Replying to Where to live after college?

So, I've searched, and there've been a couple threads for people who want to ski bum and do that sort of thing. That's cool, but not really what I'm looking for.....

I'm trying to figure out what would be the best place to move to, when I graduate, a year from now.

A couple of requirements:

- In a perfect world, I'd live just outside the suburbs of a city, be close to whatever job IN the city I end up getting, and also be quite close to prime skiing.

- Mountain's gotta be sick. Obviously.

- The city itself must be dope. I like Montreal, I (cautiously) like Boston, I like SLC. I like Burlington. I'm undecided about Philly. I do not like NYC. I do not like anywhere in Connecticut. Out of these cities that I've been to, how would you compare your recommendation to the above?

- Night skiing would be optimal. I've grown up skiing (up to) 14 hour days.

- I probably want to keep it in the US, but I'm open to other suggestions..... advice about visas/citizenship would be helpful....

At the moment, the Portland, OR area, and Mt. Hood Skibowl/Timberline areas are near the top of my list.