Spring is mild and green, with excellent skiing in the mountains and golf in the valley. Summer is pleasantly warm with low humidity. The average high temperature in the summer is 93 degrees, but mountain areas may be as much as 20 degrees cooler. Fall is perhaps the most spectacular season in Salt Lake. The mountains and canyons are covered in vibrant gold, red and orange foliage.
Winter brings skiers from around the world to experience the world renowned Utah powder.
Paiute Indians gave the Oquirrhs their name. The service industry is the state's largest, employing 255,000 people. Trade is second, employing 230,000, and the United States Government is third employing 166,500 Utahns. The state's largest private employer is Brigham Young University where 15,000 Utahns are employed. Go west on North Temple until you meet I-80.