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Drive from Salt Lake City to Park City

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SteezyMcDizzle
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How long does it take to drive from SLC to Park City?

I am looking at going to school at University of Utah in SLC next year as a possibility. Any info on the area plus the city would also be good. What are other resorts that are close by.
Sep 16 2008 10:10PM
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GreenStezz
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20min,,,,,,,,, i do it everday...............................
Sep 16 2008 10:12PM
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schlopy
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Close resorts are snowbird, alta, brighton, solitude, park city, canyons, and deer valley. I recomend alta PC and snowbird for the most fun but the drive from SLC can depend on weather traffic etc but generally around 20-30 minutes
Sep 16 2008 10:12PM
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SteezyMcDizzle
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Is it twenty minutes from the city or from the university?


Sep 16 2008 10:13PM
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stjoseph
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I am from SLC and the drive is about 30-40 minutes depending on conditions. If you live in SLC you have 7 resorts within 40 minutes.

Snowbird-20 Min
Alta-25 MIn.
Solitude-30 MIn
Brighton-35 MIn.
The Canyons-40 MIn.
Deer Valley-40 MIn.
Park City-40 Min.

Salt Lake is the dopest place on the planet but keep it quiet, we don't want the masses figuring it out.
Sep 16 2008 10:19PM
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SteezyMcDizzle
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thanks a lot for that info.sounds like a really sick place..
Sep 16 2008 10:23PM
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kristie
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20 min. on the freeway from SLC (like Sugarhouse or Foothill) to Kimball Junction, probably more like 40 min. if you're talking the U to the resort.
Sep 16 2008 10:32PM
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snowboardersrule
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this all depends where in the city you live. if ur in the south, u'll be closer to snowbird, if ur in the norheast-ish u'll be closer to pc
Sep 16 2008 10:40PM
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Oaks
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Arguably the best skiing in the nation under an hour away. You'll shit yourself when you realize how many resorts and big mountain skiing you'll have access to. Then when you return home, you'll realize that you're in the Utah and no matter how great the skiing is, it's still Utah. I should have move to the Cottonwoods or Park City....Ogden is brutal.

Enjoy the winters, travel the summers, it'll keep you sane.

Sep 16 2008 10:41PM
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BFFset.
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the real driving directions you need in the region are how to get to chads from the bottom of alta.
Sep 16 2008 10:50PM
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HPskier
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hell ya man ive had the u my number 1 since i got into high school
Sep 16 2008 10:54PM
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matthew.
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40 mins
Sep 16 2008 10:56PM
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3ski6guy0
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ya 35-40 to the actual resort
Sep 16 2008 11:54PM
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Heath.
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You got that backwards mang.

PC/Canyons/Deer valley- 20-30mins
Snowbird/Alta/Solitude/Brighton- 30-40mins.

Making it to PC in 25 mins isn't rare, its like 10-15 mins on the freeway if you don't drive like a pussy. (aka driving 80-85) Only takes about 20 mins to get to the base of BCC and 25 to LCC but the canyons take 15-20 mins to drive up.
Sep 16 2008 11:57PM
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Karcher
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how far from the university?
Sep 17 2008 12:14AM
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Heath.
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My times were from the U. Little faster from westmini. Its like 5 mins to the freeway, 10-15 on the freeway, another 5-10 to the base (to PC).
Sep 17 2008 12:26AM
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jriley
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to get from slc to park city takes longer than 20 minutes try 30 minutes minimum, and if it's snowing way longer
Sep 17 2008 9:06AM
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jriley
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going from the exit to pcmr takes longer than 5 minutes, that's ridiculous
Sep 17 2008 9:07AM
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Greenish
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it would be hard to get from the U campus to base of PCMR in 30 minutes during winter
Sep 17 2008 9:39AM
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PhaedeD
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i dunno i absolutely fucking mash when i drive from slc to pc that road is awesome.
Sep 17 2008 10:12AM
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cgroves
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yeah I sure am gonna miss that drive up parleys!
Sep 17 2008 10:23AM
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Heath.
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Hence why i said 5-10.
Sep 17 2008 11:55AM
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Pugalope
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you could make it a three hour tour... a three hour tour....
Sep 17 2008 12:10PM
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chugLIFE
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ive done from sugarhouse to canyons in 9 minutes...
Sep 17 2008 1:27PM
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Ryanvdonk
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not everyone has an airplane
Sep 17 2008 1:34PM
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-MtotheM-
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Will you all please stop telling everyone about Utah's conditions. The less of them, the more for you!!!! Thank You kindly, MGMT
Sep 17 2008 6:52PM
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landonn
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its really pretty close but 15 isnt realistic, its like 5 from the university then 15 to the turn for pc then like another 10 to the actual resort.  its not very far at all though.  but dont come here, theres to many mormons.

Sep 17 2008 7:00PM
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SteezyMcDizzle
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yeah haha..thats classic..as if it is that hard to find out what conditions are like. plus you aren't telling "THEM" you are telling US..i personally try to hook other freestyle skiers up with info since I want to see the sport grow more and more
Sep 18 2008 1:03PM
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GetPitted
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It takes me 35-40 minutes to get to the base of PC on a sunny day(live in Bountiful)...some of you people must drive slow.  Or I drive too fast hahahaha
Sep 18 2008 1:17PM
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sconniestyle
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don't forget about pow mo and the basin up ogden way, they are only like 1.5 hours from where i live in s. salt lake
Sep 18 2008 1:49PM
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