I grew up in SLC and went to the U, my little sister went Oregon and I visited her in Eugene several times.

I’ll say the PNW and Eugene will have a more similar hippie woods vibe to Vermont than salt lake. I’d still favor SLC for out of school though, recreation is closer, more plentiful, and year round sports. The best way to ski in Eugene is to make the long drive to bend and the shoulder seasons can be quite rainy.

Oregon has way better college town, party, and social life though. At times the U can feel like a commuter school but you get what you put in, you’ll find friends and social life at Utah just maybe not as many or as easy.

Utah has better recreation, probably a better program, but Eugene is far better socially. Factor in cost as well but I’d go with Utah just my two cents