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Louis interviewed by Jon Weigell for Rolling Stone, 10 November 2022 x x 🥰

Rolling Stone Producer before the interview "I hope he enjoys being hot because the studio's AC is still broken"

Jon about Louis "I'm sure he enjoys being hot in multiple ways, he enjoys being hot every day of his life probably"

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Jon Weigell via instagram story - 10.11

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Louis with Jon Weigell during his Rolling Stone interview. (10 November 2022)

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Very important question:

Louis in 2022 has elected for the stylish look of hoodie with tailored track pants. What do you think Lestat would wear in 2022?

hey hey hey, do not come for louis! sure, 2022!louis is in his victorian-wife-mourning era, but he is a fashion i c o n. just wait for him to be himself again (sure, it may take a suicide attempt, a queen of the damned invasion, and/or other things); he is going to be the most beautiful thing the 2020s have ever seen !! he's just. sad right now. and maybe under a bit of mind gift duress. and mourning his husband. and secluding himself in a tower like rapunzel.

however, let's talk about 2022!lestat.

re: lestat, I think there are two ways to look at this. one way is that his rockstar era has not happened yet (likely? probably, but who knows with rj) and so we will witness rockstar!lestat in the next few seasons as a modern celebrity. in that case, I think rockstar!lestat of the 2022 world is -- as a lot of people have suggested -- måneskin. now, as a huge måneskin fan, I want to specify that I think he would be primarily måneskin as dressed by the etro house, but with a smattering of their gucci stuff too. here's some of what I mean:

but! outside of his rockstar!persona, you have to keep in mind that they don't want to draw an insane amount of attention to themselves. vampires are already more beautiful than humans and stand out naturally, so dressing in super high fashion or something 24/7 would probably only draw more attention. that being said, they're still going to mostly dress nice and everything so, sticking with måneskin (and focusing the most on ethan and damiano (as they're my faves and who I pay attention to the most anyway)) here are some more daily outfits I feel like 2022!lestat would wear.

(the second to last pic is from an interview with rolling stone, done by jon weigell and the video is on youtube and just !!!!!! you have to look at ethan and damiano in it).

I think a lot of these outfits really embody the fashion forwardness that Lestat would have, especially after being in the rockstar world and seeing the difference in how people express themselves through clothing today moreso than they could and did in the past.

but! again, make no mistake about it, lestat and louis in 2022 will be the fashion couple of the century. just wait until louis isn't suicidal, then you'll all see !!!

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2023 GRAMMY Awards Red Carpet: Gaby Moreno

Rolling Stone’s Jon Weigell caught up with Gaby Moreno ahead of the show. : .

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From Kevin's Instagram story | 20/3/20

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Jon Weigell via instagram story - 10.11

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NIKE EUROS Directors cut from Felix Brady on Vimeo.

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WIEDEN+KENNEDY AMSTERDAM MANAGING DIRECTOR: Blake Harrop

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ART DIRECTOR (REACTIVE CONTENT): Florian Barthelmess, Sabela Ros, Emma Mällinen

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GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Kathryn Addo

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Franky Wardell

ACCOUNT MANAGER: Abderrahim El Khouani

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Roberta Hilgert

HEAD OF PLANNING: Martin Weigel

PLANNING DIRECTOR: Reid Schilperoort

HEAD OF COMMS & DIGITAL STRATEGY: Danielle Pak

COMMS DIRECTOR: Elsa Stahura

STUDIO DIRECTOR: Lizzie Murray

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MOTION DESIGNER: Sohyeon Nam, Lieke Milder, David Schaegerstrom, Justin Magness, Lewis Beedham

BUSINESS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: Fiona Fan, Michael Graves, Akvilina Jaskunaite

FILM PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COMPANY: Stink Films

DIRECTOR: Felix Brady

PRODUCER: Ben Croker

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jon Chads

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: George Richmond

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Katie Keith, Rosie Pike

FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LONDON: Clara Paris

LOCATION MANAGER: Josh Yudkin

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PRODUCER (GREETINGS CONTENT): Gloria Bowman

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MUSIC MUSIC LABEL: Parlophone Ltd

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SONGWRITER: Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Steven Alex James, Dave Rowntree

PUBLISHER: Warner Chappell, Sony Publishing Music

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POST PRODUCTION POST PRODUCTION: The Mill

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Medium Rare: Monday Night RAW Review 9/18/17

This is Monday Night RAW, and I will show No Mercy. The go-home show saw some last minute hype for No Mercy coming up this Sunday. The already STACKED card has teh potential to be one of the best PPVs of the year, so let’s see what went right. *Puts on chef hat* time to cook.

