The past couple of years we have received most of our snow from the Pineapple express (storms coming up from S. CA). This resulted in rain or slush at lower elevations and really good snowfall above 7000 feet. If we were to have more typical storm patterns coming out of the north, a whole lot more terrain could open up at lower elevations.
A few years ago I had some great sessions on the west side of the valley and at the point of the mountain. Trapper's Loop and a lot of the terrain around Snowbasin could open up. I remember that we had some great riding areas around Evanstan and even the hills surrounding Sulphur Creek. We all used to kite at Swaner's Preserve before the fuss from land management. The past 2 years there hasn't been enough snow to make it much of a temptation and the wind and terrain is so much better at the dump. Rush Lake was very popular a few years ago, but I don't think I read one post last winter.
There are some spots around the SLC valley that can work as well. If we get a lot of low elevation snow, we could have a ball this coming year without having to drive mega miles.