"kooler than thou" race to nowhere? Man, I haven't experienced or witnessed that at all. What are you referring to? Maybe I am part of the problem to which you refer and just didn't know it! LOL
Where else are so many of the trappings of pretentious formality shoved out the door than Coloarado? It can be expensive to live here (in certain spots) and yet the position being advertised for by TMR can be in Vail/Beaver Creek/Copper Mountain/Keystone/Arapahoe Basin to snow ski in winter or hike/take in the beauty during summer....all in less than 2 hours from metro Denver? Ditto that if they head north to Rocky Mountain national park.
Boots and jeans in fine dining restaurants, alot of fit and healthy lifestyle opportunities here. Anyway, I love my home state as I'm sure everyone does. I take it back, the "kooler than thou" attitude is on full display when someone lands a backflip on the slopes.