Moving out west

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nine50seven

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So my dad thinks that i couldnt make it out on my own in a mountain town. ik the cost of living and all is expensive but its what i really want to do. i was looking at breck or pc but have not really chose yet never been to pc but we always go out to breck for our family ski trip. so what i am asking is how do you do it pay housing balance school pay for school. and still find time to ski? I have talk to some guys in breck and they say they have 2 or 3 jobs. It was just kind of a wake up call that if i really want to do this i need to start thinking about it.
 
I worked 20-30 hours a week while taking between 18-22 credits a semester in college and still had a ton of free time. People who say they're to busy taking 12 credits to work are just wrong, you could easy still ski 3-4 days a week while working 30h and taking 12-15 credits no problem
 
I'm guessing that you're not very old yet. Anyone who wants to move to a nice resort and live there, needs to think about it. You're probably going to have to choose between schooling, or skiing and accommodation.

Good luck though.
 
You could live in SLC. Thats very accessible to most Utah Resorts and price of living would be MUCH better than living in Park City.
 
I still have to finish my senior year, so I'm a junior but for sure going out to Colorado as soon as I graduate. Looking at boulder for school, or just a community collage around Denver or the Springs area. Trying to get as little long term debt as possible. I have family in the Springs so that will help. And as for ski mountain I'm not sure. I can get a job at Winter Park but I'm not to big on that place. So the mountain I'll be skiing at is still up in the air.
 
Be careful man some real scumbags live in ski towns people who just screw you over and don't give a fuck. Happened to me I got fuck out if 1200$
 
You absolutely cannot manage what you are considering on your own. It is impossible. Unless your parents are comfortable seriously subsidizing your life then you need to face reality. They may be, and then in that case it's fine. You'll learn, and positively. But going out there thinking you can make it completely on your own is just insane. Trust me, I have a great deal of experience in this regard.
 
its going to be tricky to manage school, time on the hill and work. kind of like the triangle for college. (good grades, social life, sleep) Pick two.....
 
I did it and it was pretty easy. Moved out to Tahoe in January, got a job at Alpine, lived it up. I moved out with some friends, though, and I wasn't in school. Had about 4g saved up if I remember correctly. Definitely recommend saving as much $ as you can--ski towns are expensive and it's nice to have a solid base of cash; not to say that it's that difficult to pay for it, you just gotta get the right jobs. Waiting tables brings in some good cash while still leaving a lot of time to ski.

I'd recommend just not doing the school thing--take some time and enjoy yourself, you'll still learn a ton, just not academically. I got admitted to some schools and deferred the admission for a year, that way I made sure I'd go back. With that said, I just graduated and am back at the bum life--fuck working all the time, skiing is way better. There's plenty of time to go have a career n such, so if you wanna ski a lot just do it.

 
Nope, double major while writing 2, 40+ page thesis.

You have so much free time that's not utilized in college its a joke. Looking back even working and taking as many classes as I did I was a degenerate. Maybe I didn't have every weekend off like all my friends and had to take 8 hours of classes in a row a few days but its life, you gotta do what you gotta do.

I worked hard and still partied hard- I was a drunken bud induced mess for years in my free time. I don't feel for anyone who says they're too busy to work when they take 12-15 credits.
 
I went to Revelstoke with 5500 dollars. Get as cheap of rent as you can. Live with other skiers. Cook your own meals don't eat out. I got the same thing from my dad. I have 1500 dollars left and need a job but my room and board are paid for until may. Just save money and start planning in the summer.
 
Try to find a small town outside of the big resorts and rent should be a lot cheaper. Have some money saved up and find a job. I worked two jobs 30 hrs a week while taking 16 credits and having an internship on the side and still found plenty of time to ski and drink and have fun. Its all about working hard to play hard. Good luck!
 
Best of luck for when you move, I'm sure you'll manage. Of course it can be rough at times but it's definitely possible!
 
It comes down the one question: how bad do you want it?

If jobs are available and you fight for scholarship and prize money from academic contest and loans; you can pull through. You can usually take up to 31hrs of classtime a week, leaving you with nights and weekends. Try to work as a ski instructor, at least you get to do what you love and make a small income.
 
I have a few friends that moved out west and theyre making it work. nice lil apartment, have a car, ski a lot and they work at little ski shops or wtv. u need to choose btwn skiing and schooling, if u chose skiing, then ur workin a lot and skiing a lot. if u choose school, ur working a lot and attempting to make school work. It's tough to balance all three.. im doing it up here in Montreal and it's tough, and im only skiin a max of two days a week...
 
work at the resort you want to ski.

thats what I did and I live at employee housing, dirt cheap, and get free ski passes and yet you have an awesome job.
 
Apply at every single restaurant and when they ask what position, tell them which one you prefer, then add but I am willing to work any position as long as I have a job. That's gotten me positions i feel I otherwise wouldn't have gotten.
 
There are definitely ways to manage it pretty easily.. At one point in Tahoe I lived in my friend's laundry room for $150 a month and skied everyday. You can make it happen if you want to!
 
depends on where you stay. at vail and breck its pretty nice, here at keystone, in ragebrush(sagebrush) where i live, I live with south africans and Peruvians, needless to say it has its ghetto moments.
 
This. And you'll probably need to get some room mates. But hey "Where there's a will, three's a way."

whatever you end up doing good luck man.
 
First off, I don't think I'm quite normal.... And I realize I wasn't in a "ski town."

So in college I managed at least 2 ski days a week every year (a lot more my final year).

I lived in Pomona, CA (1 hour from mt. high, 30min from mt. baldy, 5 hours from Mammoth, 1.5 hours from bear). I took 16 units pretty much every quarter. Had a job as a ski instructor (soon followed by outside sales rep) at Mt. High for the weekends and on week days between or after classes I worked at (first the hotel on campus) a computer lab so it was only open school hours and worked great to schedule with classes. Not only did I have that going on, I was in a sorority as well. My final year of college I took 1 m/w class and one four hour monday class and 2 online classes in the winter. I moved to mammoth and drove to LA once a week for my monday classes and arranged with my professor to not attend wednesday classes unless there was a midterm/final. It was a lot of driving but that year I skied 4 - 5 days a week in Mammoth. Through all of this, I had regular student loans and 0 help from the parents.

It IS possible.
 
nice just interviewed at vail. keeping my fingers crossed.

BTW anyone know if there is still room in employe housing at Vail?
 
Not at all.

Monday - work 9 - 5, sorority meeting/event 6 - 10 (do school work at work)

Tuesday - Class 10 - 7 work 7 - 9 (do school work at work)

Wednesday - Work 9 - 5 - have fun, sometimes night ski, sometimes sorority event.

Thursday - Class 10 - 7 work 7-9 (do school work at work) Thirsty thursday party night

Friday - day off, do whatever

Saturday - work 9 - 4 at mountain go home or night ski

sunday - work 9 - 4 at mountain go home or night ski

If there was no snow... I worked more.

Basically, i made sure to always have jobs where I could do all of my school work (campus jobs are key). Then I made sure I never had to wake up too early unless it was to go to work at the mountain. I could party pretty much every night of the week.. I was insanely careful when it came to scheduling classes.
 
I ended up moving to Salt Lake last summer right out of high school with a good friend. we came out with like a thousand dollars each and just got jobs right away so we could save up some more cash. Its way doable if you want it to be. And as far as school goes, there is always time to ski if you try to make it happen.
 
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