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If you go to WA, I'd suggest staying on the east side of the state. I lived on the west side from top to bottom for nearly 20 years in total, and the problem is that it's wet - which means bad snow for skiing most of the time. You want a drier climate for good snow. Eastern WA could work.
If you go to WA, I'd suggest staying on the east side of the state. I lived on the west side from top to bottom for nearly 20 years in total, and the problem is that it's wet - which means bad snow for skiing most of the time. You want a drier climate for good snow. Eastern WA could work.
WA won't work for the OP, he said elevation is crucial and there are no towns above 6,500 ft because at that elevation you are above the tree line, Paradise Mt Rainier famous for its Inn and being on the edge of the tree line and ridiculous amounts of snow is only at 5,400 ft. And the highest point you can reach by car is Sunrise Mt. Rainier at 6,400 ft still shy of the bench mark.
WA won't work for the OP, he said elevation is crucial and there are no towns above 6,500 ft because at that elevation you are above the tree line, Paradise Mt Rainier famous for its Inn and being on the edge of the tree line and ridiculous amounts of snow is only at 5,400 ft. And the highest point you can reach by car is Sunrise Mt. Rainier at 6,400 ft still shy of the bench mark.
Arbitrary minimum elevation doesn't account for about 9 degrees higher latitude in WA. The fact that no trees there exist above 6500 ft (about) means it is cold, and with proximity to moist air off the sea and very cold air coming down from Frasier Valley, LOTS of snow.
The benchmark of 10000 ft altitude is irrelevant without considering latitude, exposure, and probably many other factors.
Arbitrary minimum elevation doesn't account for about 9 degrees higher latitude in WA. The fact that no trees there exist above 6500 ft (about) means it is cold, and with proximity to moist air off the sea and very cold air coming down from Frasier Valley, LOTS of snow.
The benchmark of 10000 ft altitude is irrelevant without considering latitude, exposure, and probably many other factors.
I was stating that the Op wants to live at higher elevation because he wants to live in a thinner atmosphere, that won't happen in WA because the elevations are much lower than in Colorado where you have places like Denver at 5,130–5,690 ft which is the same elevation as Paradise Mt. Rainier. I know why WA is colder than CO and that's because Denver is on a large plain which gets warmed by the sun and then radiates that heat into the air, where as in Paradise it's on a very steep mountain and so the ground is unable to heat the air. But the air pressure would be the same at both places correct? or is the Air pressure in Denver pretty much the same as at sea level?
I was stating that the Op wants to live at higher elevation because he wants to live in a thinner atmosphere, that won't happen in WA because the elevations are much lower than in Colorado where you have places like Denver at 5,130–5,690 ft which is the same elevation as Paradise Mt. Rainier. I know why WA is colder than CO and that's because Denver is on a large plain which gets warmed by the sun and then radiates that heat into the air, where as in Paradise it's on a very steep mountain and so the ground is unable to heat the air. But the air pressure would be the same at both places correct? or is the Air pressure in Denver pretty much the same as at sea level?
Did he say he wants lower air pressure, really? I must have missed that.m
Health and fitness reasons...training at high altitude, maybe. But even though the cardio benefits are there, there is some question over whether muscles benefit (strength). Might be a tossup.
I never said WA is colder than CO. That isn't necessarily so; depends which two places are being compared.
I got the impression his objective is lots of snow for skiing, for a long season.
Wyoming...Jackson Hole
Idaho...Sun Valley
Montana: Big Sky
What do they have in common? Great snow, and low crowds. (And pricey!)
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