Skiers: If You Could Move Anywhere... ?

[raisingarizona]

And, thus, this is why millions have moved and will continue to move to, essentially, a desert, and then wonder why there is no water coming out of their faucet someday.
Somebody told me one time in Colorado that what they most missed from living in the northeast was the green. Living in dirt gets old.

Nah, I love the desert.

I found out this winter that I only really need 6 weeks (maybe less) of winter and skiing. I don’t like being cold anymore. Cold and humidity make me extremely achy.

 

[witch hobble]

Cold and humidity make me extremely achy.

lol….in Plymouth NH average January high temp is 23 degrees and 90% relative humidity.

But I’m probably not going anywhere.

 

[Capt_Planit]

I love winter. And will miss it forever.

 

[raisingarizona]

lol….in Plymouth NH average January high temp is 23 degrees and 90% relative humidity.

But I’m probably not going anywhere.

F all that

 

[tirolski]

F all that

 

[Benny Profane]

That's going to be a pretty expensive long term fix. My buddy just bought a sweet two bedroom in the Snakedance building, which, if you haven't been to Taos, is about as close you can get to the base quad. He got it at a good price. Really good. You wonder if previous owners had an inkling. It's a crude, old, delapitated water system that needs total replacement. And they're about to start construction on the new, improved and very pricey St. Bernard.
I have a permanent invite, though. I'll get back about this next year.

 

[Andy_ROC]

Maybe ya can work on fixing their water leak.

The Village of Taos Ski Valley – Providing infrastructure & services to a World Class Ski Resort Community

"April 2, 2023 8:30 am
An unfortunate private residence water service line leak, and then a second leak, have depleted the Village’s water system storage tanks. Water is available from the Phoenix Spring but is not able to pressurize the lines to the residences and now to the Village Core.

Public Works Crews continue to work non-stop to identify and isolate certain areas where excess water is being drained.
There is no identified timeline for correction of these problems at the moment."

Taos Ski Valley closed due to water system failure

The village of Taos Ski Valley is working to repair a "major water leak that has totally depleted" one of the main water storage tanks.

www.santafenewmexican.com

Actual footage of one of the guys working on the problem

 

[tirolski]

Taos Ski Valley closed due to water leak

Updated April 4 at 9:50 a.m.

www.taosnews.com

The comments here ^^^are interesting.

Almost went to grad school in New Mexico instead of Ole Miss.
Was gonna study something about solar energy engineering before it was a thingy

 

[riverc0il]

lol….in Plymouth NH average January high temp is 23 degrees and 90% relative humidity.

But I’m probably not going anywhere.

The bigger issue around here is the wind (though the humidity does suck). That NW gets funneled and rips through this area. I can deal with cold, but combined with that bitter wind, it can be quite taxing around here in the winter (especially when the snow sucks!). I lost a lot of weight recently, my body doesn't tolerate the cold like it once did... gusty cold is brutal.

I'm happy where I am right now. But as soon as our mortgage is paid off and my skiing skills begin to degrade due to old age, I'm moving south. Not "south" south. Just out of the mountains. Someplace I can bike ride mostly year round (I'll ride in the 30s or warmer). When I am retired or early retired with extra cash to burn, I'll pre-position in hotels for the big storms. At this point, I pretty much only ski when there is fresh snow any ways, so being close isn't helping much in that department.

Wherever I end up, I definitely prefer rural and hills. Sometimes I miss the city... then I drive through one and that sets me straight right quick.

The whole idea of retiring to a mountain village at a ski area is overly romanticized. It probably works for some people, especially those that truly find community in their new digs. But the people in your life are more important than the places in your life. And living somewhere can take the shine off compared to just visiting, familiarity breeds contempt, and all that... There is something to be said for wanting to be somewhere, hard to make it keep being amazing once you arrive.

 

[raisingarizona]

That's going to be a pretty expensive long term fix. My buddy just bought a sweet two bedroom in the Snakedance building, which, if you haven't been to Taos, is about as close you can get to the base quad. He got it at a good price. Really good. You wonder if previous owners had an inkling. It's a crude, old, delapitated water system that needs total replacement. And they're about to start construction on the new, improved and very pricey St. Bernard.
I have a permanent invite, though. I'll get back about this next year.

Sounds rad Benny. When I finally figure out my program let’s go ski there. I’m 1 or 2 years out but I’m there. I promise.