I bought a coat for my first winter trip to SLC. That is the only place it has been used, but I was REAL glad to have it in SLC. I even learned that what East Texas retailers refer to as "a heavy winter coat" isn't heavy enough for real winter weather in a mountainous region. Even if it isn't snowing it is cold, sometimes windy, and you won't be able to join groups for lunch or dinner outside of the hotel without a coat. Take gloves, too. Just advice from someone else who isn't used to cold winters and would have deeply regretted being in SLC in January with no coat ... Regards, Debbie Debbie Parker Wayne, CG(SM) -- Wayne Research <http://debbiewayne.com/> -- Deb's Delvings Blog <http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/> CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by associates who meet prescribed genealogical competency standards. Sue Masse wrote on 1/11/2013 6:06 PM: > .... Going to SLIG next week---and I don't > own a coat, just a sweater. > ...