Jonnerscork

Hi , im from Ireland dont get much snow here at all, went boarding once in Chamonix in france and got bitten by the drug. I m planning on moving somewhere it snows all year round where i can work and improve my skills , is there such a place out there

Gustov

portland, oregon area at mt hood you can board year round cause there's a glacier.

the drug recently took me too. there's no cure for this addiction.

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Jonnerscork

thanks man im goin to check that out, theres no other feeling in the world like goin down a mtn, we were only in frane for 3 days and we were on black slopes after a day and a half, best way to learn is to jump right in

zakk

Gotta agree with you here. Portland is about perfect for me. Me and the misses are City people, but the pace of California is killing me. I was in Mt. Hood/PDX for 4 days this winter and the city is exactly what 95% of the world needs. I'm not sure about the beaches, but my next trip out there will address that

Snowolf

I work at Mt. Hood Meadows Resort and live just across the Columbia river from Portland in Vancouver, Washington. For a snowboarder, it is a pretty awesome place to live. The weather is very temperate and mild. Yeah, it rains a lot in the winter, but it tends to be showery precipitation with some sun breaks. Our weather is much better than Seattle. Mt. Hood is an hour away and there is abundant outdoor recreation to be had within an hour`s drive in any direction. Central Oregon offers a big change of scenery being high desert. Within an hour and a half, you can be on the coast.

This is sunset at Acadia State Beach just a few miles south of Cannon Beach, Oregon.

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indoblazin

^^ dude, i swear you must be some covert rep for the state tourism board or something the way you're always hypin oregon

foreal tho....i love oregon. you got nearly year-round riding at mt. snowolf meadows, tons of beaches, friendly people, eco-conscious government, portland's about as mellow a city as i've been to, those dunes are just awesome for quadding...damn, looks like i've been converted by snowolf too

Simply^Ride

I have thinking were to move for a while, I narrowed down my choices to pretty much 3 of them. Salt Lake City, Denver or Portland. Granted I have never been in SLC for more than 1 hour, this is what I think about this places.

Denver: The city is centrally located in the middle of the nation making it very easy to access any city in US when you need to travel. They get 300 days of sunshine and an average of 300" of snow a season. Although this is the city with the highest income out of the 3, it's also the one with the highest cost of living. The are plenty of resorts withing a 2 hour drive and they have a good set of summer activities in those resorts and around them. There seems to be employment, but like everywhere else it's a little hard to find a job in this times. You also have to deal with the chaos of I-70, and crime in the city is a little over the nation average. Over all this seems to be my first choice of the 3 of them, but I am open to change my mind if I find better options. I think A-basin usually tries to stay open as long as possible, but I don't think that they can manage to do what Timberline does.

Salt Lake City: In my opinion this city would be more of a place to live for skiers and riders than Denver, but due to the overwhelming Mormon population most people tend to avoid this city and move to Denver. Other than that this place is a riders dream, riding withing 1 hour of the center of the city. 500" of fluffy Utah snow every season and plenty of good resorts to chose from. The economy is not as strong as the one in Denver but the cost of living is much lower. A problem with the city is the smog in the winter and it can pollute the air to dangerous levels very fast. As for the Mormon part, I personally don't have anything against them, but I do hear from other forums that the amount of Mormons in SLC is decreasing to 40% of the population of the city. Yes they are known to interfere with other people and try to convert you. I keep this city in the list but I am not sure if I would end up there. Oh I forgot the city itself gets 70" of snow a season, thats more than some south eastern resorts get.

Portland: Mt.hood itself it's a wonderful place to ride, with 3 resorts to chose from you have plenty of terrain to ride. The crowds are much lower than Colorado crowds and the vibe is much better too. My problem with Oregon is the weather in Portland, of everyone I talked to they all complained about the grey and the rain. My other problem with Oregon is the distance I have to travel to get to Florida, I still have family here. But overall Portland is a solid choice, the economy seems to be going strong, they have a great mountain and they offer some good summer activities in the surrounding areas. As far as summer riding goes for, from what I could see the terrain to ride is kind of small unless you like park, if you're a park rat you are set for the summer. And don't forget the summer pass is $1000 yes thats correct, the funny part is that the spring pass costs $99. I guess the costs of keeping the upper half of the mountain in the summer comes at a high cost. The summer riding would be something to do like once or twice a month, just to break the monotony of the summer.

I had other cities in my list but I ruled them out for various reasons. Some of them were Reno, Sacramento, Boise, Seattle and Billings.

jordan2734

whistler in british columbia, canada has an all year around snowboarding