What Northeast Ski Town in the Northeast Would You Move To?

[bigbog]

So many towns, outside-of-towns....good reasons for/against = choose one?...that's tough..

 

[Abubob]

Warren

Could this be the geological center of skiing, climbing and hiking country in VT and NH? I think so. Personally, I might pick Twin Mountain for a better jump off into Maine.

 

[SkiFanE]

Adirondaker - we have a second home in Bethel, right in the village, can walk to everything and grab a free shuttle to SR. We hope to retire there, bought it for skiing but turns out we love it. Been up 2x in July, both weekends had big festivals in town, both weekends had fireworks. This past weekend was parades, races...endless stuff to do. For a town of ~2500 people, there is so much to do. Gould brings in some 'culture'. Our neighbors mow our lawn all summer...just what people do there. Summer is just as fun as winter. Lemme know if you have any Qs. Also a few nice lakes within 10 miles of SR.

 

[Geoff]

Yeah, not talking jobs here. Im more of the one to make it work regardless. I just want to live in a badass place.

Some of us don't like being poor. I promise I'll tip reasonably when you're waiting on my table at your badass town.

 

[Cannonball]

It's a good, tough question. I personally choose ocean first, access to mountains second. So it's hard for me to really say what I'd do in your shoes. But:

I'll give a +1 to Littleton, NH for all the reasons given

And for the sake of another option I'll throw out Newport, VT. Good site selection could put you 15 min to Jay Peak and 15 min to Lake Memphremagog. Out of the way, low key, striking distance to CAN. Never looked into it but I could imagine it being more affordable than other places mentioned.

 

[Geoff]

It's a good, tough question. I personally choose ocean first, access to mountains second. So it's hard for me to really say what I'd do in your shoes. But:

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That's why I picked Portland, ME. Actually, Falmouth Foreside.

 

[AdironRider]

Some of us don't like being poor. I promise I'll tip reasonably when you're waiting on my table at your badass town.

Ill make sure to have my server spit in your food then laugh all the next day at the hill while you work at your day job, wishing you were skiing.

 

[Geoff]

Ill make sure to have my server spit in your food then laugh all the next day at the hill while you work at your day job, wishing you were skiing.

I own the business. You're fired.

 

[AdironRider]

Ill see you in court.

 

[Magog Fishy]

Yeah, I know we have had the debate about Burlington being a City and not a ski town but it is the only place in Northern New England I could see myself living in full-time – can’t beat the choice of Smuggs, Stowe, MRG, and the Bush. Plus a good grocery store (City Market) and Church Street. I like Portland, but personally not as much the skiing options.

Stowe/Waterbury would be the only true ski town that I could see myself in. Lake Placid would be my second choice.

+1 to Newport (City), VT as an option – yeah, another non-skiing town. Nice feel to it. Lake Memphremagog at your door step plus Lake Seymour and Willoughby. Very affordable. 15-20 mins to Jay, 40 mins to Burke, Sutton, and Orford. 1:40ish all highway to Montreal, 3:45ish all highway to Boston. Some quality restaurants, plus w/ Derby feels like a town and not a small village. Jay could very well be the ski area with the most expansion over the next 10-15 years. Great hunting. Shopping (Walmart, Home Depot, etc.) in Magog/Sherbrooke, or you can pretty much buy everything at the Pick and Shovel (a classic). Employment though can be a bit tougher.

 

[Geoff]

Yeah, I know we have had the debate about Burlington being a City and not a ski town but it is the only place in Northern New England I could see myself living in full-time – can’t beat the choice of Smuggs, Stowe, MRG, and the Bush. Plus a good grocery store (City Market) and Church Street. I like Portland, but personally not as much the skiing options.

Stowe/Waterbury would be the only true ski town that I could see myself in. Lake Placid would be my second choice.

+1 to Newport (City), VT as an option – yeah, another non-skiing town. Nice feel to it. Lake Memphremagog at your door step plus Lake Seymour and Willoughby. Very affordable. 15-20 mins to Jay, 40 mins to Burke, Sutton, and Orford. 1:40ish all highway to Montreal, 3:45ish all highway to Boston. Some quality restaurants, plus w/ Derby feels like a town and not a small village. Jay could very well be the ski area with the most expansion over the next 10-15 years. Great hunting. Shopping (Walmart, Home Depot, etc.) in Magog/Sherbrooke, or you can pretty much buy everything at the Pick and Shovel (a classic). Employment though can be a bit tougher.

