Hey all,
Well in a few months I'll likely be moving out from Salt Lake City for job related reasons. Although I've enjoyed SLC immensely, the jobs for what I do aren't that great here.
One of the places that I'm looking at is Anchorage. My GF is from there, and she is quite positive about it, BUT she's not a rabid skier like I am. I'm looking for a place similar to SLC where there is easy access to outdoorsy stuff, like mountain biking and skiing. I don't need real "big city" stuff (I'm in SLC, remember), especially with the internet (such a godsend).
So I was wondering, how is living in Anchorage? Is the weather tolerable during the year? Too cold to ski in the winter? Too wet to bike in the summer? How is it adjusting to so little daylight during the winter? Depressing as hell or not too bad? How's the skiing at Alyeska compared to SLC? (I was shocked at the fact that Alyeska's peak is only around 3000', but I guess it's cold enough!) Is it a pain to live so far from the continental US? Any other issues or regrets?
I was just looking for some other opinions that might help my decision. Especially since it'll be a little bit of a chore to schlep all my crap up there, heh.
Thanks!
