What Does Utah Smell Like?

What does Utah smell like?
An otherworldly strand of water crosses the sandstone before you as a sleek bottle of perfume breaks the surface, now you are staring closely at a pair of lips whispering the name of the fragrance.

If you were a perfumer and were asked to create a Utah scent here are some suggestions you might want to include in your recipe.

Pine

Represent the high mountains from the high Uintas to Cedar Mountain and Pine Valley with pine.

Sage

The deserts of Utah will require sage to be included. Many times you have come back in from a hike with the smell of sage on your clothes.

Lake Stink

From Great Salt Lake to Utah Lake, you will need to include some of that dank smell to the aroma. This one is going to be hard to include without turning off the customer.

Fry Sauce

Anyone who has eaten at Culver's or Artic Circle knows that fry sauce is key to the smell of Utah. What’s more any of us who have dined on it knows that by the time you finish, you often have a drip or two on your shirt, just like a fine perfume.

Pickleball Courts

It might as well be a state sport so lay a little plastic ball, court surface and overdramatic intensity into the product.

Ski Resort Lift Chair

Nothing catches the image of Utah like the chair lift vinyl smell, I would say it should be board or ski wax, but we spend more time sitting than riding and who uses wax anymore anyway?

Speedboat Oil

Cruising on one of our many lakes and reservoirs waiting for your chance to tube, ski, or wakeboard awakens the need to include one of the smells of the experience, oil, gas and a freshly popped can of soda should do it.

What would you add to the scent of Utah?