Where to live near Salt Lake City, without the smog inversion

[Kurt K.]

Thinking of moving to the SLC area.  But I understand that for about 3 weeks in December the smog is quite bad.  Can anyone tell me where the closest neighborhoods are to SLC downtown/airport that are not affected by this? 

[Mercedes Smith]

The higher up the mountain you are, the less inversion. You'd have to move to Park City to escape the inversion entirely, but even living at the top of the foothills in SLC  (i.e. the top of the Greater Avenues or the foothills along the east side, like Olympus area or near the Natural History Museum) will enjoy less smog, though those areas are generally VERY expensive (1M and up usually).