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#41 · (Edited)
squashyo said:
Fair warning...if you move here relatively soon, you're coming into some rather dry weather events (sever drought). Trails are already getting blown up a bit pretty much everywhere. Unless we get some much needed rain, riding here will be sub-optimal until the Fall is my guess.

We are also seeing heavy fire events every summer it seems...keep that in mind if you want to live in the woods or don't like smoke (of the unwanted variety).

On another topic, my guess is that from where you are coming from, these trails are going to knock your socks off a little bit. There are some pretty badass trails all over the place if you know the right people/have good trail radar.
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Empire grade already blown out a 2 weeks ago
 
#44 ·
If I were you I would look at Scotts Valley. From my front door it is one hell of a good 45 minutes to the top of the UC trail system. Sadly many areas of Santa Cruz have been left to the homeless. There are good neighborhoods here and there but do your homework.
 
#45 ·
Ktom300 said:
Skiing will be very difficult from Santa Cruz area. Just getting to the south bay on a Friday will be tough especially if there's weather.
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AND its goddam expensive! We just went up to north lake area for a family vacation - the lodging was at least 30% more than what we've paid a couple years ago and lift ticket are now all $125-200!

I-80 to Sacramento from SC is ridiculous both ways... Kirkwood for the win!

I was lucky enough to ski in Tahoe from age 10-18 (back in the 80's)... Did 'Avalanche' bus trips all winter in high school up to what used to be Squaw Valley (now 'Palisades'). Pretty lucky to be able to do that back then.
 
#46 ·
Halfabrain said:
AND its goddam expensive! We just went up to north lake area for a family vacation - the lodging was at least 30% more than what we've paid a couple years ago and lift ticket are now all $125-200!

I-80 to Sacramento from SC is ridiculous both ways... Kirkwood for the win!

I was lucky enough to ski in Tahoe from age 10-18 (back in the 80's)... Did 'Avalanche' bus trips all winter in high school up to what used to be Squaw Valley (now 'Palisades'). Pretty lucky to be able to do that back then.
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Don’t look at Colorado lift pass prices then.


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#47 ·
I'm a decade older than you, but did the same move that you're interested in. Mechanical engineer from Wisconsin to San Jose.

It's a change. Lots of homelessness and car break-ins. Lots of trash laying around from said homeless. Hard to comprehend that an apartment 500sqft less is 2-2.5x the price of WI, and a home 1/3 the size is 4x the price. Food and bars are expensive. Traffic blows. Everything is brown. Many friends move away to somewhere cheaper. You can make 100k/yr and be lower-middle class.

But ****, this place is awesome. The riding, the ocean, the mountains, the weather, the food. People are generally friendlier and less clique-ish since many people are transplants. SJC may not be awesome by itself, but it's a central hub to everything amazing. SC, Pacifica, Napa, Tahoe, Yosemite, SF, SLO, Carmel, and even east bay.

Avoid Scotts Valley until you're ready to have a 2nd kid...or retire.
 
#50 ·
Gemini2k05 said:
🙄🙄🙄. People who complain snot lift ticket prices obviously don’t ski. You buy a season pass. And the value those provide these days are insanely good.
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Hey, I completely agree with you. I'm saying relatively CO lift prices were a lot higher than I was expecting after skiing in Tahoe.

I don't ski anymore (my left knee made sure of that), but I'm aware of lift prices everywhere. I hear about complaints regularly here in CO about season pass prices, not about individual tickets.

What I find more interesting is how long the lines are here. it's just crazy.
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#51 ·
stripes said:
Hey, I completely agree with you. I'm saying relatively CO lift prices were a lot higher than I was expecting after skiing in Tahoe.
I hear about complaints regularly here in CO about season pass prices, not about individual tickets.
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I mean I’ve gotten basically unlimited skiing at 7 resorts across 4 states this year for like $600-700. That seems like an insane value to me. And way cheaper than that would’ve been 10-20 years ago 🤷‍♂️. I don’t really get what people complain about.
 
#52 ·
Gemini2k05 said:
I mean I’ve gotten basically unlimited skiing at 7 resorts across 4 states this year for like $600-700. That seems like an insane value to me. And way cheaper than that would’ve been 10-20 years ago 🤷‍♂️. I don’t really get what people complain about.
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Issue currently is the last few years in Tahoe the snow has been inconsistent. So maybe you get an epic storm Wednesday but by Saturday is melted and slush. So for Bay Area boarding it just hasn’t been worth the trip and cost. So buying a season pass for Tahoe resorts has not been worth it in my opinion.
 
#53 ·
Crap, I remember when one could get a ski day pass for $50 and snow was always there by Thanksgiving.

Back to OP, if you're young and can afford to live here, you should. It's not perfect, but it is worth experiencing. You can then decide whether this is the place for you.
 
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