Not a Miz-Step: Intercontinental Champion The Miz confronted Raw General Manager Kurt Angle

Starting off RAW with The Miz is a good idea. It’s just nice. Having an opening promo that makes me happy is always a good way to kick off the show. Even Jason Jordan was okay in this segment. JJ is still a little awkward on the mic, but his performance was passable. Can we also point out that Kurt Angle’s promo skills are severely faltering? This man sounds like he’s reading off a piece of paper every week. Happy to have him back, but maybe he shouldn’t teach Jason anything about promos anytime soon. All in all, good way to start RAW and we have a 6 pack challenge main event.

Oh My God! She’s Back! It’s Boring!: Nia Jax def. Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss

OOOOOOkay. So let me get this straight. Sasha Banks beats Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss, Alexa Bliss beats Sasha, Bliss jobs to Nia. The logic is nowhere to be found here. Nia vs. Bliss was okay, but I didn’t expect they’d actually have Bliss job out and lose clean, I mean that’s your women’s champion guys. Sasha should be champ. Plain and simple. However, Banks came out after the match and so did Bayley. I’m happy to see Bayley is well, but I was very disappointed at her return as I have been with her entire main roster career. She sucks. She’s boring. She’s awkward in the ring. She has a gimmick specifically for 8 year olds. Sorry WWE, I don’t like it. Now they added Bayley’s to the match at No Mercy because #GiveEmmaTheShaft.

Tag Team Alliteration Turmoil: Cesaro & Sheamus def. Raw Tag Team Champions Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson

The match was good, the story is progressing, this works. We really saw nothing fantastic come from this 3 way feud, but at least they put on an entertaining match. The only real hangup I have is the elongated losing streak of KA and Gallows. Man, those guys just can’t catch a break with management.

#FaceTheFacts: Apollo Crews def. Curt Hawkins to hand him his 115th consecutive defeat

I’m not just super into Curt Hawkins. Apollo Crews emerged from the darkest corner of the locker room to hand Hawkins his 115th consecutive loss. This helps Hawkins far more than it does Apollo. Curt Hawkins has just created something entertaining, the fans will now keep a close eye on Curt as he looks to end his own losing streak. It’s genius and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Come At Me Bro-man: Roman Reigns delivered his “parting shot” to John Cena

He made some good points and cut a solid promo, but MY god Roman Reigns has the worst fake laugh in the business. Whenever he laughs during one of his promos you can see in his eyes that he’s just doing it to bide time while he searches for his lines. That’s pitiful. The rest of the promo was good though. I enjoyed the comparisons to The Rock and how Cena is hypocritical in telling Rocky “you’re never here” when now Cena is the one off to Hollywood. Hmmm. Interesting.

Nameless Faces: Bray Wyatt def. Dustin Rhodes

I was a bigger fan of this segment last week when Bray wiped off Goldust’s paint, but this week was just okay. Bray got an easy win over an intriguing “Dustin Rhodes” who looked a lot like Goldust, but idk who he is. Finn did a little flippy dip and turned the tables on Wyatt as he appeared on the titantron to talk about whatever. I’m not particularly jazzed about that segment, but Sunday should be fun. Also I know Dustin Rhodes is Goldust, that was a joke earlier. I’m trying to be funny, okay?

Buried 7 Feet Deep: Braun Strowman attacked Enzo Amore

I mean. Sure? I like that it shows Braun’s dominance and loose cannon tendencies, but what  reason for this is there other than Enzo’s backstage heat? I think this attack was nice a brutal, but it ruined any momentum Enzo was going to garner for the cruiserweight title match at No Mercy. I’m not getting the reasoning behind this.

Still King: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville def. Gran Metalik

Neville is so good. He’s currently one of my favorite RAW stars and he amps up the intensity every week. Metalik contributed to what was a good match, I just wish the fans cared more about this stuff. The cruiserweight division may be on the up and up since Enzo came in, but Neville has been holding down the fort for some time.

