I recently moved out of Colorado (to South Beach), and I still miss it. I am an avid skier but at my age (24) SoBe is better for me right now. I have all intentions of moving back to colorado within the next few years. Hearing the hail storm post brought back some very funny memories. As far as 'natives' go. I think people have a distorted view, The reason locals dont want an influx of people is because they are perfectly happy with the way Colorado is right now and would prefer it not to change. Summit county has already become overcrowded in the 10 years i lived there. In regards to trading, good luck. Unless you have a good enough track record and a few contacts to get into the few hedge funds in the area, CO isnt really a haven for trading. Although if you trade on your own, the world is your office...
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