In order to ride, what do you do for work during Winter?

[Kya]

I'm been putting in my dues as a teacher for 10 years, always living IN the mountains. Ski weekends, holidays, and the sometimes sub-day. Not much longer now my wife and I'll be running a summer camp year round, then owning it. Cha-ching, never miss a powder day for the rest of my life.

[flatNshallow]

I'm an adult baby sitter... aka Project Manager. Good pay but flat land. Primarily redeeming quality: It's fun, no two days bring the same challenge and our products save lives, So I've got that going for me too.

My goal is 20 days this year. Last year was dismal: 7 days. But 7 > none, right? (Bonus: 2 were deeeep!) Funny ,eh? Some of you who get 100 days probably are shaking your heads, but I get just as stoked on my mornings as you do... I just don't get to do it as often.

[cptpowder]

Firefighter. 2 days on 4 days to shred. Sometimes on my 4 days i work with the sf ski patrol. Getting paid to ski!!

[BushwackerinPA]

Moved from pa to live in sandy and work at snowbird 185 days on ski in last year about 70 of which where purely freeskiing and/or touring.

[Trainwreck]

Same thing I do during the summer, consulting. Lots of travel but 3 day weekends every weekend. I also use all my vacation time for skiing.

[Telemarketeer]

I'll be running a summer camp year round

Um, I think I might see a flaw in your perfectly orchestrated plan.

I used to bartend to make ends meet. It was great,on the hill all day, go to work @ 5-12, make a few hundred bucks, go home and sleep, repeat.

Now I'm working towards being a helicopter pilot so I will work 2 weeks on 2 off or seasonal in the summer with winters off. We will have to see how it all works out though. Looks like I won't be getting as many days on the hill this year though.

[hemas]

Work???

Some of you peeps work?

I just play in the winter, wiht money given to me by the nice socialist country I live in...

Oh, and same goes for summer, only then I'm mainly climbing and not skiing.

[Kya]

^^ Um yeah, you kind of have to fill the sessions BEFORE the summer starts. But that can be done at our home office, and after skiing pow all day

[FreakofSnow]

I usually USE THE FUCKING SEARCH FOR THE HUNDRED OTHER POLLS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THIS TOPIC...................JONG!

[Turbojügend]

I'm an air traffic controller currently working in the middle east. It's a long way from any snow (Iran being the closest), but the money is good and there are plenty of vacation days.

[Telemarketeer]

^^ Um yeah, you kind of have to fill the sessions BEFORE the summer starts. But that can be done at our home office, and after skiing pow all day

Gotcha, just givin you a hard time. Good luck, sounds like a sweet plan. Will the camp be out in eagle somewheres?

[Kya]

Gotcha, just givin you a hard time. Good luck, sounds like a sweet plan. Will the camp be out in eagle somewheres?

Yep, at the same 35 acre facility it is at now. The sleepover camp was started in 97' and my wife and I have worked for them since 98'. My wife was hired on full-time this year, and it's only a matter time before I join the team too. We have helped this place stay alive all these years because we knew when Ann and Tom were were ready to retire we'd be ready to take the reins. We are a family here. Can't wait. www.learningcamp.com

Yeah I threw the back at ya, but did get a little . Sorry man just the lack of snow, and it's only fall. Good luck with your heli-license, sounds like a blast!

[CoAlpha]

Im a airline pilot, most other pilots bid trips that have weekends off to be with their families. Since I destroy all relationships that I enter, I dont have a family, and I bid to work weekends in the winter. Thus being able to ski the weekdays.

[skibum193]

I work a shitload in the summer/ don't have a life because my #1 is making money. Then come October I don't work anymore and ski all the time/don't have a social life. wow, i don't have a life outside skiing...hell ya!

[Dokken]

I'm a manager of a shop at the base of the lift, work a split shift or 12-8, ski everyday, get free season passes to all the local mountains, and cheap gear... not too shabby

[bigtrubs]

I work 4 nights a week, 10hr shifts 5pm-3am at a coffee shop in Whistler Village. My boss buys my season pass, I eat for free when working and half price when not, and I ski pretty much every day. I live in a beautiful new house where I pay 677/mo rent and I have a 5 minute drive to the mountain. I love my life. In the summer it's a 15min bike ride to the Whistler Bike Park or a 5 min ride to a selection of awesome xc biking trails in the valley, and a 14min bike ride to a huge park and lake where I can tan and swim in the summer. Did I mention I pretty much play outside every day?

[jerr]

I work for a skydive operation. During winter we might only work 3 hours every second day, the rest is spent skiing...and I always get storm days off. I love riding storms!

[neck beard]

Because of work in previous years I have had a 3 hour drive at best to the mountains. Often longer. Lots of wasteful weekend travel.

For the 6 months of this season I will not work and will live on the mountain. I am so close to being so happy that it makes me anxious.

I will be as poor as a crow.

[pickin' up at the yard sale]

Real Estate, hot market in the summer, and slow in the winter so I get lots of ski time. Except last Jan and Feb when I sold more houses than in the Summer and just watched my skis leaning against the wall. oh now I'm sad

[_dris]

i married a ski coach so now I train with his team year round then ski as much as possible on the weekends. slopeside at first chair pretty much every weekend! woo hoo!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I work 4 nights a week, 10hr shifts 5pm-3am at a coffee shop in Whistler Village. My boss buys my season pass, I eat for free when working and half price when not, and I ski pretty much every day. I live in a beautiful new house where I pay 677/mo rent and I have a 5 minute drive to the mountain. I love my life. In the summer it's a 15min bike ride to the Whistler Bike Park or a 5 min ride to a selection of awesome xc biking trails in the valley, and a 14min bike ride to a huge park and lake where I can tan and swim in the summer. Did I mention I pretty much play outside every day?

that sounds horrible!!!

[ArmadaBC]

I work in the city but I still ride every day, its two hours from my desk to the chair so I leave at five hit the chair at seven and ride until closing at ten. Through in some days off and the weekends traveling and I usually hit 50-80 days. Though Bear Creek really isn't a mountain.

[Tye 1on]

Since I destroy all relationships that I enter,

damn near POTD!

[MakersTeleMark]

New avatar?

[powder11]

Don't tell Canada... you might get booted out of the country, eh.

strictly volunteer work my friend. maybe I can write it all off?