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Where to move to?!

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KLovelace
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So, i searchbarred this but didn't really find any helpful info. well I am a soph in college but I want to take a year off before I go into my junior year.  I am planning on trying to move to govy this summer which shouldn't be too difficult as i live in Portland already, but I want to move on after that.  So i'm looking for a resort.  So my question is where to go, and here are a few things that are important to me in making this choice:  1. somewhere cheap. so I can't afford Colorado.
2. somewhere preferably that is colder so that the powder is lighter and where there is a lot of pow but also good park, i am about 50-50 on what i ski.  (right now i ski hood and the pow is heavy so im looking to maybe upgrade to something lighter n fluffier)
3. somewhere where i wont go insane from being trapped in such a small place.. so somewhere preferably near a normalish sized town.
4. not park city. not east coast.
okay please help. thanks guys, any suggestions are much appreciated!!
Jan 30 2008 11:13PM
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CoFreeskier369
Posts: 43 - Karma: 10
Please dont send the girl to Minturn or Leadville........................LOL...LOL.. U would go crazy...
Feb 1 2008 9:43AM
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Alehandro
Posts: 818 - Karma: 12
Tahoe
I love it there with all my heart
Feb 2 2008 1:15PM
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KLovelace
Posts: 2118 - Karma: 289
^^^ sydney, australia?!  why tf would i go there?! i wana go somewhere to ski..ive heard leadville is a bit gahetto. maybe steamboat.. but im going to be supporting myself and have hardly any money so colorado is just kind of not an option. or maybe we'll see, i'll also have to invest in snowtires or an awd car before i move out of portland so ya.. anyways.. tahoe woul be sweet.. learned to ski at sugar bowl and squaw.. any infos about living in truckee??
Feb 2 2008 2:18PM
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Meh42
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I'm from Santa Fe.  It's definitely not cheap, but the minimum wage here is 9.50 an hour so you can get by.  I just got back to town, I haven't skied Santa Fe in a couple years.  Rumor has it they put in a park at the end of last year, I'm going to go check it out tomorrow.
Feb 2 2008 2:45PM
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Meh42
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Oh by the way though, to answer your original question.  I'd recommend Telluride.  Granted, it's a small town in the middle of nowhere, but the mountain and people are fucking excellent.  I spent the first part of this season working for the mountain up there and just had a blast.  No lift lines ever, a sick park crew and some top notch terrain just make it so bomb.  It's a tiny ski town for sure, but the people there are super chill.
Feb 2 2008 2:49PM
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mtbakerteacher
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Telluride is fun in the summer too!
Oh and dank condos there. Very dank condos.
Feb 2 2008 9:50PM
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3ski6guy0
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salt lake is a good place to live if all you want to do is ski. if you want a good social scene, this isnt the place to be. but the skiing kicks ass so if you just want to ski everyday then you're set
Feb 2 2008 10:26PM
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Celone
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its simple really...just go to tahoe, or for cheapness go to reno
Feb 2 2008 10:30PM
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