SALT LAKE VS DENVER

John Denver wasn’t wrong about those Rocky Mountain highs—the place is beautiful. That said, if you’re serious about skiing (whether you’re an aspiring pro, or a parent raising powderhounds), there’s really only one city to consider. Salt Lake is Ski City, and we put together a little comparison video to demonstrate why we call Salt Lake, "Ski City", and why the powder faithful live, work, and play here. The skiing is so close—it’s pretty hard to argue when you have the amenities, events, and attractions of a burgeoning western city only minutes away (not hours, sorry Denver) from The Greatest Snow On Earth™.

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SKI CITY'S
SKI RESORTS:
ALTA SKI AREA

There are precious few places in the world like Alta. The resort and its small base town grew organically around a united love of thrills on snow. Despite welcome upgrades, including higher-speed lifts and digital lift passes, Alta remains proudly rooted in its past, an icon of a time when skiing was less of a business and more of a way of life, an era of wooden skis and daredevil explorers in woolen gear who practically invented the sport.

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REWIND: SALT LAKE
EPISODE 4: VIDEO DAYS

Episode 4: Video Days documents the rise of video crews and production in the Salt Lake Region, leading with Mack Dawg, Whitey, and Kingpin, then quickly followed by FODT, Kids Know, and more. Get the inside story from the people who were there to live in, including Andy Wright, Chris Grenier, Seth Huot, Jeremy Jones, E Stone, Cole Taylor, and more.

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DYNASTAR
MENACE 98

Light and playful for the backcountry or the resort, the do-it-all Dynastar Menace 98 men's skis excel in both hard snow and variable conditions. Lightweight poplar wood cores, tip and tail rocker profile and full sidewall construction create agility in all kinds of snow, while springblade technology features machined wood cores with variable thickness to absorb shock while preserving pop.

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TASTE WHAT'S NEW
AT THE GATEWAY

Salt Lake's premier dining and entertainment destination has gotten a whole lot tastier. Experience a string of new restaurants and bars you can't find anywhere else, like Punch Bowl Social & Utah's first food hall, HallPass. Plus, new amenities, including local grocer, The Store Fine Foods Deli and Market. We have hot-pots to ramen and hot chicken to waffles. If you think there's nowhere good to eat, you haven't been to The Gateway in a while.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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