Salt Lake City Travel Tips

I go to SLC every year to ski and stay in Sandy the Iggys out there is fantastic I would recomend iggys to anyone. Its a great sports bar with excellent food and its clean. Great TV's and they will change the channel to just about anything.

 

FWIW...here is the weekend forecast as of several mins ago for the WCQ weekend...

http://www.weather.com/activities/o...ml?locid=USUT0225&from=hrly_topnav_undeclared

I drove in from Idaho for the USWNT match several years ago. At the time there was some crappy road construction going on north of SLC coming in. Anything we should be aware of?

 

as of now, they're forecasting light rain and 77 degrees. that's game weather for me. brilliant!!!

 

I don't think there's anything major.

http://www.udot.utah.gov/index.php/m=c/tid=69

 

Lived in SLC/Park City for about 20 years, before moving out to Denver in '99.

FearM9- as far as biking:

I used to ride in SLC- I remember one trail up in the avenues that was a lot of fun, and is within easy reach of downtown- "Bobsled"- http://content.mtbr.com/united-states-trails/trails-utah/PRD_170526_4583crx.aspx

Also- I'm not sure what the status of completion on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail is, but it might be worth checking out- good views of the city- http://www.bonneville-trail.org/

If you go up to Deer Valley they've got a NORBA trail there that hosts races annually- not sure if all the snow's gone yet- this is usually the heavy runoff time of year- so check with the resorts. Same with PC, Sundance and the others. I think The Canyons might also be mt. biker friendly now.

One of the most popular road rides in SLC is riding up Emigration Canyon.

Other possibly useful stuff:

If anyone climbs- Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood and American Fork Canyon all have excellent nearby climbing.

I used to fly-fish a lot up there as well- the Provo river is about an hour from SLC, and has outstanding brown trout fishing.

For those who want to "see things" in Utah- my personal suggestion is not to bother with SLC- there's a few interesting sights in the city, but if you have a day, rent a car and drive South- THAT's Utah. The destinations are endless- all the National Parks, Grand Staircase, high Uintahs- heck- you can reach Jellystone from SLC as easily as you can the parks in the South. A few of my favorites:
- hike 2 miles up to Delicate Arch in Arches NP (the freestanding one on all the postcards and license plates). Better yet- do it by moonlight- there's no better experience. Fiery Furnace in Arches is also fun.
- Angel's Landing hike in Zion's NP. The last section is a gut-check- you walk along a skinny ridge holding onto chains while the bedrock drops a sheer 2000 feet on either side. The views are among the most amazing you'll ever see.
- Hike into one of Escalante's Canyons of Hole in the Rock road- you'll think you died and went to heaven- phenomenal place- it's not to hard to get to places where you realize you're the only soul within a several mile radius....
- The San Rafael Swell is far less traveled, but just as scenic. It's also closer to SLC.

Some of the best restaurants btw. IMHO are up in Park City/Deer Valley- the drive's 45 mins, and you'll have your choice of numerous restaurants. They cater to the skiing crowds in the winter, so summer's are often much more quiet. It's a nice evening visit when it gets hot down in SLC in the valley in the summer.

I'll be in SLC for the qualifier- me uncle from Belgium is coming with- we'll be looking for a place to watch the UEFA qualifiers, so if anyone's got an update on this, I'm interested.

 

Just curious if anybody might know where in SLC I could check out the Colombia-Peru WCQ, which starts at 2 pm (MT)??

 

G-Fan, I'm too lazy to check Oliver's site.

Is Colombia - Peru PPV, closed circuit, cable or Over The Air?

There's at least one Peruvian restaurant here that I know of. And in the past, a restaurant here has shown South American closed circuit qualifiers.

I will do some checking.

 

Thanks, Blitzz Boy. I believe the match is on closed circuit.

Hopefully, I'll get the chance to see that match. Hoping to have a double victory party next Saturday, with Colombia (heritage) beating Peru & the USMNT (my #1) crushing Costa Rica at Rice-Eccles.

6 days to go!!! Can't wait to see everyone at Iggy's on Friday night!!!

 

Wow. It should be a sight to see at Iggy's with all the folks there friday night.

 

Iggy's is going to have the Bud girls and a local Rock station on hand for our little shin dig Friday.

 

A few of my friends and I are driving from Los Angeles to Utah to watch the game! Does any one know if there are Chevron gas stations in the city, or at least on the way to the city? We have a gas card for Chevron so if there are some, that can help us save some money.Thanks!!

 

Chevron is alive and well in SLC... it actually is a major sponsor or Real Salt Lake.

 

Let's paint the town red!

 

Travelling to SLC? I just reserved a PT Cruiser for $19/day through advantage rental car.


I don't work for them, I just think it is a really good deal!

 

Has anyone decided on a time?

 

Good question. Hopefully, not TOO early, being as how I don't get in from L.A. until about 7:30 pm. While I get to my hotel & get changed and get a cab to Iggy's, it might be 8:30 or 9 pm.

Hope that's not too late to enjoy the festivites!!

 

Not that I'm in charge, and the SLC boys would be better at telling us this, but I'd say 9pm. But it really depends on when that radio station and the Bud Girls plan on being there.

 

I'm not sure what time it gets underway officially, but I'm sure that it will run well into the night. I wouldn't worry about things being over by 9 PM at all. No matter what you've heard about Salt Lake, we can stay out past 10 o'clock.

 

I'll be arriving Friday about 12:30 (or so says American Airlines) and hope to head to Uinita Brewing for lunch. Basically, Uinta is straight south of the airport just off of Highway 215, west of downtown.

Can any locals give me a few pointers re: my best transport options getting to Uinta from the airport and, later that afternoon, getting from the brewpub to downtown (I'm staying at the Courtyard Marriott downtown)? Is there easy public transport from the airport to the vicinity of Uinta? I suspect that taxis aren't all that expensive considering the distances I'm needing to travel. Still, I'd rather spend my hard-earned cash on 3.2% Utah craft brew.

Oh, and if anyone else is arriving on or about 12:41 pm Friday and wishes to share transport costs, PM me.

Thanks,

Doug

 

I'm not a Bud Girl, but am looking forward to seeing you all at Iggy's on Friday night and at the tailgate on Saturday.

 

Uinta looks like a good call. The timing doesn't work for us at the airport, but maybe we'll see you there.

As for Friday, does anyone know where the team is practicing and is there any chance to get in even if only to see a light workout?

 

Call Iggy's, the numbers on the web page linked of the Sam's Army page.

 

Good question - please tell me we're not in for another 'Picadilly Pub'

Can locals confirm that Iggy's knows what we're all about?