Replying to Moving to Colorado

Im about to graduate high school in 2 days and my plan is to move to Colorado by the end of the summer or early fall. I currently live in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. I chose colorado obviously to ski and smoke weed, I am also considering Oregon, but right now I am pretty set on colorado. I've got a couple thousand dollars saved up and a pretty good job for the summer so I'm trying to save up as much as possible. The question I have is: what is it like to move? especially to an area like CO. Do you guys think I'll need a car? or can I use public transportation? I was thinking about going to trade school for auto technology, but right now I want to move, and trade school will always be there. So what kind of jobs do you guys suggest? Is working on a mountain for a free pass worth it? I saw some ads in Winter Park, Boulder, and Telluride, claiming they will pay like $8-9 an hour plus housing and food discounts plus a free lift ticket. That sounds pretty sick to me but I'm honestly just not sure. I plan on going to visit a friend who lives in Denver with his aunt in August. I hope one of you can help me out from experience. Thanks for reading