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Dropzone Database: North America: United States: Utah : Skydive Utah : Reviews

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(Review ID:5369)

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful: When I picture dream DZ Rated by: skygiz on 2009-09-08 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: Fast Fast King Air, Topnotch Comfort Cons: Limited Season

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This is a way cool big/little DZ. When I envision having an ideal DZ Skydive Utah IS it in real life!! The DZO husband and wife team are dedicated caring owner operators and skydivers..'nuff said. Top notch staff amazingly tight, but welcoming to all levels. The facilities and equipment are Big DZ quality!!! or better.

I live near to and jump at The Big DZ in AZ currently. Top notch, but not so playful. No complaining just saying..

Having been lucky enough to work with a great bunch of seasoned staff/Pro's at a small DZ in 2008 where I earned and learned through my first (case a beer) 100 jumps and B rating.

Temper this review with my relative background of a crappy little 182 fly by night (great place to learn and hang thanks to manager Geoff) Sadly though with off site DA owner who's ALL about (scrimping on maint/equip)only cares about money DZO (a real Richard).

The contrast is dramatic DZ to DZ and Skydive Utah is a rare gem which sets a sky high, high bar! Great Job! Jack, Deb, Phil and your supper fun team!
Skygiz

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(Review ID:4822)

0 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Awesome dropzone!!! Rated by: kusgra on 2008-10-10 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: Great DZ, friendly people Cons: It snows in the winter

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I moved to utah a this season and have had a wonderful experience at Skydive Utah. The owners Jack and Debbie are friendly people who go out of their way to help. Phil the manager is awesome and makes a huge effort to get funjumpers on loads and will rearrange loads at the last minute or hold them to get funjumpers on the loads they need. The tandem instructors are friendly and outgoing and will help newer jumpers with great advice, and are never elitist. There's a great core of wingsuiters developing here as well. Overall its a great place to jump. Hopefully time will lead to another turbine (the King air is super fast and always gets 13K +) and more facilities (BAR!) but its a great local DZ.

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(Review ID:4783)

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful: the time of my life Rated by: dougwylde on 2008-09-19 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: i got to jump with someone other than phil Cons: get rid of the mean guy that is rude to every one

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the whole staff was very cool welcoming and very knowledgable , that was the funnest time i have ever had... but there was one guy an hawain lookin fella he wheres chumms , he gave me a bad vibe for sure , he had a bad additude towards our whole group and we will never go to the tool site again , the rest of the staff is great but that one man , ruined my experience , he was very rude !!!!!!phil i think his name was

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(Review ID:4701)

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Fun jumpers and DZO very welcoming, and a Safe operation. Rated by: brinary01 on 2008-08-10 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: Great Fun jumpers, Good Aircraft, Cons: Weak tandem brief, DZ managers’ ego

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This review has been a long time in coming, as this was the first DZ away from my home DZ I visited I wanted to visit a couple more and develop a base line. Now that I have been to a couple of more DZs and gotten an Idea here it goes.
The first thing I want to mention about Skydive Utah is the folks jumping there. Skydive Utah is a pretty small operation, you want find a bar, restaurant or swimming pool, but you will find some very friendly skydivers, in fact being away from my home (and in UTAH!) for the 4th of July would have be quite boarding if it were not for the regulars at Skydive Utah.

As for facilities as I mentioned before it is lacking, but they have the most important stuff. Carpeted covered packing area, good mock up, enough of a gear store to cover the basic stuff you may want to buy at the DZ, and a good King Air. I did not rent gear because I have my own, but the rental gear I saw was pretty good for rental gear, including some FF Friendly stuff.

As for the tandem operation I ended up there initially because of carrying family and friends for tandems which as many DZs is the blue chip. First I want to describe the tandem progression at my home DZ as this is the measuring stick that I am using. At my Home DZ the tandem ground school covers lots of stuff that was in my first jump course including malfunctions, and how a ram air parachute works. And the TIs continue mentoring the student all the way to the ground. Students leave the DZ more knowledgeable about the sport weather they pursue an A license or not. Now I trust the TI’s here to the point that I would take family and friends here for tandems in the future. I don’t think there tandem brief covers enough though. They don’t cover malfunctions, which in my own humble opinion is quite important. Now is there anything a student can do about a malfunction? No but they should be aware of the potential risk as well as the likely hood that it may happen without having to pay for the first jump course.

That said the whole staff as well all the fun jumpers are very safety minded and I trust the lives of my friends and family with their Tandem and AFF instructors though none of them have continued the learning progression. Jack and Debbie are both very welcoming, and most of their staff is great. In fact there was only one staff member that rubbed me the wrong way, and Phil’s love for money over the love for the sport would probably not be nearly as annoying if it was not paired with his micro managing, sky god mentality. Wanting to make money for the DZ is ok for a DZ manager, but this guy has far too much ego, to mentor and lead the way a good DZ manager should he is the one thing that cost this DXZ the fifth star, but this one guy is not enough to keep me from returning to jump with the great folks who jump at this DZ. If you are in SLC check them out. Blue skies!