Fatherhood is Intercontinental: Jason Jordan won a Six-Pack Challenge to earn the right to challenge Intercontinental Champion The Miz at WWE No Mercy

Multi-man number one contender matches have been the story of the Intercontinental championship for sometime now. Although, I’m still not bored of them. The competitors in this match were all very interesting to see in the IC title picture so I had no issue with this match or the way it unfolded. Jason Jordan needs to grab that brass ring and beat Miz at No Mercy. If it were my preference, JJ would be a crying heel, but this is good too. WWE just needs to be careful of pushing him down our throats as “the good guy” as they do with many babyfaces.

OVERALL

RAW was decent this week. The No Mercy hype was pretty good and the Braun/Brock interview (not mentioned above) was a real highlight. I was not too impressed with this week’s show, but it did heighten my anticipation for this Sunday. Decent job, Vince.

– Jon Weigell, M.A.T

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Bas had Cool Older Siblings and it Shows Through his Life in 10 Songs

Bas had Cool Older Siblings and it Shows Through his Life in 10 Songs

Bas is an artist who’s all the time trying to evolve, whether or not it’s his sound, his stage efficiency, or his lyrics. And if you hear about his upbringing, that must continuously diversify is smart. “I’ve 4 older siblings, and all of them type of imparted their musical style on me,” the rapper advised Rolling Stone Radio hosts Jon Weigell and Charlie Cooper. “My father was a profession…

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Metal Sucks TV – BABYMETAL “Distortion” Reaction Video | Metal Reacts Only Host Jon Weigell listens to Babymetal's new single "Distortion" for the first time.

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Books I read in 2018

Here’s all the books I read last year. 107 books. 32,780 pages.

Andre Aciman- Call Me By Your Name

Naomi Alderman- The Power

Jonathan Ames- You Were Never Really Here

Martin Amis- The Rub Of Time

Stephen Batchelor- After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age

Stephen Batchelor- Secular Buddhism: Imaging the Dharma in an Uncertain World

Mary Beard- How Do We Look: The Body, The Divine and The Question of Civilization

Jeff Benedict, Armen Keteyain- Tiger Woods

Michael Benson- Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece

M. Keith Booker, Bob Batchelor- Mad Men: A Cultural History

Charles Bowden- The Red Caddy

Darryl W Bullock- David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years Of LGBT Music

Tim Burkett- Zen in The Age of Anxiety

Isaac Butler and Dan Kois- The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America

Peter Ames Carlin- Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon

Nick Cave- And The Ass Saw The Angel

Hillary Rodham Clinton- What Happened

Michael Chabon- Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces

Leonard Cohen- Book of Longing

Leonard Cohen- The Flame

John Darnielle- Universal Harvester

Joan Didion- South and West

Joan Didion- Blue Nights

Michael Eric Dyson- What Truth Sounds Like

Roger Ebert- Herzog by Ebert

Dave Eggers- The Monk Of Mokha

Mark Epstein- Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

Ben Fritz- The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies

Allan Ginsberg- Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays 1952-1995

Stephen Greenblatt- The Rise and Fall Of Adam and Eve

Joe Hagan- Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine

Shozan Jack Haubner- Zen Confidential: Confessions Of a Wayward Monk

Christopher Hitchens- And Yet...

John Hodgman- Vacationland

Steven Hyden- Twilight of The Gods

Dave Itzkoff- Robin

Jack Kerouac- Big Sur

Steven King- Elevation

Naomi Klein- No Is Not Enough

Karl Ove Knausgaard- My Struggle: Book Six

Karl Ove Knausgaard- Autumn

Karl Ove Knausgaard- Winter

Karl Ove Knausgaard- Spring

Karl Ove Knausgaard- Summer

Karl Ove Knausgaard- Inadvertent

Jack Kornfield- A Path with Heart: a Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

Roland Lazenby- Michael Jordan: The Life

Harlen Lebo- Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker’s Journey

Ursula K Le Guin- No Time to Spare

Eric Lerner- Matters of Vital Interest: A forty year friendship with Leonard Cohen

Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt- How Democracies Die

Dennis Lim- David Lynch: The Man from Another Place

Tao Lin- Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation and Change

Vincent LoBrutto- The Art of Motion Picture Editing

Matthieu Ricard- Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

David Lynch, Kristine McKenna- Room to Dream

Jon Meacham- The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels

Greg Miller- The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy

Darnell L. Moore- No Ashes in The Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America

