HELP PICKING A RESORT TOWN TO CALL HOME!!!!

[twarsh]

I know this type of forum has been done before, however all of them seem to add in the need of a job.

I am writing this because I need help deciding on what resort town/city/community to call home for the next few years.

Background info: Im a 29 yo straight single male, have a good job that I don't want to give up that lets me live anywhere in the US (fly to work), and I snowboard and plan on getting back into mt biking.

Resort town Criteria:

-Great boarding (i mainly stick to bowls and search for powder).. most important
-Close to a resort (closer the better, waking up and walking to a lift would be nice)
-Decent nightlife year round (nothing crazy, but being able to socialize on a weekday night year round would be awesome)
- Decent amount of single women would be nice haha (know men generally out number women at resorts)
-within an hour drive to an airport (major would be ideal, but i know that is not usually possible, just needs to be reliable.. cant get stuck at home for a week ha)
-Great in the summertime too
-don't consider cost of living... it matters, but that's not the advice im looking for


Top contenders so far:
-Jackson hole (going for the first time in 2 weeks, and have heard excellent things, however i am worried it is way overcrowded by tourists?)
-Park city (have been there a few times, loved it when there was good snow... havent really experienced local life or nightlife, so any info would help)
- others are on my mind but these are winning so far

Places i dont really want to live:
NM, OR, CA ... and the whole east coast (sorry, I love the summers out there, just not the winters)
(unless you make a killer argument)


I do not need a job and dont have kids so dont factor in school systems and job market (as nearly every other post like this does)

Basically if you could live at any resort where would it be?

and if you have anyone looking for roommates, or a place to rent in an awesome ski town... let me know

[dtown]

Telluride checks the box on a few of them, so does Steamboat and Big Sky. That would be in order of my preference for resort towns. I'd also seriously look into Basalt and Carbondale for just the town to get away from the resort feel but have it close by.

[wooley12]

Do you need someone to wax your skis?

[Skidog]

Utah checks every damned box u have. Summers might even be better than winters and winters are typically pretty awesome.

[Sirshredalot]

Utah checks every damned box u have. Summers might even be better than winters and winters are typically pretty awesome.

Dating here would be weird and there is no snow, but otherwise you are right.

[Benny Profane]

Boston.

[BigDaddy]

Boston.

Way too many good looking college coeds to qualify as a ski town, but otherwise, you're right.

Good pro sports, too.

[AlpineZone]

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[Peruvian]

Big Sky, Tahoe, Hood River.

[Benny Profane]

I wonder if Greg will be the guest of honor at the east coast magic circle j.

[BigDaddy]

Benny, plz, let it go. Not everyone is good enough for Magic, so no need for you to get all sour grapes.

[BigDaddy]

Big Sky, Tahoe, Hood River.

Hood River would be on my list, too. Great place and fun all year long.

[hatchgreenchile]

Pico. It's where the hot midtown Euros babes ski.

[Timberridge]

Way too many good looking college coeds to qualify as a ski town, but otherwise, you're right.

Good pro sports, too.

But there's this...

http://www.boston.com/news/weather/2...upI/story.html

[digitaldeath]

jackson or die you fool

[Shredhead]

Hood River would be on my list, too. Great place and fun all year long.

Spring, summer and fall activities are covered pretty well. But unfortunately, the skiing during the winter just isn't that great.

[Benny Profane]

Benny, plz, let it go. Not everyone is good enough for Magic, so no need for you to get all sour grapes.

I did. But the tall tee dragged me back in.

[Canada1]

Sounds like the two you have on your list are good. I'd also check out Bozeman. If you fly a lot, look at airfairs out of the airport. Some of the towns are cost prohibitive or have very limited option on that front. Single in any ski town is okay if you have a job. Most of your competition will have crap employment. Utah does have the LDS thing going on. I was married when I came here, so I can't really comment on that dynamic in Park City.

[thebirdhunter]

I agree with Greg 100%. You should move to the east coast, it doesn't even snow out west anymore. I have no idea why those dipshit east coast Massholes keep moving west by the 1000s. Not to mention you'll have access to all those hot NJ Italian bitches, I mean babes.

[steeznutz]

Based on your criteria, Jackson Hole would work, but I'm not sure it would be ideal. SLC or Park City would also work, but might be a little strange as others mentioned. Steamboat would also hit your criteria. I'd also look at Boise and Bozeman, though those aren't really resort towns. There's a thread in here about New Mexico. You should read that before you cross that off your list. I visited last September and thought it was awesome.

[Sirshredalot]

Sounds like the two you have on your list are good. I'd also check out Bozeman. If you fly a lot, look at airfairs out of the airport. Some of the towns are cost prohibitive or have very limited option on that front. Single in any ski town is okay if you have a job. Most of your competition will have crap employment. Utah does have the LDS thing going on. I was married when I came here, so I can't really comment on that dynamic in Park City.

It feels like most of the local women in pc are married. But you could probably do pretty well taking clueless tourists back to your bachelor pad if you're not ugly and you are into that sort of thing.

If I were single and had the sort of white collar gig that flies me everywhere, I would consider living in salt lake proper. Yes, you're stuck in the smog and the MTb access isn't as nice, but the access to snowbird, the airport, and college girls is better.

[Hodgge]

I'm always running into all these single chicks with decent jobs in BZN. Not a major airport, but its only 15' away and well connected. Winter is great, summer is great.

[PNWbrit]

-Jackson hole (going for the first time in 2 weeks, and have heard excellent things, however i am worried it is way overcrowded by tourists?

[Timberridge]

It feels like most of the local women in pc are married. But you could probably do pretty well taking clueless tourists back to your bachelor pad if you're not ugly and you are into that sort of thing.

Parvo did ok w/ the locals.

[Sirshredalot]

Parvo did ok w/ the locals.

I was assuming op is into banging twenty somethings while he is still in the prime years to do so. If he's into Cougars or the third floor bathroom, the equation changes. Of course.