FoRuMfReAk

hahaha the snow is INSANE ATM...every resort in the pacific NW is over their records for snowfall this year....it's been a crazy one for sure....lots of avalanche control going on too

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surfsno2001

i meant it is cement. wet that is and not your girlfriend!
l like powder!

desklamp

if you move to PNW, enjoy your eight months of misery (cloudy skies and constant drizzle) each year

HeartSnow31

3 words. north lake tahoe. amazing terrain (squaw, alpine), amazing weather (320 days of sun), huge storms (this year we got 12 feet of snow in 14 days, among other big storms), and enough of a scene that you can find something to do, but definitely not "scenester". it's a little less isolated than jackson hole, which is nice (that was the big turn-off of jackson hole for me)

its also an amazing place to live all year round. the lake is amazing and there is plenty of fun outdoorsy stuff to do all the time. unlike anyone i have known that moved to SLC or summit county, who have all left because of the summers, the people, lack of jobs, etc

killclimbz

The problem with Tahoe is that it's so bipolar. You'll get huge dumps than nothing for weeks on ends. So on any given season you'll be lucky to get two weeks of powder days, while places like Salt Lake, Colorado, Wyoming rack up 10X that number. It's rare that you go more than two weeks in those states without snowfall during the season. On the flipside, when it's on in California, it's pretty 'effin rad. The snow sticks to steeper terrain better than the light fluffy stuff in the interior mountain west. So more rowdy terrain opens quicker in good years. Tahoe is a special place for sure. Not so sure the year round employment is any better than Summit/Vail and certainly not better than Salt Lake (it's a city for cryin' out loud), but the mud (dead) season might not be as bad with the gambling and such.

HeartSnow31

you are definitely right about tahoe in that respect. there is definitely no in between. no 6-8 inch days...its usually more like 1-2 foot days. we definitely get stretches though where you feel like you haven't seen a cloud in years, but that is the time when you turn it up in the park!

and in all honesty...the long stretches make those powder days that much more fun. its not like we get any less snow (maybe a little bit, but not much less) than some of the places in UT and CO, its just crammed into more intense days. so its all a trade off.

i think when picking a place to either do a season or move you have to think about not just how much snow a place gets, but what you really want to get out of where you are living. how close do you want to be to the mountains? the weather? the people? the summer scene? how expensive it is? etc all this stuff...

killclimbz

Overall, Colorado gets less snow than Tahoe in general. Not by a lot, but less. The snowfalls are just spread out and seem to come consistently through out the season. The higher altitude and colder temps tend to keep the snow nice and fluffy longer, but also makes for a much weaker and dangerous snowpack. Especially if you are a backcountry user.

There are definitely pros and cons to any mountain west spot. Lots of great ones to choose from. We're kind of spoiled...