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I would suggest Raleigh/Durham, NC or Northern Virginia. The disc golf scene here in VA isn't a great as NC but it's not bad, and there are lots of IT jobs here.
Year-round golf here on the west side of Puget Sound without freezing your a$$ off. Lots of IT opportunities here or an easy commute to Seattle. I'm a big hockey fan myself (Go Islanders!) but people around here don't know or care jack about hockey, even the Canucks, who are just a few hours up the 5 from Seattle. Just sign up for NHL Center Ice.There is a minor league team in Seattle, the Thunderbirds.
We rarely get snow, and winter temps average around mid 40's for the high. We've got a good club, and plenty of good courses. And it's only 3 hours to Portland.
I would say California, pretty much anywhere between San Jose and Sacramento and westward to the coast. Lots of courses and a ton of variety between them. The DG community is strong enough that pretty much every course has it's own club. The summer heat can be brutal, but "snow" is more of a destination than a weather issue.
I dig the Bay Area, but I don't see it as a strong DG destination. There's a course in San Francisco, and one in San Jose (apparently it's 2 9 holers now?), and not much else noteworthy. There are places worth visiting like Santa Cruz or Stafford, but they're more like weekend excursions. Also, while I think San Francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world, San Jose feels like the yin to SF's yang.
I put in another vote for Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. There are a lot of good clubs in the area, including my former club, the Bull City Disc Club, that does really great things for the courses and scene in Durham. The weather is really nice, you can play year round like in TX but you rarely have to deal with temperatures above 95 (spring weather in TX). I think NC is great for actually experiencing all four seasons. The IT scene is good in RDU, cost of living is not too high, and quality of life is high. Plus only about 3 hours from the mountains or the ocean. My goal is to get back there eventually. On the downside, you will probably eventually run into MTL. :|