utah state is up in logan an hour or two north of slc. theres a few mountains around there, but theres mad snowmobiling up there. if you can get your hands on a sled the possibilites are endless. youve got snowbasin and powdermountain a little bit south around ogden, and a few others. plus its not an unheard of drive to get to the cottonwood canyons... so, if you want tons of backcountry accessibility with less hype than the cottonwoods, then utah state is probably nice. if you want to be up in the scene in slc, then the U of U is your school.