Moving to Salt Lake City for reasons out of my control.
What can I expect? All I know about the place is mountains and Mormons.
beautiful nature, nice people. cops with too much time on their hands, a mellow downtown. I visited for a weekend so not the best authority on the area. I just said the cops thing because that's what an aquaintance told me
Just because it's the Mormon mothership, it doesn't mean the state is alcohol-free. There is one notable microbrew named Uintah Brewing Company, for instance.
Also, there is a family-run large scale theme park north of SLC in Farmington named Lagoon. Tons of good roller coasters.
The state also has lots of epic nature like Bryce Canyon.
Also, Mormons are nicest people you will ever meet, even if you are not Mormon yourself.
Overall, the Wasatch Front (SLC metro area) is actually a pretty nice place to live. There are definitely worse places.