5 Ways Denver Beats San Francisco, Where I Lived For 20 Years by Les Robbins in Fresh | November 11, 2016 Denver Art Museum (photo by Frank Vanbetlehem via Wikimedia Commons) 1. Homes under $1 million actually available. (The University Hills house below — 6 bedrooms, 7 baths — is listed for $690K) 2. Ski resorts! From San Francisco, skiing can mean a 6-hour drive in traffic. Denver puts the slopes right there. Like Loveland, pictured below.) 3. Awesome Bike paths along creeks and rivers Bike Path, 19th Street Bridge (photo by via Wikimedia Commons) 4. Four Seasons / 300 days sunshine Denver blue sky (photo by Hogs555 via Wikimedia Commons) 5. Denver Broncos play in Denver Von Miller, Denver Broncos (photo by Jeffrey Beall via Wikimedia Commons)