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(Review ID:3487)

19 of 27 people found the following review helpful: Great people, Awesome DZO and staff Rated by: jvcvudu on 2006-10-28 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: VERY Pleasant DZ, super vibes! Cons: A bit of a drive for me...!

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As an experienced jumper that had over a year off from the sport due to a tandem landing accident, I was treated with respect and compassion when I finally returned to the skies. Jack and Deb made me feel right at home, ( is that not the way it is supposed to be??.....) making that initial jump "back in the saddle" a superb one!
I had hoped to make that jump at what I had considered my "home" DZ ( ya'll know...that place just north of here in Ogden....) but, was made to feel VERY uncomfortable and unwelcome by the owners.
Thanks again Jack, you have a wonderful dropzone. I will be seeing alot more of ya!


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(Review ID:837)

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Skydive Utah Kicks Ass Rated by: bclark on 2006-08-23 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: Laid back, fun oriented atmosphere for jumpers of all experience levels. Cons: none

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Jack Guthrie taught me how to skydive. I am a full time instructor at a big DZ in TX, and I will say that if you want to go skydiving in Utah go check out Skydive Utah. Beautiful views of the Great Salt Lake and a nice King Air. What more could you want? Kudos to Jack, Debbie, Lance, Heather, Sam, JOE-I, and Faris. Check out the FAST AIR @ 4300 ft.

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(Review ID:196)

0 of 27 people found the following review helpful: Do what you have to do. Rated by: numskull99 on 2006-08-02 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: Nice views Cons: No Comment

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Do what you have to do to get airborn, remember safty is number 1. I have my opinion of Skydive Utah, its your job to come up with your own.


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(Review ID:3108)

3 of 13 people found the following review helpful: Great experiences Rated by: DSE on 2006-05-28 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: Great staff, near major city/hotels, safe, large area Cons: FAA antennas in one of 3 landing areas

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I've only been to 5 DZ's in my jumps, so what the hell do I know?
But...Debbie, Jack, Lance, Heather, and the part time staff are awesome, and always willing to answer questions. Jack is scary smart about all things skydiving.
After driving to another DZ north of there, I found no one wanted to be friendly, helpful, and only wanted my bux. SkydiveUtah said "Hello" the second I walked in the door, and even though they had several tandems readying, they took the time to talk while multi-tasking. Heather was phenomenal. When I returned the next day (didn't jump the first time there because all loads were filled up to sunset) Debbie came up and gave me a hug, saying "welcome back, sorry yesterday was too full" and proceeded to quiz me on safety stuff, and then checked out my gear before she'd put me on the manifest.
They don't have a pool, showers, or hotel next door, and apparently have worked out the difficulties with McNasty next door, this is just a great place. I took my daughter there for her first tandem jump and Lance treated her like a queen. They seem to be very busy with classes, and have their calendar online so you can see when they've got tandems.
Only complaint is I wish they had more room for fun jumps on weekends, seems like the 4 tandems they can take on weekends fill the loads fast.

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(Review ID:2541)

0 of 12 people found the following review helpful: my bad Rated by: skydivepeaks on 2006-05-10 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: nice people Cons: couldn't tell ya

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i am revising my first statement that i made about sydive utah. since that statement i have learned 100% more about skydiving and what it is all about. I have also met and jumped with many of the skydive utah staff and fun jumpers in other venues and have made life long friends. yes, i was not satisfied with the experience i had when i went to do my first tandem, but i now can say that i love the people that jump there. although i have never jumped there, i am willing to forgo the dropzone drama and retract my negative feelings towards the dropzone.

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(Review ID:2964)

21 of 40 people found the following review helpful: fun place, too much focus on making money, some brown nosing Rated by: Phoenix77 on 2006-04-03 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Utah   Pros: friendly staff, huge landing area, King Air, Debbie Cons: not many

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SkyDive Utah is a friendly and small place.The staff are all very friendly and are eager to help new jumpers, though I think someone there seems to be very concerned with making as much money as he can, which can get annoying. Also,I'm beginning to see that rewards (such as Jumper of the Year) are often given, not necessarily to those who may deserve them, but to those who brown nose the most. Many people have told me that they are surprised when a certain person receives an award. Overall, though, I recommend SkyDive Utah. It is a relaxed atmosphere for the most part and the I like the large landing area. I also like that sometimes classes are offered to help new jumpers be safe and learn new skills beyond what is taught in the AFF ground course. I've enjoyed jumping there very much.

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