Lorrie Moore- See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism and Commentary

Elizabeth Mattis Namgel- The Logic of Faith: A Buddhist Approach to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief

Mary Oliver- Blue Horses

Chuck Palahniuk- Adjustment Day

Sean Penn- Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff

Steven Pinker- Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

Michael Pollan- How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches us about Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence

Ann Powers- Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music

Joy Press- Stealing The Show: How Women are Revolutionizing Television

Anne Rice- Called Out of Darkness: a Spiritual Confession

Edward Ross- Filmism

Richard Russo- Trajectory

Richard Russo- The Density Thief

Vito Russo- The Celluloid Closet

Simon Reynolds- Shock and Awe

Bernie Sanders- Our Revolution

George Saunders- The Tenth of December

David Sedaris- Calypso

Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz- TV (The Book)

Jake Shears- Boys Keep Swinging

Lionel Shriver- The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047

Matt Zoller Sietz- The Oliver Stone Experience

Dean Sluyter- Cinema Nirvana: Enlightenment Lessons from the Movies

Matt Taibbi- I Can’t Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street

Evan Thomas- Being Nixon: A Man Divided

Richard F Thomas- Why Bob Dylan Matters

Steve Turner- Beatles ‘66: The Revolutionary Year

Jeff Vandermeer- Borne

David Weigel- The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall Of Prog Rock

Matthew Weiner- Heather, The Totality

Michael Wolff- Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House

Bob Woodward- Fear: Trump in The White House

David Yaffe- Reckless Daughter: A Portrait Of Joni Mitchell

Ed. Brandy Lee- The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump

Ed. Jesmyn Ward- The Fire This Time

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Forget Aspen! 10 Great U.S. Ski Towns Where Folks Can Actually Afford to Buy a Home

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Winter, as you’ve surely heard, is coming—hard and fast. So why not ride it out in your very own home in the mountains, in a sweet place where the slopes are groomed, the air is clean, and après-ski bars are buzzing? While you’re at it, maybe chill for the summer too! Truth be told, you don’t have to be a second-generation reality TV star, tech titan, or trust-fund kid to live large in a great American ski town. And no, we’re not schussing you. You just need to know where to set your sights.

Hint: It’s not on Aspen, Jackson, Park City, or any of the other snowy playgrounds of the 1%, where median home prices rival or even exceed the most expensive neighborhoods of San Fransisco or New York.

But there are plenty of lower-key, way more inexpensive options around. In fact, just about half of America’s ski towns, as defined by realtor.com®, have a median home price under $300,000. So our data team set out to find the most affordable of the bunch, towns where you can keep the dream of owning a home near the slopes alive, and maybe even have some cash left over for a new snowmobile. Or heck, an SUV!

While you’d be forgoing some of the glam scenes, upper-end nightspots, and world-class powder of the best-known resort towns, these lower-priced mountain meccas are still undisputed winter and summer wonderlands. Some are old mining towns, or small remote cities that built resorts as a means to replace fading industries. They have fewer tourists, and miles of untrammeled nature.

To create our rankings, we started with a list of around 450 ski resorts, as compiled by onthesnow.com, a website that creates snow reports for the ski industry. We then looked at median list prices in the nearest towns or cities to those resorts to figure out which had the least expensive real estate. Only places with at least 50 homes for sale in October were included, and for geographic diversity, we included just one place per state.

So pull on that discount Uniqlo parka, grab a hot toddy or three, and let’s check out the best bargain ski towns in America.

Most affordable ski towns

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1. Iron River, MI

Median list price: $59,800

Lakefront home in Iron River

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Yes, you read that median home price correctly. Located on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Iron River used to be dominated by copper and iron mines. But as the mines have closed, the town has been forced to reinvent itself. Fortunately, it had proximity on its side—it’s home to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and is in a county with 64 lakes. And right in town is Ski Brule, a resort with 12 lifts and trails ranging from beginner to expert.

More than two-thirds of real estate agent Corey Shankleton‘s clients are looking for second homes in the region, either on a lake or in secluded areas with lots of acreage. They can pick up a hunting cabin on 40 acres in the woods for $50,000, a lakefront home for $100,000, or one of the higher-end properties going for seven figures.

