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Utah

Capital: Salt Lake City

Population: 3 million

Religion: 62% Mormon, 42% active — the only state where a majority of the population belongs to a single church

Tax: 5% personal income, 6.45% sales tax

Utah has the most income equality of any state

In 2012, Utah was voted as the BEST place to live based on economics, lifestyle, and health

Utah is home to 5 national parks

And Park City

Population: 7,783 — typically outnumbered by tourists

Located in Wasatch Mountains, 7,000 ft above sea level

PC was originally a mining town, most notably for its silver

Fire destroyed the city in 1898 and was rebuilt in a year and a half

In 2013, it was voted BEST TOWN EVER according to Outside Magazine

In 2008, it was listed in as one of the 20 prettiest towns in the US according to Forbes Traveller Magazine

In 2002, it hosted the Winter Olympics

PC is the only resort in the US with a ski in/ski out distillery (High West Distillery)

In the 2014 Olympics, 13 of the US 28 medals were won by Utah athletes — 6 from PC

In addition to being home to the US ski team, it is also used by the Australian ski team as a training center

There are 390 different ski runs!

In the summer, PC is generally 10 degrees cooler than Salt Lake City

Home to Sundance Film Festival (started in 1981)

Headquarters for backcountry.com, Rossignol USA, and Skullcandy

Filmed in PC: Reservoir Dogs, Blair Witch Project, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, Dumb and Dumber (some scenes)

Park City's powdered snow -- is there anything better? After all, Utah's slogan is "the greatest snow on earth." This winter was a blast! From skiing and snowboarding to enjoying Sundance and some great eats on Main, it is always hard to say goodbye to one of our favorite times of year.