Seattle Mags

[Yonder_River]

but the terrain is amazing.

Good to hear that. I ride lifts a lot more than bc and the ski areas in Summit are getting old quick. I like steep and technical and there is next to none of that inbounds here.

[Squirrel99]

Good to hear that. I ride lifts a lot more than bc and the ski areas in Summit are getting old quick. I like steep and technical and there is next to none of that inbounds here.

the wet stuff when it falls opens lots of doors => enter Alpental. though the inbounds may be small, it lacks up with super rowdy adjacent BC and some short steep lines inbounds. just like the other cascade mtns, the bc has the goods.

and even under the lights at night, it's possible to ski fresh pow and small cliff drops.

look us up when you get up here. hopefully we'll have another kick ass season next year (and if it trends toward a stronger la nina...booyah!)

[Greydon Clark]

Good to hear that. I ride lifts a lot more than bc and the ski areas in Summit are getting old quick. I like steep and technical and there is next to none of that inbounds here.

Having done time in Summit, I can assure you the terrain is a vast improvement, the lift accessed BC is A+++. Look through Squirrel trip reports and get hyped.

[Mofro261]

I would add that there are a lot of great neighborhoods in seattle that fit your criteria. It's not cheap though, not as cheap as denver. I would give yourself an hour from seattle to alpy and 1.5 to crystal. I'm not a boater but I'm sure there's plenty of them around.

Don't worry about traffic too much, it's not as bad as it's made out to be ( just like the weather). The problem is there's so much water(lakes/sound) that there can be congestion issues in some spots but generally the distances are short compared to places like Denver and SF that are much more spread out.

Definitely less Sun than CO but easier to access skiing in my opinion. Still 4 season though. Hope you find a place you like. If you work on the eastside I'd still live in Seattle just make sure you live some what close to i90 or 520.

INHO there's no reason to live on the eastside unless you have kids.

1.5hrs to Crystal? Woo-hoot! Can I drive with you sometime, I heart white knuckles.

Good suggestions on Seattle neighborhoods, I sorta prefer north of U district-Wedgwood/Sandpoint/Roosevelt/Greenlake/Mapl Leaf. Easy UW compute on bus lines /bike path etc. IMHO, Seattle doesn't really qualify as a big city and the truly "urban feel" areas are small, lots of neighborhoods to choose from.

Also consider Shoreline, cheaper, little farther north of UW, definitely more bang for buck. I'd also consider buy vs rent option as stated above, rents not cheap and sounds like you'll be here a few years.

Skiing isn't too bad once you realise not everything revolves around water content (sic). Usually the people complaining about PNW are looking for that resort feel anyway.