Replying to Trip planning- advice appreciated

I spent this season just gone in Tahoe working as an instructor and i'm hoping to get to Utah next season. I'm a New Zealander and we need to sort out visas and stuff really far in advance. I'd really like to work at Alta or Snowbird, and probably live in Sandy or Cottonwood heights (unless there is employee housing on slopeside). Is there anything at either of those places(Sandy/CH)? Not looking for a big party scene, but I want to have stuff to do on down days and after work. Any bars or anything?

How hard is it to get to and from Sandy to Alta/Bird without a car? In tahoe they had a bus that just went to an from the resorts all day really on the hour, and it was super cheap. Anything similar? Also how long does it take to get to both of them?

Instructors- Any instructors working at either? Do you need to have your level 2 & 3 not to get given the shitty lessons teaching 4-6yr old first timers? I'm guessing their ski schools are really small. Maybe I should just got for a Lift Ops job....

Is there much snow around Sandy in the winter? Or is it one of those places where you don't really get snow until you're closer to the resorts. We don't get snow on ground level at most ski towns over here, you need to drive a bit, so its nice to actually be living in the snow.


Thanks for any help.