Originally posted by LittleFishie:

How do you like actually living there, through all 4 seasons?

Any issues with tourists?

What are the winters like there? How does it compare with other places you have lived (esp. with Michigan if possible!)?

Biggest downfalls to living there (besides no liquor sales on Sundays)?

Anything else you'd like to throw in would be fine, I'm just trying to get a quality opinion from some locals. Thanks!



Colorado weather on the front range is mild, definitely not like MI. I think you will very much like the winters there being where you are from. Summers are hot and dry. First snow is almost always on halloween or damn close to it. Snow rarely sticks. It will snow one or two days, then it will be 40-50 the next and it will all melt. For most foul weather you are rewarded with beautiful weather right afterwards. It rarely stays nasty and cold for any long period of time. Winters are much more mild than most would think. Very tolerable, and this is coming from someone who grew up in FL! Boulder is a beautiful place.

Jan-March is when most of the snow comes. Still very mild. Many clear days, in fact, I think Boulder has 300+ sunny days per year! Weather gets funky in the spring. You will get a couple of late snow storms. In fact, this year in May it was 70 degrees for a couple of weeks, then the next day is cold and snowing, then the next day is 70 again. Weathermen are useless!

CO doesnt use salt either, so no worries about that!

Many great roads around there for canyon carving. Great driving for sure.

No real issues with tourists. My only hangup about Boulder is that its super liberal. Lots of hippies and people who dont grow up. I always called it "100 square miles surrounded by reality." Cops would rather you be high than drunk. Boulder PD is basically a party patrol.

Public transit is great and easy. You can really get all over town without driving, especially if you dont mind riding your bike (most if not all buses have bike racks in front for the bus/bike combo). Bike paths everywhere, and a VERY bike friendly community, as outdoor sports are HUGE. I think everyone there hikes at least. Any outdoor sport is literally minutes away: hiking, biking, skiing, ice climbing, rock climbing, running. . . . I could go on forever. Its a great place to be young and/or active. Dont forget, world class skiing is only a short drive away (I could get to Breck, Keystone in about 1.25 hours, Vail 1.5. Get the colorado ski pass, unlimited skiing for $300!)

Another plus is that Denver is a very short drive away, so you can do the big city thing if you like. Lots to do.

If you have any more questions about anything let me know. I could go on for a while, so ask away. CO is my second favorite state after FL, and my home away from home! I miss it already. I just wanted to get back to southern hospitality and I need to be near the ocean.

I always said if Colorado was on the coast I would never leave!

Oh yeah, CO has many tracks (road courses and drag). They are closing fast due to people moving in around them and complaining about the noise. They are cheap to run on too, and have open track days all the time.

Derek could speak more on this. So could 94ex, as he used to be in Ft. Collins. IIRC they both spent some time in Boulder.



94ex just beat me to the punch. One more kicker is that housing is VERY expensive. Denver suburbs are cheaper.

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