What's the next great high altitude town for year around living/training?

Big Bear, CA.

Park City, UT

Honestly, towns that fit that criteria simply aren't undiscovered at this point. Somebody would have tried it already and found out there's too much downside to attract a crowd. There's good reason they haven't taken off as running hot spots. Per my suggestion above, Park City gets too much snow in the winter to be great for anyone training for a winter or spring marathon or track season. Everything else is "too isolated," as in you'll have to drive nearly two hours, minimum, to get to and from an airport to get out to a race. Or you're only close to a small airport and have to endure increased expense and a layover for any and every flight to a race. Plenty fit the bill for everything but "too isolated."

What happens if you don't drive to low elevation to do your workouts? What happens if you do your workouts above 5000ft. elevation?

I'd rather live a little lower then head up into the mountains to run trails. I would love to live close to the Green Mts in VT or the Whites in NH.

The easy answer is no.

All the places in the US are well discovered and all of them are expensive or outrageous expensive.

The next great running mountain town will be in Mexico or somewhere in South America.

Former ski bum wrote:

The easy answer is no.

All the places in the US are well discovered and all of them are expensive or outrageous expensive.

The next great running mountain town will be in Mexico or somewhere in South America.

That’s not true. You must be a Colorado guy

Boulder bro

close to jobs too, plus the LostBoyz/SEBO gang shout out to my homies BCJ release on the creek bike path whatup

and BRAP

What happens if you don't drive to ... wrote:

What happens if you don't drive to low elevation to do your workouts? What happens if you do your workouts above 5000ft. elevation?

Some can't hit the pace/intensity needed at higher elevations.

Island Park, ID

Whitefish, MT

...and for all of LRC

Moran, WY

Here are a few options.

Raton NM – 6,700

Las Vegas NM – 6,400

Silver City NM – 5,900

Cedar City UT – 5,800 (St George is only 45 minutes away at 2,700 and rarely has snow)

Salida colorado, 7083

Flat, lots of hills right outside of town, perfect yr round weather, lots of your douchie needed hipster night life for you and a nice 2 yr old resurfaced track.

If you don't mind a little driving, Klamath Falls, Oregon, might be a good place. Sits about 4000 feet. Has all amenities of any city/town. Drive about an hour or so away and there are miles of roads and trails at Crater Lake, in which the rim road is at 7000 feet. Warm/hot in the summer, cold and can be very snowy in the winter. Great XC skiing area too. Very affordable.

bannned i got wrote:

Salida colorado, 7083

Flat, lots of hills right outside of town, perfect yr round weather, lots of your douchie needed hipster night life for you and a nice 2 yr old resurfaced track.

Salida is nice but also way overpriced.

This is the cheapest house there right now.

stan the corgi wrote:

If you don't mind a little driving, Klamath Falls, Oregon, might be a good place. Sits about 4000 feet. Has all amenities of any city/town. Drive about an hour or so away and there are miles of roads and trails at Crater Lake, in which the rim road is at 7000 feet. Warm/hot in the summer, cold and can be very snowy in the winter. Great XC skiing area too. Very affordable.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, Oregon

Nope

Running Cult Member wrote:

Park City, UT

Honestly, towns that fit that criteria simply aren't undiscovered at this point. Somebody would have tried it already and found out there's too much downside to attract a crowd. There's good reason they haven't taken off as running hot spots. Per my suggestion above, Park City gets too much snow in the winter to be great for anyone training for a winter or spring marathon or track season. Everything else is "too isolated," as in you'll have to drive nearly two hours, minimum, to get to and from an airport to get out to a race. Or you're only close to a small airport and have to endure increased expense and a layover for any and every flight to a race. Plenty fit the bill for everything but "too isolated."

Utah weirds me out. Been to Park City twice.

Running Cult Member wrote:

Park City, UT

Honestly, towns that fit that criteria simply aren't undiscovered at this point. Somebody would have tried it already and found out there's too much downside to attract a crowd. There's good reason they haven't taken off as running hot spots. Per my suggestion above, Park City gets too much snow in the winter to be great for anyone training for a winter or spring marathon or track season. Everything else is "too isolated," as in you'll have to drive nearly two hours, minimum, to get to and from an airport to get out to a race. Or you're only close to a small airport and have to endure increased expense and a layover for any and every flight to a race. Plenty fit the bill for everything but "too isolated."

Did you miss the part about too expensive?

southwest bound wrote:

Here are a few options.

Raton NM – 6,700

Las Vegas NM – 6,400

Silver City NM – 5,900

Cedar City UT – 5,800 (St George is only 45 minutes away at 2,700 and rarely has snow)

My goodness, have you ever been to Raton? It is literally the last place you’d ever want to live for any length of time. Filthy, sketchy, and an air of despondency best describes it.

summit park wrote:

Running Cult Member wrote:

Park City, UT

Honestly, towns that fit that criteria simply aren't undiscovered at this point. Somebody would have tried it already and found out there's too much downside to attract a crowd. There's good reason they haven't taken off as running hot spots. Per my suggestion above, Park City gets too much snow in the winter to be great for anyone training for a winter or spring marathon or track season. Everything else is "too isolated," as in you'll have to drive nearly two hours, minimum, to get to and from an airport to get out to a race. Or you're only close to a small airport and have to endure increased expense and a layover for any and every flight to a race. Plenty fit the bill for everything but "too isolated."

Did you miss the part about too expensive?

More than Boulder? At any rate, in case you didn't notice I already discounted my own suggestion. The answer to the OP exists only in fantasy. Top runners aren't going to flock to unsafe locales in Mexico or South America, either.