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Eric.S
Posts: 1749 - Karma: 64
Just been doing alot of thinking lately on how fucking fortunate I am to be skiing as much as I am, like the whole last year I would bitch out of my mind when I wasnt alowed to go up skiing, not caring about the fact I went the three days before hand afterschool. Like Ive just been thinking lately how fortunate I am to be able to get up to the mountain most days afterschool and that though my world does revolve around skiing, I AM DAMN LUCKY! I get to get a new pair of skis/bindings/jacket/pants/helmet a year and plus a season pass. Shit dude when I look at that thats alot of money! I so far spent 1600$ this year on all my ski shit....most people cant afford to shell out all that money to go skiing let alone thats without the cost of gas and food and tuning. Just thinking about all this shit really makes me think I had an great last season getting to ski over prob 30-40 times. According to the pass machine I took some 1000 runs that year. Most people are lucky enought to get up few times a year if that. Then you can think of the extreme where some people can barley afford food yet I stuff my gut full everyday....I mean I dont think I could be a luckyer kid and I cant belive it took so long for me to realise and finnally apreacaite everything I have in life.
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Oct 3 2008 7:13PM
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*WonderBread*
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haha i feel ya bro

i dint think about it untill my parents told me that they arent really gona pay for my stuff and im only 15 and hav no job and winter is upon me almost and i gota raise som dough
Oct 3 2008 7:22PM
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Eric.S
Posts: 1749 - Karma: 64
Yeah dude Im 15 and when you actuley have to pay for shit it mkes you realise wtf.
Oct 3 2008 7:54PM
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Download-My-Apps
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every year your parents buy you all new gear. You are pretty fucking lucky.
Oct 3 2008 8:13PM
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miketheskier88
Posts: 749 - Karma: 66
Thanks for rubbing all that in my face :((( You are one lucky guy though...  But least you seem grateful bout it all, so respect for that.

Like.. I get little time to ski.. maybe 10-15 days a year, and am going to be spending my going out/food money to buy a pair of last seasons skis. But I can't say I'm angry at doing that... the small sacrifices I make kinda make me cherish the days I'm up at the mountain more.
Oct 3 2008 8:17PM
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Steeze_la_weeze
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we are all really lucky to be able to have the economic means and the freedom to pursue our passions
Oct 3 2008 8:48PM
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0123456789
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ya i get new skis, but have to pay fo r part of my stuff, like this yer i got new outerwear, only cause i out grew my old stuff, but i gotta pay for my boots. but im def lucky to have my parets buy a big amount of my shit.. o and geta job at the mountain for a free pass, thats what i do.
Oct 3 2008 9:09PM
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chickenwang
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welcome to the real world. try to get your moneys worth. i spent probably no more than $400 on equip last year and the rest was just gas and food. knowing someone is always a plus in the ski industry
Oct 3 2008 11:14PM
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Eric.S
Posts: 1749 - Karma: 64
Yeah...oh I should add I dont get all my shit bought for me but rather most. I waqs gonna work at my mountain but I wouldnt like ever get to ski cuz my ass whole stepdad
Oct 3 2008 11:16PM
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currentwestman
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fuck yeah. i suck and still get free shit. conecciones mofo
Oct 3 2008 11:17PM
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0123456789
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word its dope cause my dad loves skiing so he up there and i just grab a ride with him, or i have a car soi can take that ahah, and its nice to make some dough at the same time haha
Oct 3 2008 11:34PM
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Eric.S
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Dude everyone in my family hates skiing so Im fucking stuck getting rides uo with freinds but luckly my mom will practically drive me up whenever cuz shes the shit.
Oct 3 2008 11:36PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
Being thankful for what you have is the best way to live life.

Let the people who make it possible know that you are grateful.

We are all supremely lucky to ski. It's always easy to bitch about the conditions, the park set up, or slow chairs, but the truth is that there are many people who are struggling to live to tomorrow, much less go skiing.
Oct 3 2008 11:53PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
guys like me were jealous of you because i lived in the bay area shit was tough to get over to the hill but now that im in utah i dont have to worry about that. take advantage of what you got son thats real cool that you understand how painful it is to not have a hill.
Oct 3 2008 11:55PM
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Eric.S
Posts: 1749 - Karma: 64
Yeah yo I just moved up to near a hill with a massive park so thats sick so I know what it was like + I grew up super poor then my parents got divorced so I kinda got stumbled into money with my stepdad. Im so damn thankfull for this shit I hve now
Oct 3 2008 11:57PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,273
yeah, if i outgrow my shit i have to buy it for myself, otherwise i just keep it year to year, but when you grow 9 inches in 2 years that's tough to do
Oct 4 2008 12:09AM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
Sell droski, get money...
Oct 4 2008 12:21AM
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prisnah
Posts: 140 - Karma: 11
You my friend have just learned appreciation for what is naturally given to you....and how that correlates to others lives and that has translated to a thankfullness for you. Thank God/Nature/Values for that, there are few who actually realize that and can put it to words/ Congratulations. You're gonna rip this year.
Oct 4 2008 1:21AM
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HPskier
Posts: 1072 - Karma: 30
yay! now i can go to sleep knowing that im a broke piece of shit who doesent get to ski that much
Oct 4 2008 1:27AM
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prisnah
Posts: 140 - Karma: 11
I'm 24 and have a fantastic paying job that allows me to pay for MOST of my skiing wants..I don't get to get out as much as I want, but I make it work. 90 days last year.....prolly 75 this one. Hoping to begin to go inverted this year. Even if I can't, I'd rrather be broke, happy and skiing dry pow than rich, unsatisfied,  and chasing money.













Disclaimer: I would rather be rich and skiing than either.
Oct 4 2008 1:28AM
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prisnah
Posts: 140 - Karma: 11
Sox win! Sox Win!
Oct 4 2008 1:29AM
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prisnah
Posts: 140 - Karma: 11
That didnt make sense....
Oct 4 2008 1:32AM
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Oli_jgb
Posts: 985 - Karma: 95
I see it like this::
Better your parents spend money on progressing your skiing than buying you an xbox to mong out on the sofa all day. With america being the most obese nation in the world now, I would say it's money well spent if it's gonna get you doing exercise.
As for me, I am from the UK and ski more than most with probably about 6 weeks a year. When I am not doing that I hit the gym every day so that those 6 weeks aren't wasted.
Oct 4 2008 6:22AM
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Drew.C
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dude im 15 and i have like 300 buks to my name, and my parents would never pay 1600 dollarson ski stuff on me
Oct 4 2008 8:01AM
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