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#1 ·
if you we're going to move to a city that was close to a resort which city would you move to? for good all year pow boarding and decently priced
 
#4 ·
I moved to Denver last year for this very reason. Unlimited access to 3 resorts (Breck, Keystone, and A-Basin) and slightly restricted access to 2 resorts (Vail and Beaver Creek) within an hour and a half drive for $500 a year. Or unlimited access to all 5 for $600 a year. Would be a really good deal if we would get some snow :(
 
#15 · (Edited)
I was in this position back in 2009, I chose salt lake city and bailed from california. 40 mins away from downtown you have 7 resorts 4 of those resorts get 500" of snow each season - so plenty of pow days. the other 3 get 350" and have killer parks. one hour away you have 2 more which also get 400-500" of snow. 14 resorts total, killer backcountry with easy access. 4 hours from jackson. seemed like a no brainer to me.

i wasn't ready to go all out and seclude myself in interior bc somewhere, but if i could i would.
 
#33 ·
I agree with the first part of your statement, but the economy in the Okanagan is shit. I had to move from Kelowna to chase work and it is just now getting slightly better although it's still tough as hell to land a good stable job. I'm an electrician BTW.
 
#27 ·
i live in pasadena,ca (10 minutes from downtown LA)

and mountain high is 1 hour from where im at. Its amazing, 1 hour to the snow. 45 minutes to the surf.

and if you want more powder in your sessions, bear mountain is 1 hour 45 minutes away.

and i gotta say finding cheap as hell lift tickets or season passes isnt hard in L.A..... That craigslist.

its LA so theres always work no matter what your field. (im a graphic designer) and theres tons of work in LA.

+ being able to go back home to san diego is only a bit of a trek.

cannttt beattt itt with a glass full of heroine.
 
#28 ·
By far this is the most ridiculous response in this thread. Talking about Bear Mountain and powder? :icon_scratch: I think you should make some trips out of the LA area for snowboarding. Bear and Mountain High are good for park, but that is it.

As for OP, Denver or SLC probably meet your requirements the most. Portland and Seattle could work but are a bit further away from the mountains.

Also not mentioned yet is Reno. Not to far of a drive from Tahoe.
 
#31 ·
Ummm... no. SLC is very crowded, more like Manhattan (not the one in Kansas silly). Only highrises and condos, no yards. You have to catch the metro bus from the city to the resorts, can you imagine that? They won't allow your stupid 2WD up the mountain when it's snowing. Sometimes they shut off the access roads to the resorts for hours, for avalanche control because of... too much powder? :eek:

Add to that the liquor laws, the mormons and the pollution. Wasatchman is all wet don't listen to him. Go to Denver, Portland or Seattle... maybe Snowolf can convince everyone to move to Portland. Just leave SLC to the mormons and idiots like Wasatchman... and me. :giggle:
 
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