Moving from Steamboat to Bellingham

[MarcusBrody]

I moved to Western WA from Southwest PA and it wasn’t that bad. Met my wife about 6 months into her move here from Phoenix, let’s just say it was very rough for her. After about 5 years I noticed she was doing better, or at least complaining less.

We lived in Western MA when we were looking at moving to Bellingham. I think that would have been an OK transition. Instead we moved to southern Nevada. I think the transition would be notably harder.

[Buster Highmen]

The Puget Sound is over.

Try Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint

Or Ogden.

[dunfree]

What's a remote working while mtn biking job paying these days?

I'm interested.

it pays a 15 year old jersey hooker, of course you are all ears

[AdironRider]

You mentioned single and a 6 month old baby like back to back. Is that baby yours or the noise violation? If yours, is the baby mama around and are you cool with not seeing said baby, because that is a fucking haul.

That said, I applaud your initiative to GTFO out a ski town if it isn't 100% positive for your mental health, pending answer to baby above.

[MarcusBrody]

You mentioned single and a 6 month old baby like back to back. Is that baby yours or the noise violation? If yours, is the baby mama around and are you cool with not seeing said baby, because that is a fucking haul.

That said, I applaud your initiative to GTFO out a ski town if it isn't 100% positive for your mental health, pending answer to baby above.

I took "(loud neighbors above me with a 6 month old baby)" to mean that the neighbors had the baby.

[DoYou WannaDance]

I've never skied Baker and am hoping it has coverage for the first weekend in December have a tradeshow in Seattle I plan to attend.

I'd think the best part of Bellingham would be hopping on a train and going out in Vancouver for cheap on the loon. Seattle would be local city #2. I LOVE Vancouver.

Its the winter there isn't much sunlight anyways who cares if its cloudy.

[Jax]

What - with the new lifts and terrain? What else did they do?

New lifts and terrain.

[The SnowShow]

What about Jackson? Per TGR, it’s the greatest place on earth.

[jerlane]

The few times we've moved long distance, we used ABF upack. They drop off a semi trailer and you load your stuff in the back packed as efficiently as possible. They supply a bulkhead that closes off your stuff. they pick it up and load the rest of the trailer with freight and deliver to your destination. You only pay for the space you use (per linear foot). They drop it off at your destination and you unload it. It's worked great for us both times and the cost was similar if not less than a one-way u-haul rental and you don't have to drive the shitty truck across the country.

[fastfred]

That said, I applaud your initiative to GTFO out a ski town if it isn't 100% positive for your mental health, pending answer to baby above.

just what we needed the quote ski towns make you mentally unstable
I must be a fucking hot mess now that I'm nearing 30 years

[Timberridge]

^^Or perhaps inherently unstable people move to ski towns, and you're in the best and safest place you could possibly be from a societal standpoint short of being institutionalized?

Think positively.

[neckdeep]

just what we needed the quote ski towns make you mentally unstable
I must be a fucking hot mess now that I'm nearing 30 years

Laugh it up, funny boy.

One of my neighbors blew his brains out last spring when the rent went up the same month his dog died. One of my brother's neighbors recently drank himself to death before he was 50.

You know what the Rockies ski towns are called in the psych profession? It's called the suicide belt. The suicide rate is 3x national average in the places that supposedly have a great quality of life

[MarcusBrody]

just what we needed the quote ski towns make you mentally unstable
I must be a fucking hot mess now that I'm nearing 30 years

...

[fastfred]

blah blah blah
you don't think I know this shit?

where do you want to really start with this conversation?

but making a blanket assumption that everyone is mentally unstable or we are any different than anywhere else in the country is bullshit

[dan_pdx]

The few times we've moved long distance, we used ABF upack. They drop off a semi trailer and you load your stuff in the back packed as efficiently as possible. They supply a bulkhead that closes off your stuff. they pick it up and load the rest of the trailer with freight and deliver to your destination. You only pay for the space you use (per linear foot). They drop it off at your destination and you unload it. It's worked great for us both times and the cost was similar if not less than a one-way u-haul rental and you don't have to drive the shitty truck across the country.

Another vote for Upack - we used it to move from Portland to Spokane in 2022 and it worked great and was cheaper than anything else we looked at - think we paid about $2k to move a 3-bedroom house. If you use Upack, plan ahead for how to use the vertical space. The trailer is 9' tall, so if you can stack it tall, you save money - they bill on length. (get your mind out of the gutter)

As far as moving Steamboat to Bellingham, you should sublet your apartment for a few months this winter and go to Bellingham and see how you like it. I like Bellingham and tried to move there before throwing in the towel and moving to Spokane, but not sure how it would stack up vs. Steamboat.

[neckdeep]

blah blah blah
you don't think I know this shit?

where do you want to really start with this conversation?

but making a blanket assumption that everyone is mentally unstable or we are any different than anywhere else in the country is bullshit

Nobody really wants to have a conversation with you because, as you so often demonstrate, you are a cynical asshole who doesn't give a damn about anybody else. You take a well meaning comment not directed to you and make it all about yourself, as usual.

For a guy who's been around for 30 years, I bet you don't have a lot a friends.

I guess I should have just asked you to please fuck off and die already, ya NIMBY piece of old shit., but fuck me I had to try to quote some actual statistics.

[fastfred]

Nobody really wants to have a conversation with you because, as you so often demonstrate, you are a cynical asshole. You take a well meaning comment not directed to you and make it all about yourself, as usual.

For a guy who's been around for 30 years, I bet you don't have a lot a friends.

nice bud
way to cut me down to size
you are right no friends way to much work just sit on the internet and pound the keyboard

[The AD]

The Puget Sound is over.

Yes, but what about the greater Salish Sea?

[skaredshtles]

This is how I imagine FF:

[Timberridge]

Nobody really wants to have a conversation with you because, as you so often demonstrate, you are a cynical asshole who doesn't give a damn about anybody else. You take a well meaning comment not directed to you and make it all about yourself, as usual.

For a guy who's been around for 30 years, I bet you don't have a lot a friends.

I guess I should have just asked you to please fuck off and die already, ya NIMBY piece of old shit., but fuck me I had to try to quote some actual statistics.

Why do you hate fastfred so much?

[neckdeep]

Why do you hate fastfred so much?

Why would anyone like him?

[BmillsSkier]

Back on topic, OP, have you considered the benefits of fractional ownership?

That way you don't have to commit to any one particular town, but many.

[Danno]

Plus if you leave before winter sets in, you'll miss the major shit show that is about to ensue with all the new shit Alterra did here. Won't leave as bad of taste in your mouth maybe. I doubt this year will be as good as last.

What - with the new lifts and terrain? What else did they do?

please explain the ensuing shitshow, I am confused?

Why would anyone like him?

Because he's funny and can be very helpful and doesn't take anything seriously, and nobody should take him seriously.

[skaredshtles]

please explain the ensuing shitshow, I am confused?

New gondy all the way to the top of Sundown. New terrain/lift over in the former OOB area north of Pioneer.

IMO it's much ado about nothing. Should lessen the shitshow at the base a bit. Get people to the top of Sundown/Storm a bit earlier in the morning, so stashes may get tracked out a bit quicker?

[neckdeep]

This is how I imagine FF:

Nah.

Old Beavis is funny. Therein lies Freddies biggest flaw; if you are going to be the relentlessly asshole curmudgeon, you should at least justify your role by being humorous occasionally. Freddies idea of a joke is calling other people idiots.