Recently, there has been a tremendous amount of snow that has fallen in northern Utah. There was a school canceling blizzard last week, and on Sunday snow was falling all through the night. Once the temperature drops and the snow sticks to the ground, I've noticed that there is a change in behavior around both the city and the campus.
On the campus there are not as many people hanging out or lingering outside. Most of the clubs have moved their booths into the warmth of the Union to hide from the cold weather. All the students seem to spend less time outside as well, quickening their walking pace to get to classes faster. There are also a lot more people on the campus buses because nobody wants to walk from the dorms to President's Circle in 20 degree weather. The campus definitely seems a little quieter during the winter because people want to escape the cold.
The city has a rather interesting change. For public transportation, when I've been using Trax it is usually very busy during the day and rush hour times. Later at night though, I see very few other patrons using the lightrail and it seems that more people use cars to get around instead when the temperature starts dropping. Since there are fewer people walking around, it is much easier to notice the homeless people standing at a street corner with a sign or curled up in a blanket down at the park and they definitely make up a large portion of the people spending time outside.
Winter in Utah brings about many changes and the most obvious one to me is the drop in people spending time outside (except if they're skiing or sledding of course). Though a few people are used to the cold weather and still wear shorts outside, most people get bundled up in a warm coat before facing the chilly weather. Winter is a very different season in Salt Lake City.
AJ Anderson
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