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Living in Sochi would be kinda cool.

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WaffleMaster
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In the summer there's the sea and mothafuckin' PALM TREES and shit everywhere. Tropical paradise.

Then in the winter... well, they're hosting the Winter Olympics which shows the mountain quality there. Pretty sure skiing is 40 minutes from the shore.

This sounds super dope. The only place I can think of that comes close in the U.S. would be Los Angeles, but that's hours to decent skiing (Mammoth). What other places in the world are like this?
Feb 17 2014 9:02PM
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cheener12
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YA bro!
Feb 17 2014 9:09PM
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GayWolf420
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sochi is going to be a ghost town once the olympics are done.
Feb 17 2014 9:12PM
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Colorbrahbro
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Ya but Russia kind of blows...I feel like the Olympics are just a show and sochi isn't really that great
Feb 17 2014 9:13PM
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WaffleMaster
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I guess I'm just looking at the geography.

but most likely. hey, cheap real estate?
Feb 17 2014 9:13PM
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El_Barto.
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Besides the whole being in shit stain russia part
Feb 17 2014 9:13PM
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WaffleMaster
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like i said man, i mean geographically it would be super dope.

plus, Krokodil.
Feb 17 2014 9:15PM
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El_Barto.
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Geographically Mars would be the shit...olympus mons all day er day
Feb 17 2014 9:27PM
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Wampire
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Russia fucking sux
Feb 17 2014 10:00PM
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yangumane
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Another case of a really cool place in a really shitty country... But yeah if you stuck Sochi in the US I would move there in a heartbeat
Feb 17 2014 10:06PM
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qazwsxedc34
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Russia In 15 Seconds. All you need to see,

Feb 17 2014 10:27PM
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lamppost
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USA > Russia
Feb 17 2014 10:29PM
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Jeebus.
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Thats some straight fuckin commie shit
Feb 17 2014 11:00PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Christ. This is a skiing website. Have you guys seen the terrain at Rosa Khutor? With all the infrastructure from the Olympics there are bound to be some cheap places to live. Skiing those mountains for a season would be amazing.

Yeah, obviously Russia overall sucks. But that doesn't mean that it isn't worth it to live in a shitty country to get to ski some of the best mountains in the world.
Feb 18 2014 12:51AM
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HuckNorris44
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Living there would suck. That whole area is pretty unstable most of the time, being close to Chechnya and the middle east. The place looks all nice and safe now, at least the parts they show on TV. I bet the place sucks everywhere outside of the Olympic areas. And you would probably get pink eye like Bob Costas
Feb 18 2014 2:52AM
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SKI.ING
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California...
Feb 18 2014 1:13PM
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snowpocalypse
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Afghanistan has some amazing mountains, Yet you sure as shit don't see me rushing over there for the season!
Feb 18 2014 1:30PM
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will_powder
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Vancouver dawg. And you won't get murdered.
Feb 18 2014 1:48PM
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erikK
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except it rains all summer and no palm trees
Feb 18 2014 1:53PM
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Jamestown
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Said no homosexual ever.
Feb 18 2014 1:56PM
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will_powder
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There are palm trees
Feb 18 2014 2:42PM
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arnie_grape
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the article by ESB a few days ago made me really want to take a trip to russia

but everything else in russia looks pretty shitty. I'd always be watching my back.
Feb 18 2014 2:46PM
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gravel
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You can get that in Chile. Valparaiso to Valle Nevado is only three and a half hours.
Feb 18 2014 3:16PM
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Toaster-Tony
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If there weren't stray animals, terrorists, corrupt government, extreme poverty, or inconsistent snow conditions, I'd be all over it too!
Feb 18 2014 3:18PM
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TallTeeNation
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more Crazy russian videos!
Feb 18 2014 4:27PM
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SHIZ
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This.
Feb 18 2014 5:03PM
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eirikdl
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+ cheap booze
Feb 18 2014 6:29PM
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lamadelrey
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You can ski pretty close to Barcelona I think.
Feb 18 2014 7:41PM
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Aidan-G
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Didn't they have to bring in snow because Sochi is sub-tropical and thus does not get much snow?
Feb 18 2014 7:45PM
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Freeskim@n
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I believe they stored snow from last winter in some glaciers high up in the mountains but I don't know if they needed it tho
Feb 18 2014 8:14PM
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Laurent.
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You will never party like a Russian.

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Feb 18 2014 8:19PM
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Jeebus.
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Pretty sure thats bubbles with some sunglasses on..
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Feb 18 2014 8:21PM
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Aidan-G
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Oh they definitely needed it. My question wasn't so much aimed at the did they need snow as it was at the is it subtropical
Feb 18 2014 8:45PM
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swoger
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yea but Russia doesn't have the White Houze!!!
Feb 19 2014 7:21PM
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