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Provo Utah Mountain Living & Blue Skies

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Real Estate Agent with The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services 13253167-SA00

Living in the mountains in Provo, Utah ~ 

After living for 26 years in the swampy flatlands of South Florida where the only hills we saw were the landfills, mountains are a breath of fresh air. 

Florida has great air quality while valleys in Utah do not. However, the mountains are different. We have excellent air quality at this high elevation.

I live in a neighborhood, Indian Hills, where hills and mountains abound. 

provo homes with a view

As the moon shines into my window in the evenings, I am in awe at how close it feels. 

The sun rises in these mountains and sets in the west over Utah Lake which I can see from my view of this amazing and gorgeous part of the earth. 

The stars shine brighter in midnight skies with the illusion you can reach up and touch one. 

Most of all these blue skies are beyond blue. It is indescribable how blue these Provo mountain skies can be! And we get a LOT of days in all the seasons of sunshine and blue skies. 

I was SO looking forward to the snow. The first year I was here it only snowed 3 to 5 different times during the winter. But this last year, as most know, it was the highest precipitation year on record with the highest snow pack. 

provo winter snow

People flew in from all over the world in droves to ski and snowboard on the slopes up in Park City ( near Salt Lake City) and Sundance in Provo, near my home. 

Utah earned the honors of holding the title of the 3 best ski destinations in the USA. 

 

Here are stats I got from SGE ( Search Generative Experience- Google's new search engine): 

  • Utah's snowpack peaked at 30 inches in 2023, breaking the previous record high and making it the deepest snowpack on record
  • The 2022-2023 winter was the snowiest ever measured in Utah
  • Powder Mountain recorded a 130-inch base and 479 inches of snowfall in March 2023
  • Snowbasin Resort recorded its best-ever season with 482 inches of snow after an 11-inch storm in March 2023
  • Alta Ski Area received more than 900 inches of snow throughout the winter
  • Snowbasin Resort opened for the 2022-2023 season on November 18, its earliest opening ever
  • The resort will have held 156 ski days by the end of the season, making it the longest season in its over 80-year history
  • The statewide snow water equivalent, or the amount of water there would be if the snow melted, surpassed 30 inches on Tuesday, beating the 29-inch record set in April of 1952

Pretty impressive! 

I love the snow. This past year going through this extra long snow season, I thought to myself, " why did it take me 26 years to get back to Utah and the west?"  

I have always loved the snow. I love cold weather. 

When it gets too hot here in July ( the only month it reaches into the 90'), I threaten all my adult kids I am moving to Alaska:). 

I know almost everyone in my neighborhood. Friendliness is an understatement. It does help that in our given geographic area of about 6 streets and a little over a mile, over 90% of the residents go to the same church I do, we go to the same building, at the same time each Sunday. 

Sundays... another thing I love about Provo, Utah... Sundays... 

So quiet, you see people walking to church everywhere. Hardly any cars driving. So peaceful and relaxing. Our ward chapels are on nearly every other corner all over Provo. Yes, there are other denominations and other churches downtown Provo for Christians who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 

In our faith, our temples are holy onto the Lord. One of the items on my bucket list was to live within walking distance to one of our temples and I do! I live a 7 minute walk from the Provo Temple nestled right up on the mountains. 

Our neighbors will stop to help you when they see you struggling to lift something.  Neighbors take out the trash each week for elderly residents in their 90's. We have church events where we all gather for fun activities, such as last week's Pioneer Day celebration. 

I am walking distance to Day's Market, a locally owned grocer. Everyone around here loves Day's. So convenient, wonderful and friendly staff and owners. 

days market provo utah indian hills

Next to Day's Market is Ace Hardware which we love to support as it is locally owned. We only go to Lowe's and Home Depot for things that Ace doesn't carry. 

The locally owned pharmacy is also next to Day's market. I love the people who work there. The pharmacist is so helpful and kind. I went there for my Shingles vaccination. I don't take any prescription drugs. 

The pharmacist is one of the few who makes compounds. I am doing an all natural yam based hormone trochi which he makes according to my natural doctor's formula. So cool! 

I may complain about my reconstruction project of this super duper fixer upper taking so long... but it will be gorgeous once completed. We have been working on this for 2 years now. By the looks of it, it will be another 12 to 18 months before this house is completed. 


Even so...

I am grateful to be back in the mountains! 

If you know of anyone who is moving to Utah, Tristan Gasset and I would be happy to be their advocate in finding their dream home here.  561-603-9592.

 

 

 

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In real estate we service Utah County, Salt Lake County, Wasatch County, Tooele County. This includes many towns and cities. Some of which are: Provo, Orem, Salt Lake City, Draper, Springville, Spanish Fork, Payson, Lehi, American Fork, Vineyard, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Pleasant Grove, and more. 

Katerina Gasset is a real estate agent who is also a digital marketing strategist, website designer and consultant for real estate brokerages, agents, entrepreneurs and small business owners. She is also the owner of Get It Done For Me Virtual Services. 

Katerina is a Certified AI Marketing Specialist. She can help you with ChatGPT, Content at Scale, Neuronwriter, prompting, and many other AI tools. 

She develops products and online courses to empower real estate agents to reach their marketing, SEO, social media and branding goals. Katerina Gasset is a blogger, author, podcaster, and keynote speaker.  

Text Katerina with your name + number to work with her:

 561-502-1577 

Comments(3)

KAREN SANCHEZ
Reputable Realty - Apple Valley, CA
...Marketing your home like no one else will.

Oh for sure we know who o refer people to if they are interested in Provo!

Jul 27, 2023 06:52 PM
Katerina Gasset

Thank you! We appreciate the referrals! 

Jul 27, 2023 10:06 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Katerina - finding the right fit is a good thing.  It sounds like Provo, Utah becomes you.  And vice versa.  Congratulations.  

Jul 28, 2023 03:49 AM
Chuck Willman
Chuck Willman - Alpine, UT
NewHouseUtah.com

I love Day's market. Isn't it wonderful here? I'm still mesmerized by all of the beauty.

Aug 03, 2023 07:15 AM
Katerina Gasset

Chuck Willman it is also my favorite local store. 🙂

Aug 03, 2023 12:06 PM