Captain of air carrier large transport alledges ZLC is less cooperative than ZDV.

Attributes
ACN	165111
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocs
State Reference	WY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j201
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	165111
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Slc center issued a heading for traffic and radar vectors to obh, I accepted a 090 degree heading but informed ARTCC that I could not accept a direct routing to obh due to mountain wave conditions, I was later asked again to go direct obh I refused and was given dir bff. My flight plan specified that I was on a specific route to avoid mountain wave. I stated my intent to remain on my flight plan route. Why can salt lake center not manage their airspace west/O ramming an unsafe routing down my throat. This is a repeat problem with slc ARTCC. They are very uncooperative. We do not have this problem with denver.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT ALLEDGES ZLC IS LESS COOPERATIVE THAN ZDV.

Narrative: SLC CTR ISSUED A HDG FOR TFC AND RADAR VECTORS TO OBH, I ACCEPTED A 090 DEG HDG BUT INFORMED ARTCC THAT I COULD NOT ACCEPT A DIRECT RTING TO OBH DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE CONDITIONS, I WAS LATER ASKED AGAIN TO GO DIRECT OBH I REFUSED AND WAS GIVEN DIR BFF. MY FLT PLAN SPECIFIED THAT I WAS ON A SPECIFIC RTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN WAVE. I STATED MY INTENT TO REMAIN ON MY FLT PLAN RTE. WHY CAN SALT LAKE CTR NOT MANAGE THEIR AIRSPACE W/O RAMMING AN UNSAFE RTING DOWN MY THROAT. THIS IS A REPEAT PROB WITH SLC ARTCC. THEY ARE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE. WE DO NOT HAVE THIS PROB WITH DENVER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.