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America's disappearing ski bum
On Nov 19, 10:07*am, Dave U. Random anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
inter.net wrote: Is there anyone else here that is/was a ski bum? How long? |
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America's disappearing ski bum
On 11/27/2010 08:58 PM, pigo wrote:
On Nov 19, 10:07 am, Dave U. Randomanonym...@anonymitaet-im- inter.net wrote: Is there anyone else here that is/was a ski bum? How long? When in college, I would go to fall semester and summer school. This way it took me 7 years (1960 through 1967) to complete my undergraduate work. During that time I worked in a ski shop and lived in a ski share house in the winter. I also taught junior program for my pass (1/2 day a week) and one year I taught pro at a small local area. I always had my Killington pass though through junior program. The shop was great because I always got 40 hours in, had enough money for my college tuition (a state school) and got out with no student loans to repay or any parents to repay either. At this point I'm getting close to being retired just doing a little consulting for a non-profit mortgage lending institution. I can ski 3 to 5 days a week. More than that would kill me physically anyway, so it's enough. My wife skis some, her kids ski a lot and live in very attractive skiing areas. One in the Lake Tahoe region, the other close to the north Cascades. My own daughter's partner is a former ski patrol at Cannon Mountain and loves to ski, so anywhere I go with family in winter, we ski. It's neat and not so confining as being a ski bum and needing to earn a living. Currently I'm a Killington Ambassador, which gets me my pass and LOTS of benefits both from the mountain and from private vendors locally. We are the most visible program on the hill. We do more with the guests than even ski school. Today, at the end of the day, I hung out with a family who had taken one lift ride too many. They were completely fatigued, out of shape to begin with. It was getting dark. Bumps were invisible and the surface was getting polished so it was icy and bumpy with bumps you couldn't see. I got them down the "green" trail and stayed with them until we were fully down. Lifts close at 4PM. I got back to our clubhouse at 4:55, and I picked them up already half-way down the mountain. I encouraged. Picked them up when they fell. Recommended the easiest way down and how best to ski each section. Fun, nice communication, great feedback from the guests. Gratitude. |
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America's disappearing ski bum
On Nov 27, 7:43*pm, VtSkier wrote:
It sounds to me that you are still a ski bum. Though maybe not as much in the traditional sense as when you were in college. But when you combine it in it's totality I'd say it qualifies. At 30 or so days per year I think I'm verging on being an exskibum. Every year I consider the possibility of not getting any. I'm not buying the pass this year. |
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America's disappearing ski bum
On Nov 28, 7:52*am, pigo wrote:
On Nov 27, 7:43*pm, VtSkier wrote: It sounds to me that you are still a ski bum. Though maybe not as much in the traditional sense as when you were in college. But when you combine it in it's totality I'd say it qualifies. Tranny Boob Bob Thompson, self-appointed official arbiter of who is a REAL SKI BUM TM and who isn't. At 30 or so days per year I think I'm verging on being an exskibum. But you will never be an ex-asshole, or ex-coward. Too bad you didn't use one of those thirty days at DV last year. Oh, yeah, forgot. You hid out at Alta. Not man enough to spew your **** in person. Every year I consider the possibility of not getting any. I'm sure your wife does the same. I'm not buying the pass this year. Nobody gives a ****. |
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