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my husband and i had your same debate about 2 or 3 years ago... we moved out to south lake tahoe from the midwest back in 06 and we were on the "3 to 5 year" plan... ride for a while and move... once year 5 rolled around we started the debate.. where to next.. and basically we were on the same page as you... big backcountry riders (sno mo) sooooo the avalanche danger in Utah is a no go... Pacific NW seemed pretty cool but Baker was too isolated (no jobs).. bachelor is OK but not enough scary stuff... (great may pass though)... colorado too cold and only bout 300" average... and the list goes on... AK is cool but our families would kill us :) ...
tahoe 300 days of sun 450" average.. trees, cliffs, deep ass pow, great avalanche conditions...and lots of parks to play in... (plus you can commute to Reno if you cant find a resort job)
sold... switched my job.. moved to truckee... bought a house... 3 sno mos.. hell yeah! we will be taking lots of trips but I dont think we are moving anytime soon!
if you can handle a little sierra cement and some bay area gapers on the weekends... MOVE HERE you wont regret it!