Replying to Moving to Utah need general advice

This fall I will be going to Westminster college. I am from New Hampshire and I have only visited three times so I am not too familiar with the area. I definitely plan on getting a PC pass because I am a park skier but I also want to get a pass somewhere for powder skiing. (I was thinking alta) Here are two of my basic questions.
1) Is the public transportation to the mountains good or will I need to rely on getting rides from people?
2)Is there a certain mountain that most people ski at because I don't want to buy a pass somewhere and then find out nobody goes there?
Any other info or tips will be appreciated and let me know if you need someone to ski with hah.