I'm about an hour north of Pocatello so I'm not comfortable in answeriing these questions directly.
I can tell you if you're looking for a smaller town feel than a large city, you will find that. I do know that the unemployment rate is extremely low so finding a job might not be difficult, however with regards to the parks/forestry I'm unsure what's available.
Our region is getting it's first "real" winter than it's shown in about 15 years. Pocatello last I heard didn't get as much snow as we did, however the entire area has a blizzard warning for today. The plows seem to be a much better job down that way than up here. I've had several clients say the roads don't even get bad until they hit Bonnevile County
