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christianwearschI'm from Colorado and go to school in Utah, so I can comfortably say I have a pretty unbiased view on both.
Utah
Pros- major city within 45 minutes of most resorts, cheaper overall cost of living, fluffy snow, overall outdoor culture
Cons- morman culture, bad alcohol laws, illegal weed, smog during the colder months
Colorado
Pros- resorts in different parts of the state, good places to live that aren't a major city, freaking beautiful, best parks imo (A51, Breck, Copper), fun culture to be a part of, legal weed
Cons- i70 is a pain in the ass, practically constant traffic these days, skiing is a bit farther, lots of crowds, touristy
All in all, I'd go with Colorado. If you lived in summit county, you'd be within an hour of at least 6 different ski resorts. Colorado has year round activities and is unreal in the winter. Yes, traffic is a pain, but if you or a friend lives up in the mountains, just arrive and exit at less busy times. Utah has phenomenal skiing, no doubt, but the culture just isn't for me. if you live in salt lake, the morman vibe isn't too crazy, but there's just something I can't really put into words. Again, not the worst place to live, just isn't for me in the long term. All that being said, I would go to school in Utah over Colorado 10/10 times. You can'y beat being able to ski before or after class, and it makes things a lot cheaper by not having to stay in the mountains every weekend. Plus, they have an easy way to get in state residency, making it pretty cheap. College at the U is a move, but maybe not if you're a frat star. Can't go wrong with either, but I for one will be spending the rest of my life in Colorado.
CLQFriday evening traffic is worse than a powder day
armchair_skierDoes anyone have any experience living in Wyoming/Idaho? I’d imagine cost of living is very cheap outside of Jackson, and traditional night life is probably non existent but nobody’s moving to fucking Wyoming to party anyways.
armchair_skierDoes anyone have any experience living in Wyoming/Idaho? I’d imagine cost of living is very cheap outside of Jackson, and traditional night life is probably non existent but nobody’s moving to fucking Wyoming to party anyways.
CLQFriday evening traffic is worse than a powder day
SuspiciousFishI grew up in Eastern Washington and North Idaho and if you dont care about big cities its a really fun place to live, especially Couer D' Alene or Sandpoint. Schweitzer is actually a really dope resort and they have a good park now. Its grey and overcast most of the winter but when it snows it DUMPS. In the summer the lakes are the best in the US and you can literally chill on the beach all day or get some cheap jet skis on craigslist and blast around. Couer' D Alene has a college right next to the resort so there is always stuff going on by the lake. Tons of hiking nearby and cool spots as well.
GrandThingsI'm an impartial east coaster who's been to most of the other big "ski states" and out off Oregon, Colorado, Washington and Utah
Oregon takes the cake for me EASILY....
SuspiciousFishI grew up in Eastern Washington and North Idaho and if you dont care about big cities its a really fun place to live, especially Couer D' Alene or Sandpoint. Schweitzer is actually a really dope resort and they have a good park now. Its grey and overcast most of the winter but when it snows it DUMPS. In the summer the lakes are the best in the US and you can literally chill on the beach all day or get some cheap jet skis on craigslist and blast around. Couer' D Alene has a college right next to the resort so there is always stuff going on by the lake. Tons of hiking nearby and cool spots as well.
jcaYou left out the best parts: Silverwood and the Couer D'Alene Casino
DolanReloadedNice post man. I feel the same way about utah, the whole government/police vibe is like way more sinister than colorado. Pc area in utah gets some leeway, and im sure theres plenty of people around there who smoke weed, but its so much nicer In colorado to see people smile at you when they see you lighting up. If university of colorado built a satellite campus somewhere in summit county that would be sick. Id probably teach there.
also, with respect to traffic, the ultimate dream in colorado is to make enough money that your main house is in denver but you also have a small condo in key or breck or copper. That way you can drive from denver to ur condo friday evening after work when theres very little westbound traffic and wake up in ur condo as late as you want saturday morning and ski all day saturday and sunday. Then on sunday after skiing you can go in the hot tub for a couple hours at your condo then get on the road back to denver at a later time when theres no traffic.
