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Schwags
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Yo ive been out of the loop.. whats skiing again?

ANyway, im looking for a place to ride up for a couple months.. and split my time between skiing and work.. luckily i can work wherever i go.. anyone up to date on where in the Western US is gonna be sick all year this year? Looking to live in a ski town.. walking distance.. or short drive to a mountain.
Dec 24 2010 8:46AM
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howlongcanausern
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inb4 baker

i'm not sure of an area in WA that is a 'short drive' (less than 20 miles) from a ski town.

the only real ski town is Leavenworth...bellingham to a lesser extent only because hipsters think skiing is too mainstream.

government camp in oregon near hood is gonna be your best bet. although finding a place to live this time of year is gonna be tough
Dec 24 2010 11:33AM
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Balto
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leavenworth is by no means a ski town, wenatchee is just as much a "ski town" if you are going based only on driving distance to the mountain
Dec 24 2010 11:39AM
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howlongcanausern
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oh no no no then i'd say Skykomish is a ski town.

the number of stevens employees who live there, the atmosphere of leavenworth (christmas lights, snow on the ground, a few ski shops), and a focus on winter sports is what makes Leavenworth a ski town...imho
Dec 24 2010 11:45AM
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newkid900
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I think it really depends on what you are looking for. Mission Ridge is 20 minutes from Wenatchee. However, there isn't much here in Wenatchee. I'm a recent WSU grad and there is no work in my field here. I'm not a big fan of it, but a lot of people like it here.
Dec 24 2010 3:52PM
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MothaHucker
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the towns closest to good mountains are glacier at baker, greenwater at crystal and index at stevens. but ther all extremely tiny and nowhere near anything else but the ski mountains.
Dec 24 2010 9:15PM
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wak_attack_542
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Glacier FTW hella chill people minus a few Russian's
Dec 24 2010 9:45PM
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Bodhisattva_
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And Greenwater yo.
Dec 24 2010 11:18PM
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newkid900
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Where is Greenwater?
Dec 25 2010 3:50AM
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Ducky.
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Like meh!
Dec 25 2010 3:53AM
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MothaHucker
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just north of crystal
Dec 25 2010 2:57PM
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newkid900
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gotcha. How close is that to Edumclaw.
Dec 25 2010 6:26PM
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MothaHucker
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based off my memory arpund a 30 minute drive. someone correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure its around that more or less
Dec 26 2010 12:50AM
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TannerBalls
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i would move to Sandpoint Idaho, it's a real ski town and super underrated

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Dec 26 2010 1:27PM
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TannerBalls
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or Bend, Oregon

or Bozeman

or South Lake

or SLC
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Dec 26 2010 1:31PM
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Elijah.
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Glacier holmes.
Dec 26 2010 7:13PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Yeah, I live in Enumclaw and it's like 25 minutes from Enumclaw and 30 from Crystal. Aboout halfway in between. Enumclaw is only like 45 min from Crystal, so it's sort of a ski town I guess.
Dec 27 2010 11:08PM
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