
We plan to stay in the crappiest part of SLC to be able to better invest our money into near-beer. The Days Inn "South" sounds pretty suitable to this guy.
The mountains: Snowbird, Solitude, Brighton, (Alta for those ski bitches). These places have elevation above 11,000 ft and verticals of more than 3000 ft.
We'll likely be sleep-deprived, altitude crushed, and on a steady diet of neer-beer, but we will be in Utah. And you won't.