Ryan, you need a few more posts so I can PM you, man. I commute out of Rapid as well, where do you live?
So far, in six months with the company there has only been one time where I had to go "Plan B" on the commute and I still ended up getting to FAT in time. Denver would be a great base, due to Frontier, Mesa, and SkyWest all doing 3 flights a day between DIA and RAP. Delta has really cut down on SkyW's SLC flights, when I started they were doing four or five flights a day, now they're down to two, so that makes things a little tougher if you're going through there.
Definitely get your resume in!