A strange thing happened to me today at about 3:00 pm. I starting wondering why things in my web world started getting so quiet, and then after receiving an e-mail from a friend about Sunday’s Matisyahu concert at Teton Village ... it all started to make sense. Ahhh, it is Friday, and it is Labor Day Weekend. This had not even crossed my mind.
James Reinert, a developer based in Jackson Hole, has proposed a deed-restricted affordable housing plan for 500 homes south of town made up of 125 traditional affordable homes and 375 units of “Homestead Ownership”.
As the summer season winds down, thoughts in a ski town inevitably drift towards snow. It must have been about 70 degrees at the top of Snow King the other day, but as soon as a small breeze came through, I watched and listened to a man near by clapping his hands together with a big smile cheering, “winter’s coming”. That’s what generally happens around here at this time of year… locals have enjoyed a good 2 to 3 month fun filled mountain summer, and are back to preying for snow.
After staring into a blank computer screen for way too long, I finally realized that any original thoughts about the mountain lifestyle today … were probably not coming from me. Thankfully, one of my goals here is to share with you the many different perspectives from people who have chosen the mountains as a place to live.
Maybe you are living in a city looking for more of a work-life balance, or maybe you’ve been, “ski bumming” a few seasons and are now looking for a full-time job. A resort town offers a unique mix of culture, jobs and of course … the best of the great outdoors.
Just about an hour a day on a trail, any trail, and I’m having a good day. Add a yoga class to that …I’m heading towards nirvana.
I have always loved the mountains. After spending my first summer at the age of nine in the Green Mountains of Vermont, I was hooked. The trail has continually brought pleasure into my life throughout the years … everything from pure fun, magnificent beauty, and physical strength to inner strength, balance and sometimes just a place to simply slow down.
Here is an article written by Pamela a few years back that has always been one of my favorites, hope you enjoy …and have a good weekend.
Today’s Jackson Hole News and Guide features an update on affordable housing. I have pulled out a few small portions from the article here just to give you an idea of what’s going on …
From the perspective of local residents who now have challenging careers while living exactly where they want to live, ski town job growth has been a blessing. Many here in Jackson that were sure they were going to have to leave after a season or two have been pleasantly surprised by all of the new full-time job opportunities that have allowed them to stay. More career opportunities, economic growth … the positive side of things.
I thought I would just pass along this article from the Telluride Daily Planet about Dave Riley, Resort chief will beat you to powder line, for anyone thinking about working at the ski resort in Telluride. The new CEO has come back to town after over 20 years, and has lived in numerous ski towns throughout his career. Telluride was my second choice behind Jackson as top places to relocate to. That boxed canyon blew me away, and the town itself, I loved.
In the past decade living here in Jackson Hole, at least half of the people I know that moved away have now moved back. Other friends have moved here from Whitefish, Breckenridge, Missoula, Aspen and Telluride, and a few have left to go to Bend, Tahoe, Bozeman and Durango. What’s my point?
In my continual research to find out what’s new in the web 2.0 world, I have to say that I am still not totally sold on sites like twitter and second life. These websites are definitely hot topics in the media, but are they really society’s #1 entertainment of choice these days? From where I sit, which is working at the computer for the better part of the day, a break means I am out the door, and outside.
I never even thought about what this word really meant prior to living in Wyoming. Growing up in the suburbs of New York, and living in the city for 5 years after college, the word community actually never even came to mind. For me, the New York attraction is family, exceptional live music(every day of the week), some occasional anonymity(non-existent here), and a whole lot of diversity.
Jackson Hole, on the other hand, brings to mind things like beauty, nature, adventure, outdoors, and in my opinion, the word community defines this place. The love that residents share for this area and each other is truly amazing. Locals come together for the good times and bad like I have never seen before.
If you are a professional thinking about moving to a small mountain community, you are probably looking for more information than how great the ski mountain is. What I have found to be the most daunting for those planning to relocate here to Jackson besides the housing is the basic question of what is really here beyond the obvious beauty and great skiing.
Considering a major lifestyle change?
