Would You Change Your Life Path?

[KingM]

For the people who live in a ski town in the east...why didn't you move out west???

That's an easy one. Because at the end of the day I'm still in Vermont. Imagine coming home from the resort to find that you live in Utah.

(I lived in Utah, actually, from the time I was 6 until I was 28. I've still got friends and family there and the natural parts are beautiful, but I prefer to live in a state where adulthood has been legalized, where you can get a beer that's stronger than 3.5%, and where the valleys aren't billboards, strip malls, and subdivisions as far as the eye can see.)

 

[Johnskiismore]

For the people who live in a ski town in the east...why didn't you move out west???

Honestly, I didn't want to move that far away from my family. I love New England in every season. I can go visit the Rockies in winter! Mmmm, Powder Mountain Utah.....

 

[campgottagopee]

1. Nope--too darn hot
2. Already done it--no money sux
3. Yup--like it here

 

[Moe Ghoul]

#3. I'm pretty content all around. Don't fix it if it ain't broken.

 

[kingslug]

Well lets see. Move to Utah and have half our income. i think we could pull it off. My wife's a bartender and that state is a little on the dry side, but Park City is kind of a happing place so maybe she would do OK. utah is booming and with all the new buildings going up and me being a building engineer I doubt my income would stay low for long. A smaller house and a few less toys wouldn't bother me if I could ski 8 months a year on the best snow on earth.

 

[dmc]

For the people who live in a ski town in the east...why didn't you move out west???

Proximity to job and family...

But that could change...

 

[andyzee]

Well lets see. Move to Utah and have half our income. i think we could pull it off. My wife's a bartender and that state is a little on the dry side, but Park City is kind of a happing place so maybe she would do OK. utah is booming and with all the new buildings going up and me being a building engineer I doubt my income would stay low for long. A smaller house and a few less toys wouldn't bother me if I could ski 8 months a year on the best snow on earth.

My guess is, a place like Sandy, UT would have far more job oppertunities for your wife than Park City.

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

1. Not a snowballs chance in...Florida
2. Couldn't do it...costs twice as much to live in a ski town...been there, done that, had the debt to show for it...couldn't do it with a wife and kid
3. Yup, I'll stick with this

 

[Dr Skimeister]

The How Seriously Do You Take Your Skiing thread got me thinking about this scenario.
Your job, hours, vacations, benefits will all stay the same, but your boss needs someone with your skills in different areas of the country. You are given these 3 choices:

1. Move to South Florida and your family income will double
2. Move to the ski town of your choice and your family income will be cut in half
3. Stay where you are and everything remains the same.

Which would you choose?

1. No way. IMHO Florida is hell that just hasn't fallen below the earth's surface yet. Too hot, too many bugs, too many rednecks suckering the fogys from Ohio and NJ that retire there.

2. The mercenary in me isn't ready to drop my income in half. I'm not sure that there would be that significant an improvement in lifestyle, other than easier access to the skiing. I would miss the access to the more urban areas that we enjoy from time to time.

3. Life is pretty good.

 

[drjeff]

1. No way. IMHO Florida is hell that just hasn't fallen below the earth's surface yet. Too hot, too many bugs, too many rednecks suckering the fogys from Ohio and NJ that retire there.
.

Come on Doc, think of all the pet alligators you could work on

 

[playoutside]

1. No way, no way, no way
2. could live on half, but then I'd have to settle for just one area, not ready for that yet
3. Life is pretty darn good as it is, think I'll stick with whats been working well

 

[snowmonster]

Number One. I could use the extra income.

 

[andyzee]

Number One. I could use the extra income.

How come I don't believe you?

 

[dmc]

Florida smells funny...

 

[andyzee]

Florida smells funny...

And has too many bugs and critters.

 

[deadheadskier]

For the people who live in a ski town in the east...why didn't you move out west???

I don't currently, but have lived in ski towns.

I just like New England, it's that simple. The skiing is better out west for sure, but New England has a certain sense of place, 'home' if you will that I haven't been able to find elsewhere.

 

[dmc]

And has too many bugs and critters.

Nasty nasty bugs...

Way more carnivores down there as well...

Also I hear meth grows from trees!

 

[snowmonster]

How come I don't believe you?

Thanks for the confidence but believe me, buddy. Hey, are you planning to hit the Cape this summer? Let me know.

 

[andyzee]

Thanks for the confidence but believe me, buddy. Hey, are you planning to hit the Cape this summer? Let me know.

Cape, most likely in the later part of August.

 

[riverc0il]

Perhaps the thread title should be "Will You Change Your Life Path" instead of "Would You." Anything else is really just an exercise in hypothesis with a side of dreamy resignation. Nothing I would change about my life path past, present, or future.