At his FanX convention panel on Saturday evening, William Shatner shared a couple of his personal experiences visiting Utah.

Shatner, the actor best known for his role as Captain Kirk on the “Star Trek” series, told the Salt Lake City audiences he has been coming to Utah “for years” to go skiing.

He said that whether he was traveling alone, with his wife or with their children, he would stay at hotels in downtown Salt Lake City and ski at the local resorts.

As a kid who grew up in Montreal, Canada, Shatner said he “did very well” on the slopes and even skied for his school’s team.

“I probably enjoyed skiing more than anything else in sports,” Shatner told the audience. “I played football and that kind of thing, but skiing was my skill.”

He continued, “So I just would come here and be

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