I drove down Rue Sherbrooke in Magog last March looking to buy some cheese curds for poutine. I'd forgotten to pick it up when I was in Sherbrooke. You'd never confuse it with Williston Road / Dorset Street. I do a lot of business in Sherbrooke. Nice place.

 

[Razor]

If Rangeley were located 2 hours closer to civilization, you'd be talking Aspen prices for real estate.

 

[Cannonball]

If Rangeley were located 2 hours closer to civilization, you'd be talking Aspen prices for real estate.

If Rangley were located 2 hours closer to civilization...it would be Portland.

 

[AdironRider]

Id like Jay, but the wife has already ruled it out completely, like not a chance. Bummer.

Although, personally I like Stowe more if it came down to it. I have never really seen much of a difference snow wise from Stowe in terms of quality. I

 

[kingdom-tele]

Id like Jay, but the wife has already ruled it out completely, like not a chance. Bummer.

Although, personally I like Stowe more if it came down to it. I have never really seen much of a difference snow wise from Stowe in terms of quality. I

Your not missing much (if town living is your desire)

I live outside of Newport and work there. While it has a lot of attributes it is far from having amenities like placid, stowe, B-town, etc. Moving here to live IN Newport City is about the dumbest thing I could imagine. If people consider Newport a ski town you will be better of with St. J. Even then though, I would think your looking for land, woods, your own hillside, not a suburb/town setting. Might as well look for land in areas between resorts. As far as the NEK is concerned, you should plan on making your own fun, the town/ "city" rolls up the sidewalks pretty early

that being said. could do a lot worse than East Burke. good food, summer music and an expanding summer activity list, rivers, hike, bike, ski out your door, have some land, easy access to bigger bodies of water, 7 miles from the Interstate. you should know just about everyone within a year

 

[4RunnerSkier]

A great town nobody's mentioned is Farmington, Maine. Real estate is very reasonable, you've got one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the country (UMF), 45 minutes to Sugarloaf, 50 minutes to Saddleback, and 1 hour to Sunday River. Plus you're reasonably close to all the big box stores in Augusta. There's also some great lakes nearby (Wilson, Webb, and Clearwater) and you're about 1 hr. 15 minutes from some of the East's best whitewater on the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. I'm a UMF grad and absolutely loved living there.

 

[Cannonball]

A great town nobody's mentioned is Farmington, Maine. Real estate is very reasonable, you've got one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the country (UMF), 45 minutes to Sugarloaf, 50 minutes to Saddleback, and 1 hour to Sunday River. Plus you're reasonably close to all the big box stores in Augusta. There's also some great lakes nearby (Wilson, Webb, and Clearwater) and you're about 1 hr. 15 minutes from some of the East's best whitewater on the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. I'm a UMF grad and absolutely loved living there.

A close friend has been trying to sell his house in Farmington for 6-7(?) years. Nice place...no takers. Maybe it's the "very reasonable real estate" that's killing him. If the OP or anyone else gets inspired by this pitch for Farmington PM me.

 

[Edd]

A great town nobody's mentioned is Farmington, Maine. Real estate is very reasonable, you've got one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the country (UMF), 45 minutes to Sugarloaf, 50 minutes to Saddleback, and 1 hour to Sunday River. Plus you're reasonably close to all the big box stores in Augusta. There's also some great lakes nearby (Wilson, Webb, and Clearwater) and you're about 1 hr. 15 minutes from some of the East's best whitewater on the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. I'm a UMF grad and absolutely loved living there.

Good call. I've driven through a hundred times and thought about what a fantastic location it's in for skiing.

 

[deadheadskier]

If Rangley were located 2 hours closer to civilization...it would be Portland.

Lewiston, uke:, but yeah, pretty much :lol:

 

[Edd]

Lewiston, uke:, but yeah, pretty much :lol:

Not an appealing place. There's an almost mystical crappiness about Lewiston. Although I haven't been there in years.