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I've spent some time in SLC but not in Denver. Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze, your life may l

I've spent some time in SLC but not in Denver. Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze, your life may look pretty similar between the two places. SLC (at least city proper) is also relatively socially permissive, having elected an openly gay mayor in 2016.

ghaff 3y ago
>Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze Well, the skiing out of SLC is closer and better :-) More seriously though, you're still living in an environment that's very closely aligned with a specific church. Which depending on your circumstances may be difficult to pretend just doesn't exist. Some people are fine with it. But it's a factor.
rektide 3y ago
SLC feels like a very modest downtown city, where-as Denver's urban core feels much more significant. And there's major East-West and Southern low-rise urban corridors out of Denver, that feel active, where-as SLC to me felt far more suburban very quickly. Denver also has a bunch of intense pockets around it, with major tech hubs Northwest and south of Denver. I admittedly haven't spent much time in SLC but I did travel around a bit trying to get a feel for the area. SLC felt far sleepier & suburban, to me. With incredible mountains right there.