What is a ski bum?

haha, holy fuck, dude. i just saw your thread over on the other side. i figured this was just some twat twerp trying to pass himself off as the one and only Slaag.
 
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mountain zen and the empty set

skiing everyday is the dream of millions!!! romantic illusions of crisp glides through the frosted forest ignore the hardships of skiing daily. notwithstanding these and other challenges to skiing daily, there are many that ski every day or nearly every day of the season!! more than anything else, for me, skiing daily is an attitude that grows from a lifestyle based on a close relationship with the earth. to be so in love with the earth that i base my life around activities with the earth. one on one activities like skiing, hiking, biking and camping. skiing everyday is me keeping my promise to the mountain to visit her daily!!

 
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grow your own food to save money and get gmo/pesticide free organics!!!!!!! a simple greenhouse extends the season at both ends and is a cool place to hang!!!
 
choppers in the bc!!!

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gear stop!!

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if a turn is going to cost your life make it worth it!!!!

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soloed the bc near grizzley gulch today!!! first time using at gear instead of bootpacking it!!! pretty cool!! rode mtb down lcc at the end of the day in freezing sleet/rain!!!! sunny and warm in the valley!! take time for yourself!!!!!
 
fat on days so i went to visit a bro in pc!!! got a cool dirtbag place!!

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i find it easier to be a ski bum in an olympic city!!!! lots to pick from!!!

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haters everywhere you go!!! know your path!!!

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broken arrow lodge at wilbre spot at snowbird!!! chill place to hang during the day!!!!

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ammo crates and shell casings from the 105mm howitzer used keep sr210 open during the snow season!! this ammo is left over from the vietnam war and is nearly used up!! slaag brings this shit off the mountain and hauls it to the turquoise house by bike!!! like us, many of our friends are vets and are glad to recieve one of these as a gift. lotta shit goes down during war, good and evil, and lotta shit sticks!!! ptsd is no joke!!! it is satisfying to see the release of emotion and hate that these old shells and boxes bring when gifted!!! we turn for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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the golden path through our daily struggle

the bob and weave the shift and juggle

the jelly center our constant desire

the aloe salve to douse our fire

the slaag
 
Can you still be a ski bum if it's also your job? Also not living in my car (At least at the moment) been there though.

But I still consider myself a ski bum life. Ski towns, plenty of poverty, powder and park.
 
a ski bum is living in your car, sleeping next to your skis and skiing 75 days i a row. the only thing you can eat is ramen, pizza and of course scooby snacks
 
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now that the ski busses have ended for the season the dirtbags bike to trax to catch the 0645 salsa express worker bus!!!!

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lcc party room!!!!!!!!!!
 
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the bliss brothers: the sons of plunder, the conquerors of hate, the lords of bliss!!!

it is not about how rad you ski, many days you put in or how core and dirtbag you are!!! ski bum is an attitude that grows from a lifestyle!!!!
 
alright slaagmaster we all get it. you are a ski bum, and you have a camera, and you really like to use it. congrats buddy.
 
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