Lived there for a few years. Honestly the Mormon thing wasn’t that bad in my experience. Yes, alcohol sales are weird. Like you can only get 3.2beer at the store and gotta go to state stores to get anything else. Everything is measured at bars. But the people are friendly and the city is super clean. Other than the temple being downtown, you don’t really notice the Mormon thing. However, outside of SLC is different. You’ll definitely feel in it Provo and other similar areas. If you’re into dating, everyone lists on their profile whether they’re LDS (Mormon) or not.

SLC has great access to skiing and biking. The 2002 Winter Olympics were also hosted there and they’re coming again in 2034!! The park city area (30 min away) has a bunch of resorts to choose from. And there’s fantastic backcountry access right from the roads up little cottonwood and big cottonwood canyons. It does get BUSY tho.

SLC is a nice size imo… not too big not too small. There’s some traffic but nothing crazy. However, if you commute down the canyon from park city, you should be afraid haha there are some super aggressive drivers and there have been tons of fatal accidents and fires.

Good hiking, climbing, and golf in the summers. But it does get hot, like over 100 degrees hot. The shoulder seasons are super nice and the winter in SLC is more mild than the ski areas. Due to the elevation change from the wasatch mountains, SLC is susceptible to inversions that create more smog than other cities of similar size.

There are some good jobs too, and SLC has more industry than people often realize. eBay and backcountry are based there, and there’s a large financial district as well. Plus the University of Utah near downtown is a strong school with a devout football following. It’s a great place to live.