at first i was really skeptical because ogden's like the same elevation as slc - 4500 is way to low for a base area around here. but if the gondola's going up to 9300 in a spot that'll probably receive A LOT of lake effect...well, it could be pretty sick.
as to the "it's still utah" comment...if that's a reference to the mormon thing, yeah, it's utah, but it's not provo or st. george. ogden is a railroad/military town, not very mormon. (for the record, slc has a low percentage of mormons too, it's the suburbs that are inundated). also, little known fact maybe...military bases carry full-point beer, none of that 3.2 stuff. so if you know anyone with a military ID or a dependent card, ogden's Hill AFB has got the best selection of alcohol in the state easily...for cheap too.
still, i'll stick mainly to the slc-area mountains. but i would like to get up north and check stuff out once in a while.