Daily hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding with trips to surf. Would you do it?
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Would you move to the mountains?
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in my idea world I would own a place at the beach and the mountains.
work? why would I want to do that?
work? why would I want to do that?
lived in Tahoe for a couple years but i wasnt even 21 yet so it was boring when not on the mountain. also not stoked to driv to reno when i wanted the latest wu tang cd or something (this was the 90s)
Ive had a few friends whove tried to move to different mountains and eventually came back because the schools werent tickling theyre fancies for the kids. others got frustrated with the hassle of having to deal with driving up and down for certain things and just driving in general wehn the season hit.
To me, im like well, what did expect. I for one kind of envision myswelf retiring in a mountain town. for now il ike to surf to much to leave it.
Ive had a few friends whove tried to move to different mountains and eventually came back because the schools werent tickling theyre fancies for the kids. others got frustrated with the hassle of having to deal with driving up and down for certain things and just driving in general wehn the season hit.
To me, im like well, what did expect. I for one kind of envision myswelf retiring in a mountain town. for now il ike to surf to much to leave it.
Tryon County North Carolina is fully prepared and protected. Lecrìn Valley Andalusia Spain is true & Sante Fe NM is pretty dope too. I've lived it up in Laguna Niguel for a spell. I'm a return again. But more than an hours worth drive to the beach seem like a panic room ....
I did four years in Bend. 100+ days a year on the season pass. MTB trails right out my front door. Rock climbing and hiking in the summer.
I dug it and I think for many it's worth the tradeoff. I love snowboarding good pow through the trees and I think it's the only thing that comes anywhere close to a good surf session. Still, for me it's not on the same level.
30 min. drive to the mountain doesn't sound bad but factor in the traffic, waiting in lines, yada yada. Snowboarding/skiing is more of a sure thing, like you are going to get some ride time but it's also much more of an ordeal than my current 3 minute drive down the gravel road to check the waves. Not that I don't spend time driving around looking for surf but it's definitely a much more relaxed thing than white knuckling it up the mtn in a blizzard with heavy traffic, seeing people crashed on the side of the road and so on.
It would really depend on the mountain and the town but I think there are probably plenty of cool, low key mountain spots I could be happy. (If for some reason I was forced to leave the coast).
I dug it and I think for many it's worth the tradeoff. I love snowboarding good pow through the trees and I think it's the only thing that comes anywhere close to a good surf session. Still, for me it's not on the same level.
30 min. drive to the mountain doesn't sound bad but factor in the traffic, waiting in lines, yada yada. Snowboarding/skiing is more of a sure thing, like you are going to get some ride time but it's also much more of an ordeal than my current 3 minute drive down the gravel road to check the waves. Not that I don't spend time driving around looking for surf but it's definitely a much more relaxed thing than white knuckling it up the mtn in a blizzard with heavy traffic, seeing people crashed on the side of the road and so on.
It would really depend on the mountain and the town but I think there are probably plenty of cool, low key mountain spots I could be happy. (If for some reason I was forced to leave the coast).
The novelty of visiting someplace, not working, not dealing with the day to day nonsense often teases one into thinking... I should move here. Life for the locals is different. Fucking Tourists.
My parents had a home in a remote area of the mountains of West Virginia. Basically owned the entire end of a ridge line from top to bottom. They just sold it last year after 30 years of owning it. During the warm months they would be in NJ for two weeks and then go to the mountains for a week or two then spend winters in Florida. My parents are in their late 70s now and the upkeep was getting to be too much and the biggest problem is how remote the place was. A good hour and 40 minutes to civilization on winding narrow roads. Being a nine hour drive for me I didn't have the time or interest to maintain it. Turned out Covid was a good time to sell remote mountain properties.
For me it was nice to visit but wouldn't want to live there.
For me it was nice to visit but wouldn't want to live there.
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Just did it from the beggining of the pandemic till now. Snowboarding is fun, but a good powder day is not the same as a good surf day. Spring and summer are nice but id always wonder 'what a beautiful sunny day, hownice would it be to surf right now'. Gf always complained im an addict 
Fall would be depressive, 2 weeks in a row with 5ºc and raining or foggy? My latin ass had a hard time with that.
Made some good money there, now back at the beach earning less but happier. Will def try and go every year for a snow holiday, gfs parents live there anw and got a few good friends to visit.
Fall would be depressive, 2 weeks in a row with 5ºc and raining or foggy? My latin ass had a hard time with that.
Made some good money there, now back at the beach earning less but happier. Will def try and go every year for a snow holiday, gfs parents live there anw and got a few good friends to visit.
Only if I was done surfing. If I couldn't pop up but I could snowboard and mountain bike.
