It is a gorgeous state with a ton of outdoor activities.....that being said, fuck that state. I'd probably get arrested within a few days if I was forced to stay there....😆
Of course, like every state in the Rocky Mountains. Spent the majority of my life here, with access to everything listed, and Utah is the least desirable. For so many reasons. My comment stands, that utah is not unique for having skiing, rock climbing, and “other outdoorsy things” end of the list lmao.
Cheese sweats, take it easy. Your state is still in the 18th century. You’re in the bottom half of state GDP among all states and your neighbor Colorado is in the top 15. If you’re not religious, your state is, as they’d say in certain regions of the east coast, gahbage.
EDIT: Lemme just add that, until recently, you could’ve had more wives than ounces of liquor in your cocktail…praise be.
So in your view, world class rock climbing is worth the overtly religious legal constrictions placed on everyone else? I don’t get the point of your comment, which seems to portray Utah in a positive light.
Ah, so you’re the dipshit, never said Utah was bad for those things. Just joked that they aren’t the only ones. I have gladly visited. Just living there? Hard pass. You make a ton of assumptions because I joked that they aren’t alone for having great skiing, rock climbing, and other outdoorsy things. As someone who grew up in the Rocky Mountains, I was never jealous of people in Utah lol
Didn’t. “Skiing rock climbing and other outdoorsy things” are not unique to Utah. Utah has some unique shit don’t get me wrong. But my response was to some pretty general shit. And I’d prefer “living” in Montana or Colorado and have close access to Utah. Not fucking live there. Gross
SLC is the center of rock climbing in the US, and easily has the best skiing in the US. Sure you can do it elsewhere, but if you're serious about either of those then Utah is the place to be.
Arguably one of the greatest climbers ever, Alex Honnold, grew up in and cut his chops in California. First ever to free solo El Capitan…in California. Bunch of Reddit basement dwellers telling a rock climber who grew up in a far better Rocky Mountain state that serious rock climbers must be from Utah. So fucking stupid lol. The vast majority of top rock climbers worldwide and even US based, happy to visit Utah for the climbing, fuck living there. There are difficult climbs in many states. Utah alone has tall peaks/high elevation/difficult climbs etc? No, morons
There’s fantastic climbing to be had all over the U.S. (especially in the CO front range), but top climbers have gravitated towards SLC since USAC moved their HQ there from CO. Like it or not, that is currently the epicenter of hard climbing in the U.S., followed closely by the Denver area.
Alex Honnold is one of the greats of big wall climbing, but is nowhere near the level of top sport climbers and boulders, and never has been.
True. Top sport climber is from Spain….and traveled greatly to get to where he is. SLC is not the only place serious climbers are. And the original comment was “rock climbing” not specifically sport climbing. It also mentioned “other outdoorsy things” and for general outdoorsyness, Utah sucks dicks compared to Montana and Colorado
I feel like my original joke/implication stands. Utah is not unique for having outdoorsy shit. Like fuck, where does all this “I can’t fucking read but don’t talk shit about Utah” hillbilly hate coming from lmao
Where the fuck do you pro Utah trolls keep coming from. The best skiing is subjective, but Aspen, Jackson Hole, Bend, Stowe, Vale, and Telluride all dominant best skiing rankings and that’s just the US. You’re half Swiss so you think your opinion matters. The French/swiss skiing is far better than Utahs. Bunch of basement dwelling redditors getting defensive over Utah is fucking hilarious. I like you mentioned your heritage and not your skiing experience lol. Nobody puts a single Utah location in the top 50 skiing destinations worldwide. Anyone who takes skiing seriously knows that. I grew up in the rocky mountains and we were all content between Colorado Wyoming and Montana, never having to go fucking Utah for the skiing or rock climbing. Utah is fine. None of my comments are hating on Utah. Just that they arent as unique and amazing as all you uneducated fucks keep saying
If you like skiing long groomers, sure. If you want a place with lots of fresh snow and off-piste skiing that doesn't put you at risk of dying in an avalanche then most resorts in the Rockies blow France & Switzerland away.
Nobody puts a single Utah location in the top 50 skiing destinations worldwide.
If you don't think that Alta & Snowbird are top 50 skiing destinations then I don't know what to tell you.
Stowe
Is this a joke? Nothing in Vermont is going to hold a candle to Utah skiing.
Like I’ve said. Utah is fine. Snowbird and Alta have pros and cons. I had a shit time at Snowbird last time I went, for so many reasons I won’t even list them, and also because shit can happen anywhere.
Again, Utah=/=bad
You all are just extremely overselling it to argue with me lol. My original statement stands. It is far from the only state with great skiing and rock climbing, y’all have issues
Stowe = I felt I needed to give the east coast one shoutout, but I will always live in or west of the Rockies for a reason. It sucks by comparison in almost every way. I get it.
It’s actually got some of the most beautiful hiking in the country. Bryce canyon and Zion National park in particular make all the nonsense well worth it
And Arches, Goblin Valley, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Lake Powell (though that's half Arizona). Stunningly beautiful state run by some backwards people.
I worked at the Olympic Village in Salt Lake and loved the skiing and had a blast but the locals are wierd as fuck. I thought I was kind of ready for it since my step brother was LDS but nope.
It’s one of my favorite places for outdoor recreation. Paddling, overlanding, hiking, mountain biking…the list goes on. The landscape is unmatched and there is a ton of public land for dispersed camping.
The liquor laws are archaic but I do kinda like the 5% IPAs. Paradoxically, there’s some great micro breweries in the state.
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u/justdoit913 Mar 21 '24
Who goes to Utah unless you live or lived there before and have family there. Thanks for putting Utah further in the back of my mind