Hey all. I live in California, less than 2 1/2 hours from Sugar Bowl, Squaw Valley, Northstar etc. I'm considering a move out of state, and my wife and I are debating between Oregon (near Salem) or Colorado (near Littleton). I've snowboarded all over Tahoe and love the conditions. I've snowboarded in Colorado at Breck, Vail, Beaver Creek and Copper and think they are superior to Tahoe's resorts as far as snow quality and size of terrain (length of runs).

How does Oregon compare to these areas? More specifically, how does Mt. Hood Meadows (appears to be the biggest and best in Oregon from what I've read) compare to these resorts? Is Oregon's season longer, shorter, later, earlier, wetter, dryer, etc? Length of runs longer/shorter than California big resorts?

Thanks for any help you can give. The quality of snowboarding will definitely play a role in my decision making. My vote is for CO, but my wife has family in OR.