“People have really awoken to all that the Upper Peninsula has to offer,” says Shankleton, of UP Riverland Realty in Iron River. Most of his buyers hail from Midwestern cities and even from the Southeast.

“Because of the affordability of the homes in the area, we’ve got everyone from executives from Chicago looking for $1 million lakefront properties down to families looking for a getaway,” Shankleton says. “If you want to be in the middle of a busy lake with all sports activities, we’ve got those. And if you want to be nestled into the woods on a private lake or pond, we’ve got an abundance of that as well.”

2. Malone, NY 

Median list price: $89,500

Chalet home in Malone

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Located deep in the Adirondack Mountains on the Canadian border, Malone has some of the best fishing and snowmobiling sites in upstate New York. And that’s appealing to folks trying to escape the bustle of New York City and Boston.

On a stroll through Malone, folks take in its quaintness and small-town America vibe. The downtown streets are lined with old stone and red-brick structures, and in the summer, the city hosts the Franklin County Fair, the largest county fair in New York.

Buyers “either are moving for a job or they really want the culture of an outside lifestyle. Most of the time, it’s a lifestyle choice,” says Karamarie Morton, a local real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Whitbeck Associates. “They want the skiing and the snowmobiling in the winter and the fly-fishing, hiking, swimming, and boating in the summer.”

Home buyers here want to immerse themselves in nature and buy something with some land—and mountain views. And they don’t have to go broke doing it. Just check out this remodeled three-bedroom chalet with a raised porch. The best part? The price tag is just $139,900.

Snow sports in Malone revolve around Titus Mountain Family Ski Center. First opened in the 1960s, Titus now has 10 lifts and around 60 trails, with everything from green terrain to expert-level double black diamond.

3. Bruce, WI

Median list price: $95,000

Cabin in the woods in Bruce

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Bruce isn’t quite what springs to mind when you hear the words “ski town.” It’s a true small town with fewer than 1,000 residents and a half-dozen restaurants. And it’s had its share of economic woes, closing down its local mine a couple of decades ago, followed by nearby Mount Senario College five years later. Today, the area is best known as a cut-rate outdoor destination.

Christie Mountain, which has 30 runs, is popular with skiers, snowboarders, and tubers.

“The biggest draw to this area is recreation, with hunting, fishing, ATV riding. There are fantastic bike trails and hiking trails,” says local real estate agent Jon Kaiser of Kaiser Realty.

Many of his clients are looking for remote properties with lots of land. Lots of cheap land. Just recently he sold 120 acres of wooded land with no home on it to a hunter for just $89,000.

More typically, a log cabin in the woods here can be snagged for less than $70,000. Or folks can buy lakefront land and build their dream home. This 2.2-acre lakefront lot is selling for just $49,000.

“It’s small enough that you know your neighbors, but you could live in Bruce and never talk to anyone,” says Kaiser. “You could live off the grid here.”

4. Biwabik, MN

Median list price: $99,500

Ski condos in Biwabik

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Every skiers’ dream is to walk straight from their home to the ski lifts. But these commute-free homes can cost a fortune. But not in Biwabik! Ski-in/ski-out condos here can be purchased for under $100,000.

Situated on the hilltops of Minnesota’s Iron Range is Giants Ridge, a ski resort with more than 35 downhill runs and 40 miles of cross-country trails. And right at its foothills is the Lodge at Giants Ridge, a large complex offering a combination of hotel rooms and condominiums.

Built in 1999, the one-bedroom condos at Giants Ridge have access to an indoor pool and recreational area. But what really pique buyer interest are the views of the towering pine trees and ski slopes.

Biwabik doesn’t offer the large shopping and restaurant scenes of upper-crust resort towns—it has only about 1,000 residents and its quaint, quintessentially Midwestern downtown (complete with red sidewalks) reflects that. But the town punches above its weight when it comes to fun. There are nearby spas, golf courses, and a bicycle trail that runs more than 100 miles through the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

5. Scranton, PA

Median list price: $114,900

Victorian home for sale in Scranton

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Ski resorts tend to be far away from big cities—and big-city amenities. That’s where Scranton separates itself. It might not be huge, but with a population of around 75,000, there is a lot more to do here than just ski.

Scranton is home to Montage Mountain, known for its excellent expert-level trails. Its biggest claim to fame is White Lightning, the second-steepest slope on the East Coast. Not enough? Just a 40-minute drive south of the city is Camelback Mountain Resort, which has more than 30 trails.

