and again, you have to LEAVE Provo to get to it. And college athletes aren't permitted to ski anyway. There are a million more things for a college student to do in Seattle than Provo. I like Provo, heck I was born and spent half my childhood there. And don't get me wrong, there are a dozen arguments for why an LDS kid should attend school there, but none of them have to do with the plethora of activities to do there. That is one boring town.

You are comparing a world class city to a small town in Utah County. It's silly. When people from all over the world start lining up for summer touring in Provo, I'll give your agrument some credibility.