
Seven resorts are within 35 miles of the city: Alta, Brighton, Deer Valley, Park City, Snowbird, Solitude and The Canyons. Salt Lake City is located in northern Utah and sits in a large valley between two mountain ranges, the Wasatch on the east side and the Oquirrhs to the west.
When winter hits Utah, a combination of cold air moving across the Great Salt Lake and Utah\'s dry desert air causes an incredible amount of light snow to fall in the canyons where these resorts are located. Utah has been branded with the \"Greatest Snow on Earth\".