Hey All,

I'm Paul, from the Cleveland chapter. I'll be graduating from Ohio State this spring with a Real Estate and Business Degree, and I'm considering moving to Seattle if I can spot a job opportunity.

So i wanted to ask, what is it like living there? I've lived in Cleveland all my life, and if you all don't know, I think we have similar weather patterns. ...and worse luck in professsional sports

Thanks !

 

Hi Paul,

Seattle's great. The weather isn't all that bad. Especially in the summer.

 

I know somebody who came here from Cleveland. She ended up moving back to the Midwest, but then kept coming back here for vacation.

Anyway, the climate is not at all like the Midwest, really. The averages are probably about the same, but the extremes are much bigger in the Midwest than they are in Puget Sound.

Also, the seasonal changes are more subtle here, which several people I know from the Midwest have complained about.

On the other hand, if you go east of the Cascades the seasonal changes are less subtle than the Midwest, and the climate extremes are greater.

Averaging things conceals a lot of information.

And I am still mad that the Indians beat the Mariners in the 1995 ALCS.

 

Nice ! Haha. Well, thanks for the feedback. How far do you have to drive for some good skiing?

 

Roughly 50 miles from Seattle to Snoqualmie Pass. Thats just using google maps and drawing a line so its a very rough estimate.

 

He said "good" skiing.

(Snoqualmie is the closest, and is less than an hour from Seattle. But by Western standards the verticals are small and the snow tends to be lousy. That will be different this year, since we have had nearly record snows so far. But Snoqualmie is very near the rain line, and I've been there more often in the rain than when it was snowing.)

Stevens Pass and Crystal Mountain are the next steps up in distance. Then Mt. Baker. Then the Oregon and BC ski areas, but those are not day trips. The day trip choices are Crystal, Stevens, Snoqualmie, and (barely) Baker.

Your choices are MUCH more varied and really world class if you are into backcountry skiing.

 

Snoqualmie pass includes three public parks. One of which, Alpental, features enough "verticles" that I doubt many folks would complain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpental

There is very little in the way of intermediate offered at this park. The runs are all fairly steep and you will commonly find a tree in your way. Further if you are a neophyte and have problems operating a snowboard on moguls, then this might not be the resort for you.

 

It rains alot! No tornados! Lots of people that can't drive!

Other than that its an awesome place. I live in eastside its peaceful not alot of sirens like Seattle were I use to live (college). The night well its all good.

Real estate. Well its one of the highest in the country very expensive, but good for you when the market goes up. There is alot of condos in the eastside and seattle that are getting build. There are always hiring for real estate agents here.

I hope you have fun and enjoy the rainy state.

 

It Eastside east of Bellvue then? Where are your upper middle class living? Any really young people in the city? Or is it more of a "commuter" city ?

The only reason I ask is because you mentioned the condos going up in Eastlake.

Any lifestyle centers(outdoor retail, apartment/office above), or is there mostly a lot of indoor shopping?

Thanks !

 

Eastside is mainly bellevue, kirkland, newcastle, etc.... you would need to define young. I'm 24 and I live in Fremont, which is a neighborhood about 10 minutes north of downtown, still within seattle though.