 During the games 96 percent of the resort was open to normal seasonal operations, and was the only venue to allow spectators to leave and reenter.The Peaks Ice Arena is located south of downtown Salt Lake City, in Provo, Utah.Provo was chosen as the site for an Olympic venue because the leaders of Utah County refused to support Utah's 1989 Olympic referendum unless they were promised at least one Olympic event would be held in the county.