Tell me about Utah...
Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
Population: 3 million
Religion: 62% Mormon, 42% active — the only state where a majority of the population belongs to a single church
Tax: 5% personal income, 6.45% sales tax
Utah has the most income equality of any state
In 2012, Utah was voted as the BEST place to live based on economics, lifestyle, and health
Utah is home to 5 national parks
And Park City
Population: 7,783 — typically outnumbered by tourists
Located in Wasatch Mountains, 7,000 ft above sea level
PC was originally a mining town, most notably for its silver
Fire destroyed the city in 1898 and was rebuilt in a year and a half
In 2013, it was voted BEST TOWN EVER according to Outside Magazine
In 2008, it was listed in as one of the 20 prettiest towns in the US according to Forbes Traveller Magazine
In 2002, it hosted the Winter Olympics
PC is the only resort in the US with a ski in/ski out distillery (High West Distillery)
In the 2014 Olympics, 13 of the US 28 medals were won by Utah athletes — 6 from PC
In addition to being home to the US ski team, it is also used by the Australian ski team as a training center
There are 390 different ski runs!
In the summer, PC is generally 10 degrees cooler than Salt Lake City
Home to Sundance Film Festival (started in 1981)
Headquarters for backcountry.com, Rossignol USA, and Skullcandy
Filmed in PC: Reservoir Dogs, Blair Witch Project, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, Dumb and Dumber (some scenes)
Famous locals: Will Smith, Michael Jordan, Mitt Romney, Katherine Heigl (plus recent renters – Taylor Swift & Justin Beiber)