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Duhck | 2 years ago

Aspen, CO

Pros:

- Can be outside all year round (provided you love snow like everyone else here).

- Tons of activities, culture, and interesting people.

- I get to play hockey and snowboard / mountain bike in the same day, with maybe 20 minutes of time in my car.

- The weather is impeccable (again if you like winter).

- Small town airport is amazing. Get there 15 minutes before boarding and walk right onto your plane.

Cons:

- Small town. 10k people means you run into people all the time, people build reputations, etc.

- Airport can be unreliable in weather.

- Cost prohibitive for most friends or family to visit easily.

- Everyone is white, and mostly rich. Lack of real diversity.

- Eating out is prohibitively expensive and feels extravagant. (Pro to this is I spend more time with my fiancé at home cooking together and eating healthier)

I lived in NYC for nearly 20 years, and I visit for 3-6 weeks a year. I love NYC more than anything, but also for now really love my life I've built here, even if it gets lonely sometimes -- I always remind myself that I was lonely sometimes in NYC too.

Its been really nice to get out of the day to day commute to work, get coffee at [insert favorite local coffee shot], get lunch, commute home, go out to dinner or order in, go to bed, rinse repeat.

I get to snowboard daily in the winter, ride my mountain bike in the summer, see gorgeous scenery on every ride or drive, and really have mother nature as my playground. I am physically and mentally healthier than I've ever been.

But I miss NYC

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HDThoreaun|2 years ago

I recently moved to Park City and absolutely love it. Same sort of issues as Aspen though, now we just need to expand housing stock and it could be truly incredible.

DrFunke|2 years ago

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