Giving up everything to ski.

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Just wondering what other people's thoughts are on giving up many of the things that society tells us make you "successful", like a full time job, relationships, popularity, ect.... to ski? When I look back on the past few years it seems a lot of it can be summed up by too much skiing and too little of everything else.... don't neccesarily know when I'm going to graduate, when this spring iIm watching all my friends going off into "the real world", I haven't had a meaningful relationship with anyone in god knows how long haha.... the more I ski the less I feel connected to everyday life. I'm super stoked on life in general though, and a better skier than I ever thought I could be.... is it worth it? I think it is. Pro athletes always talk about the level of sacrifice and commitment it takes to make the dream a reality and i kind of am beginning to understand that a bit more acutely. I feel like I'm working towards my goals in other aspects of life as well.... school, family, friends, ect... but skiing has always had an as-important place. Sometimes I wonder if it's just selfish.... especially skiing you fall you die type terrain and dangerous backcountry.... but I figure in the zen/buddhist way of looking at things, if your doing what makes you happy, thats the most you can ask for. Anyways sorry for the deep thoughts on NS haha.... just in a contemplative mood... and I know there are many other addicts on here way worse than me! :) Peace...... Phil.
 
maybe not so much to the extreme as you, but Ive noticed I lose a lot of friends that dont ski. I mean I still see them and all we just dont hang out as much since Im always skiing..
 
i hav had those thoughts before bro. my 2nd year living in breck after college and yes it has been worth it. dont worry just be happy.
 
I wish i got to ski as much as most people on here, it makes me sad sometimes. Living in the UK and wanting to ski all the time is a killer, i've been riding since i was 5 and im now 23, done two seasons, one in tremblant and one in NZ but im now down to maybe two weeks a year. At this point i would literally have to give up EVERYTHING to ski as much as i want. I have an awesome job and a girlfriend of two years but shit, if i suddenly became single and the magazine i work for got closed i would be out in the US with a work visa so fucking fast. But right now, no way out, life is good though, just wish i had all this and a ski mountain a car ride away.
 
work in the summer & fall at a really cool/ well paying job then leave and ski for the winter. While skiing, grab a position at your local mtn, a restaurant, teaching skiing, working for sharp shooters, or working at a local hotel.
 
i could teach skiing i guess, i qualified a while back but it's just the visa issues, i could probably only manage a year as the US have such strict rules for non-nationals working out there. Fucking sucks, the more i think about how easy you guys with local mountains have it the worse i feel haha!
 
Why dont you come to Canada and get a job here? I mean, free healthcare and it would be easier to immagrat.
 
actually, whistler would be great, vancouver for a summer/fall job. im kinda wishing something happens that forces me to go ahead with this!
 
if skiing is what you want to do then do it. if you want to go to school then do it. dont let what most people consider a normal role in society scare you away from doing what you want.
 
i think a lot of people have some odd idea about skiing being a sport that you have to give everything up for it. don't get me wrong, i absolutely love skiing, just you don't have to distance yourself from society to get good at skiing or have fun with it. just find some friends that are into skiing as much as you. get a ski related job or something. you don't have to turn into some hermit just to ski
 
if you base your life around what you love, you'll develope relationships with people who share the same love. Why give up skiing to date a hot chick when you could keep skiing and date one whos hotter and can rip it up?

 
i have to thought about things like this

but im not worrying about where i will end up as long as im having fun with whatever im doing
 
well like in most sports, you cant get a top athlete without sacrifying at least 90% of your time to it. and just to have fun, i am not sure, but i think i wont have fun if i dont pass any courses or dont have time to just hang around with my friends doing nothin.
 
how do you have time to ski if you go to mines? oh and no relationship because the few girls that go there are not worth it. anyway, i love skiing so much that the only reason i would stop is if an injury made it physically impossible. with all the other stuff going on in life i manage to fit time in for skiing because its a big part of my life....and it so damn fun!

 
last summer i was totally unhappy with the way my life was going (im only a senior in high school) so i completely re-organized my life. i am doing online college instead of high school, im still going to graduate. i quit my job and now have two amazing jobs and one side job and all three have to do with skiing. and i still get to ski at least 3 days a week, usually more though. but i dont think that i would give up everything to ski. you can find a way to do everything you want to do, it just takes some effort. and even though i lost almost all of my non skiing friends by doing this, i have made so many more that are even better because i can relate to them so much more.
 
Skiing and school are the only things I care about right now. Fuck a social life, I mean its cool and all to chill with your friends but fuck trying to be friends with everyone at your school just to seem popular. I spend my weekends skiing and ill find friends there. I do try to focus on school and make decent grades. I want a littlemore out of life than just skiing(no hate to those who just want skiing).
 
Alright, so I didn't really read all the posts in this thread, but I figure I know what they are generally talking about. anyways... there are many misconceptions about what being a fully dedicated skier involves. I am a ski bum, I have been since I graduated from high school in 2002 and here's a little reality for ya.
First - if you work for the ski resort, you are nowhere close to free. Working in the winter in general is super lame, the only excuse to work in the winter is if you're on night shift all the time. If you happen to miss one powder day because of prior arrangements then you fucked up. Straight up. What I do is plant trees in the summer/fall (from late april to mid october) which allows me to not work for 7 months a year. I do volly work in the terrain park for the last two months or so of the season to get my pass paid for.
Second - Finding (and holding
 
Come to Canada!

We love people from everywhere. Bonus points if you have marketable job skills (which you do), have a job worked out (which you will - call Whistler or Fernie) and if you can speak English (you write well... I assume it's your first language).

Yayyy.
 
get a job at your local resort as a coach to teach some kids sweet as candy tricks and rent a place with a some people and ski it up
 
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Alright, so I didn't really read all the posts in this thread, but I figure I know what they are generally talking about. anyways... there are many misconceptions about what being a fully dedicated skier involves. I am a ski bum, I have been since I graduated from high school in 2002 and here's a little reality for ya.First - if you work for the ski resort, you are nowhere close to free. Working in the winter in general is super lame, the only excuse to work in the winter is if you're on night shift all the time. If you happen to miss one powder day because of prior arrangements then you fucked up. Straight up. What I do is plant trees in the summer/fall (from late april to mid october) which allows me to not work for 7 months a year. I do volly work in the terrain park for the last two months or so of the season to get my pass paid for.Second - Finding (and holding
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Personally for me putting myself in a spot where I can ski a ton is a huge goal. But I'm in school right now because I do want like a fallback career, and I'm in a program that has the potential to allow me to work seasonally/in an area that would be good to ski a lot.

As sick as it would be to go pro I know that isn't going to happen, and skiing costs so much that that needs to be funded somehow..
 
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