powderwhore

Good backcountry would be really close 5-10 minutes to the Oquir (don't think thats spelled right) Mts or to the Stans, or close to 1 hour to LCC/BCC.

This brings up a question I've had for awhile - does anyone go out into the Oquirrhs for BC stuff? From across the valley there looks to be some good stuff...