Contemplating a move to Colorado

Brenone

Brenone

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So my girl and I were thinking about moving and in the last few weeks we've had some more serious conversations about it and we are thinking about moving to Boulder. My reasons for moving are 60% for skiing 40% just to try and live somewhere other than NY. we currently live in NYC. dont get me wrong I love it and NY will always be home but i wouldnt mind trying out somehting different. I had a few basic questions maybe some fellow NS'ers can answer.

Living in Boulder, what would be your home mountain and how far is it from actual skiing? would living in the city of Denver be a better option? im an accountant and work in real estate development but am exploring jobs outside of the RE business and she does massage therapy.

i went to Denver once when i was about 13 and am planning a trip to ski most likely at Breck in the end of February and probably take a day or two to do some exploring. if we like it maybe come check it out in the summer to check it out again. any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. of if anyone has done the same thing feel free to relate your experiences.
 
Well if you're from NYC you'll probably like the city life of Denver better but Boulder is dope too, esp if your GF is in massage therapy.

Your home mountain(s) will be the front range resorts. You should look into getting either the Loveland Pass, the Colorado Pass which is unlimited access to Breck, Keystone and A-Basin or you can get the Winter Park/Copper pass. From Denver, the closest resorts are are an 1:15-1:30 and you add about 30-40 min to that form boulder depending on traffic.
 
Mucho thanks. thats the type of info i was looking for.

are there any other areas similar to Boulder that are closer to places to ski but still outside of Denver?
 
Boulder is a sweet tow, there is tons of stuff to do all year. It is not a big city vibe at all, so its going to be a lot different from NYC and DenverAs far as skiing goesEldora is 30-40 minutes away, but it sucksKey/Breck are about an hour or an hour and a half awayCopper is about an hour 40 awayVail is about 2 hoursA basin is about an hour 15
I think the Colorado Pass is the way to go, unlimited Key, Breck, and A basin + 10 Vail/Beaver Creek days, for about $500 for an adult i think
 
are you willing to escape the city life your used to? if you are, don't limit yourself to being near denver? colorado is full of much better resorts than the front range ones if your moving for skiing and just to get out of NYC.
 
im def willing to let go of the city life. im open to anywhere that i can find a job and support myself. whether thats in denver or not. i picked boulder as a starting point since it seemed like a good mix of non city life but still plenty of stuff going on.
 
Accounting jobs are few and far between here right now, so ensuring that you have a job on lock might take a little while. Golden is another option if you are interested. It's kind of right in between Denver and the resorts. I like Golden a lot because you are close enough to Denver/Boulder to have fun there, but it much smaller and a lot of the properties are actually in/on the mountains. Compared to NYC, Boulder will be a lot more toned down. But in my opinion, I can hardly tell where Denver ends and Boulder begins a lot of the time. It's pretty much a Denver suburb, just no tall buildings. If you look at moving there, check into places on the far West side to get further from the traffic and closer to the mountains.

My 2 cents, I don't like the big city feel on a day to day basis. I like going outside my door and running on open trails and then just driving 20 minutes to the city.
 
I think its fair to say the only towns/cities in Colorado that are worth living in (assuming you still enjoy normal people, decent to good restaurants, not knowing everyone and their secrets, worthwhile jobs, etc) are:

Boulder

Denver

Golden

Vail

Dillon

Glenwood/Basalt/Aspen

Of these, i think the last would be worth looking into. There's a fair number of jobs between the three cities which are separated by a 20-30 min drive. You then have Aspen's four mountains close, and Vail/Beaver Creek isn't that far either.

In addition, its one of the coolest places in the state during the summer.....really the only place I would want (and I'm a 23 year business graduate) to live outside of Boulder/Denver that would also likely afford me a decent job.
 
thank you all for great replies. you have given me some things to think about and thats what i was looking for.

i knew posting in regionals was the way to go. if anyone needs some info or are visiting NYC feel free to hit me up.
 
Yeah man, I'm living in Snowmass right now and I love it. I can still get to Denver on weekends if I want/need but I still live within 20 minutes of 4 of the sickest resorts in the country and the atmosphere is really chill here too. Plus, Aspen always has something going on. If you can't afford to live in Aspen/Snowmass (if you look around enough, there's almost always options though), you can look into getting a place in Basalt, Carbondale, or Glendwood Springs (but glenwood is 40 minutes from snowmass and an hour from Aspen).
 
I'm about to graduate from CU Boulder, transplanted from CT, but consider home here now. I am getting tired of Boulder though, to many punks that don't respect personal property. I do love Boulder, but it's an expensive college town. I've had a blast every time I go to Denver, and could def see myself spending some time there. But, it is kind of far from the slopes.

Over the summer I lived in Carbondale (in between Glenwood and Basalt) and absolutely love it out there, very close to some mountains, lots to do, and probably a decent chance of finding work.

In between the Avon/Eagle area could also be good; very close to the slopes, high prob of your woman finding work, and I speculate some stuff for you to do.

You should definitely take some time coming out here and visiting some different areas and find a job before making any big moves.
 
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