And the real estate is really cheap. Buyers can snag older three- to four-bedroom homes with new kitchens for around $100,000, says Robert Vanston, a real estate broker at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Properties in Clarks Summit, PA. Newer four-bedroom, 2.5-bath abodes can go for $300,000 to $400,000.

6. Mansfield, OH

Median list price: $115,900

Home in Mansfield

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In 1961, developers turned one of Ohio’s highest points of elevation into the state’s first ski resort. Since Snow Trails opened in Mansfield, about an hour’s drive north of Columbus, it has grown into the Buckeye State’s mecca for winter sports. The resort has nine lifts, 17 runs, and multiple bars on site. On site!

Home to 46,000 residents, its streets are full of history. The downtown has beautiful three-story churches and handsome old courthouses. And many of the homes for sale here are older homes built in the 1920s and ’30s, with charming front porches that breathe the air of an older era.

7. Boone, IA

Median list price: $129,900

A charming little home in Boone

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Boone is still a bargain, but it’s getting increasingly popular as a home-buying and vacation spot. And why not? You have the banks of the Des Moines River, breweries, a golf club, and a state park all nearby. Oh yeah, and a fine ski resort.

Seven Oaks Recreation offers 11 ski and snowboard runs, and snow tubing too. And when the warmer weather hits, locals go canoeing, kayaking, or fishing, or face off in a fierce game of paintball.

But it’s all still relatively affordable.

“This isn’t a sleepy mountain town,” says local real estate agent Jennifer Weigel of Nerem & Associates. “We have a very hot real estate market right now. It’s a true seller’s market.”

8. Kellogg, ID

Median list price: $138,500

Condo at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellog

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In the hills of northern Idaho, outdoors lovers search out Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg. It’s busy year-round, with everything from skiing and snowboarding to an indoor water park.

But Kellogg wasn’t always packed with vacationers. For nearly a century, this was a gritty, blue-collar mining town. That started to change when Silver Mountain Resort, then named Jackass Ski Bowl, opened in 1968. Then in 1972, one of the country’s worst mining accidents occurred in Kellogg, killing more than 90 miners. Around a decade later, the Bunker Hill Mine closed and virtually ended the region’s mining business. But as one industry ended, another flourished, and the place has been known for outdoor recreation ever since.

Folks buying homes here can get everything from condos blocks from the Silver Mountain Resort under $100,000 to new homes with open floor plans priced around the $250,000.

9. Brian Head, UT

Median list price: $152,900

Brian Head, UT

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There’s no shortage of great ski resorts in Utah. But the best known of them sure ain’t cheap. This is where Brian Head stands out. A full-day adult ticket at Snowbird in Salt Lake City costs around $125, compared with around $79 at Brian Head Resort, which covers 650 acres and offers 71 runs and eight chair lifts.

“Our biggest claim is that it’s a nice family resort, great for the kids,” says Mike Carr, a real estate agent at High Country Realty. “It’s really affordable compared to other ski destinations in the area.”

Around a four-hour drive from downtown Salt Lake City and three hours from Las Vegas, Brian Head becomes a hiker’s dream once the snow clears. At the edges of the city are Dixie National Forest, known for its wildlife and beautiful red rock formations.

10. Mount Jackson, VA

Median list price: $159,900

Four-bedroom house in Mount Jackson

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Mount Jackson is a small town of antiques stores hawking Civil War memorabilia, independently owned restaurants, and plenty of vineyards and wineries. There are national forests nearby, which attract hikers and mountain bikers. And the Bryce Resort offers skiing and snowboarding in the winter and golfing, zip lining, and tubing in the summer.

The area was hit hard in the recession of a decade ago, but the second-home buyers and retirees have been returning in recent years, says local real estate agent David Shalap of ERA Beasley Realty. Many of them are coming from Washington, DC, about two hours to the east.

“The prices out here are extremely reasonable,” says Shalap. He also touted the low taxes and cost of living.

“We have high-end homes, but we also have nice homes in the $175,000 to $275,000 price range,” he continues. “You can get a little bit of land around it, 1 to 3 acres maybe.”

Judy Dutton, Clare Trapasso, Allison Underhill, and Natalie Way contributed to this report.

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