I tip my hat to denver people who have the get up and go required to wake up at 5 am sat morning and sit in traffic for 3-5 hours on i70.
the condo is a must have in my opinion.
if you can make a living in summit county that is just as good bc u can live there. But denvers gonna be much more lucrative employment wise
**This post was edited on Jul 17th 2020 at 1:05:57am
christianwearschI'm from Colorado and go to school in Utah, so I can comfortably say I have a pretty unbiased view on both.
Utah
Pros- major city within 45 minutes of most resorts, cheaper overall cost of living, fluffy snow, overall outdoor culture
Cons- morman culture, bad alcohol laws, illegal weed, smog during the colder months
Colorado
Pros- resorts in different parts of the state, good places to live that aren't a major city, freaking beautiful, best parks imo (A51, Breck, Copper), fun culture to be a part of, legal weed
Cons- i70 is a pain in the ass, practically constant traffic these days, skiing is a bit farther, lots of crowds, touristy
All in all, I'd go with Colorado. If you lived in summit county, you'd be within an hour of at least 6 different ski resorts. Colorado has year round activities and is unreal in the winter. Yes, traffic is a pain, but if you or a friend lives up in the mountains, just arrive and exit at less busy times. Utah has phenomenal skiing, no doubt, but the culture just isn't for me. if you live in salt lake, the morman vibe isn't too crazy, but there's just something I can't really put into words. Again, not the worst place to live, just isn't for me in the long term. All that being said, I would go to school in Utah over Colorado 10/10 times. You can'y beat being able to ski before or after class, and it makes things a lot cheaper by not having to stay in the mountains every weekend. Plus, they have an easy way to get in state residency, making it pretty cheap. College at the U is a move, but maybe not if you're a frat star. Can't go wrong with either, but I for one will be spending the rest of my life in Colorado.
SavageBiffHow’s traffic sun eve into Thursday afternoon?
DolanReloadedReally? Im not doubting but i lived in summit for a few seasons and at least around frisco and dillon silverthorne traffic was never bad on friday. But if it is i guess alot of denver ballers have their dream condos in summit like i outlined in my post.
DolanReloadedThat way you can drive from denver to ur condo friday evening after work when theres very little westbound traffic
SavageBiffWhere’s Montana fit in amongst this Utah vs Co debate? Living quality, snow quality, terrain extremity and avy probability, and of course weed tolerance.
ConesForBreakfastJk its cold and sucks here and everybody drives drunk. Don't come
SavageBiffMoving out west part of the 5 year plan , I’d move now but if I wait I can work doing something I enjoy instead of like I do now. For this season though we’re all but booked at big sky, and looking at lodging their an Co for the 3 week trip.
CLQYeah at least on a powder day you can be on I-70 before 6am. On fridays the traffic just starts stacking up around 4pm and it’s super fucked for hours on end. You’d have to get off work at like noon to dodge it.
ClaytoncColorado has better parks, more resorts, higher elevation ski areas, and more backcountry options. Utah has more snowfall usually, arguably has better terrain, has safer avalance conditions, and less crowds.
cyphershahahahahaha
bryann_carvoYea I’m thinking about going to college either at Boulder or the u of u but it’s hella expensive out of state. I recently moved to GA from the north east and am craving snow. Might have to go to college locally down here but ima kms if I don’t ski.
jermThink about looking into how long you need to live there to be eligible for residency and get instate tuition.
I’ve met a few people that move to the state ahead of time, get an apartment, job, etc and then start school once they qualify as an instate student.
DolanReloadedIf you marry a girl smart enough that your kids can get accepted to boulder as an in state applicant so u get low tuition then moving to colorado is a lucrative choice. The opportunities at boulder are fantastic from what i understand. Its really a great school, and people there are well connected and consume multiple marawanas everyday. And probably alot of other drugs too. I heavily considered going to boulder.
**This post was edited on Jul 17th 2020 at 9:56:57pm
jermHow about we try and put a little more than a jr. high attempt at trolling in next time. Misspelling marijuana? That’s your punch line?
No one said anything about lucrative. I was just telling someone how they can more easily afford the education they’re interested in. I would have been hyped had someone told me about how easy this was before I paid instate tuition at UVM.
DolanReloadedWhy not just wait till like 8 pm friday night?
DolanReloadedWhy are you guys saying friday evening traffic from denver to summit county is so bad? Ive never seen it busy from like 7-10 on i70 on friday unless its puking and everybody is driving slow or stuck behind snowplows
