Salt Lake City is an excellent base for skiing and snowboarding, and there are also plenty of opportunities for hiking and other warm-weather activities just outside the city in the 1.3-million acres of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. For maps and detailed trail information, contact the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 125 S. State St. (tel. 801/236-3400). Another good source of information is the nonprofit Public Lands Information Center (tel. 801/466-6411) located in the REI building .

Gart Sports outlets can meet most of your recreational equipment needs. There are several locations in the Salt Lake City area, including 5550 S. 900 East, Murray (tel. 801/263-3633), and 10200 S. State St., Sandy (tel. 801/566-7404). Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), 3285 E. 3300 South (tel. 801/486-2100), offers a wide range of sporting goods, both sales and rentals. A good source for sales and rentals of ski and golf equipment, bikes, and in-line skates is Utah Ski & Golf, 134 W. 600 South, in downtown Salt Lake City (tel. 801/355-9088), and at several other locations.