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02-04-2019, 10:50 AM #1Registered User
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Best Small City for Skiing/biking/getting outside
Been living in Seattle for 4 years now and while it's a great city for access to the outdoors, but kind of getting sick of the crowds, traffic, and cost of living. So I'm looking for the next move. Ideally a city with 100k-500k people with easy access to outdoors. I figure this size of city is big enough to have a career but small enough to have good access. Priorities are skiing and mountain biking with backpacking, fishing, and boating also being important. Being from the northwest, the cities I've looked at are Spokane, Bozeman, and Bend. Anyone live or have any knowledge on these places? Also I'm sure there are places in Colorado, Utah, and parts of California that would be great.
Edit: Also tired of it raining at the ski resorts every weekLast edited by brundo; 02-04-2019 at 11:45 AM.
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02-04-2019, 10:52 AM #2
Best topic ever!!!... seriously, try the search function.
Sick of crowds, yet you want a city of 100k to 500k people. It doesn't compute.
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02-04-2019, 10:59 AM #3Registered User
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Yes, please let us know when you find this promised land that is close to the mountains with minimal traffic, low cost of living, and plenty of career opportunities.
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02-04-2019, 11:04 AM #4
Colorado Springs is your answer
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02-04-2019, 11:30 AM #5
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02-04-2019, 11:37 AM #6Registered User
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02-04-2019, 11:39 AM #7
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02-04-2019, 11:42 AM #8
Wenatchee. I have a great house for sale if you're interested.
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02-04-2019, 11:44 AM #9Registered User
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02-04-2019, 11:51 AM #10Registered User
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02-04-2019, 11:55 AM #11
Corvallis, Eugene, Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Spokane, Missoula, Butte, Bozeman, Livingston, Ogden, Boise, Santa Fe, Durango, Grand Junction.
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02-04-2019, 11:57 AM #12
Have you considered Bellingham?
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02-04-2019, 11:59 AM #13
I heard Bend was full, but it ticks most of the boxes for ya. What kind of boating? There's good whitewater nearby and the mountain biking is pretty darn good, especially if you like to pedal.
Perhaps Boise?
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02-04-2019, 12:01 PM #14
Clearly anchorage is the answer. More than 150k people but there’s no traffic and recreation is never further than 20 minutes away.
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02-04-2019, 12:09 PM #16Registered User
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02-04-2019, 12:09 PM #17
Search Function City is your answer. Now delete this thread and KYS jong.
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02-04-2019, 12:09 PM #18
I wonder if OP has considered the thriving skiers paradise of Killington, VT
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02-04-2019, 12:17 PM #19
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02-04-2019, 12:24 PM #20
...or go WAY far South.
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02-04-2019, 12:25 PM #21
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02-04-2019, 12:30 PM #22Registered User
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02-04-2019, 12:33 PM #23
Idaho Falls if ya don’t mind lack of culture/Mormons.
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