Pocatello is high desert. 4600 ft. 17 inches of annual precipitation. 4 inches (liquid) expressed as 40 inches of snow. Typically 3 “big” snow storms with about a foot of snow. Minimal shoveling. Streets plowed by 7 AM. Plenty of shopping. High speed internet. Airport 7 miles west with free long term parking.
I love living here. There is a tendency for certain resort areas to become Aspen-ified - Coeur d'Alene and Sandpoint in the north and it's been that way in Sun Valley for years. Overall, though, it's still quite conservative in the classic sense of "we like it the way it is," as certain newcomers have been told in uncomfortably frank terms.
Anyone who is contemplating coming here had better be ready for the self-sufficiencies required of country life, because there isn't much in the way of cities and much of the available work is agrarian. There is often one road in and out and sometimes the county gets around to plowing it right away and sometimes not. I have to drive 12 miles to get to the nearest Starbucks. Twelve miles. Think of it...