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You know you work at a ski shop when....

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_steffen_
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couldn't find one of these with searchbar and im also kind of curious how many members actually work in shops.

got a couple to start with

You know you work at a ski shop when:

Your clothes are absolutely covered in wax and you have to explain this often

You're astoundingly poor but rock a 1000 dollar ski setup

You tell girls you will tune their stuff for free and tell guys to fuck off you're busy.

You're skis are covered in weird obscure stickers no one understands

You hate certain brands because they generate a lot of trash (im looking at you Giro)

You dig through trash to find more forgotten stickers

You ski around your local hill and constantly recognize skis that you setup or tuned




Jul 7 2011 1:44AM
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Blake.P
Posts: 9894 - Karma: 3,585
I wish I worked in a ski shop
Jul 7 2011 1:46AM
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_steffen_
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not the wonderland you would imagine it to be
Jul 7 2011 1:48AM
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whitechocolate
Posts: 582 - Karma: 260
fuck giro, they have dumb stickers too that always manage to fall out when youre setting them up
Jul 7 2011 1:48AM
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ALaw
Posts: 2616 - Karma: 1,552
you know you work at a ski shop when you get all your skis on proform and you arent even that good
Jul 7 2011 2:04AM
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emilyiscool
Posts: 1628 - Karma: 60
when you have measured that little girls feet 3 times, taken the liner out of the boot and show the parent that the boot fits by pressing the liner against there foot and they still ask to speak to your manager for getting a wrong fitting boot
Jul 7 2011 2:08AM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375
you can look at any pair of skis in the world and flawlessly bullshit that you know all about their construction and design.

or maybe that was just me....
Jul 7 2011 2:09AM
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emilyiscool
Posts: 1628 - Karma: 60
nope not just you

*quick look at the bottom* and sir this is a capped construction with a turning radius of 15.
Jul 7 2011 2:11AM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
You know you work in the ski industry when you dont get to ski as much as you would like to.
Jul 7 2011 2:22AM
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emilyiscool
Posts: 1628 - Karma: 60
when you have memorized the tracklist to whatever ski movie has been left in the dvd player for the past week or more
Jul 7 2011 2:28AM
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_steffen_
Posts: 904 - Karma: 133
When you can sell 500$ equipment you know nothing about (ive sold 3 girls snowboards)

When a messy apron a few high tech terms and a pencil in your ear means no matter what you say they'll believe it
Jul 7 2011 2:29AM
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cool_name
Posts: 4295 - Karma: 3,131
when would be the best time of year to drop off a resume at a ski store?
Jul 7 2011 3:18AM
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emilyiscool
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middle of augustish
Jul 7 2011 3:18AM
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BlakeG
Posts: 1450 - Karma: 1,030
ginko, why dont u have an orange name?
Jul 7 2011 3:40AM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
I like blue.
Jul 7 2011 3:51AM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
Jul 7 2011 4:06AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Dear god, please tell me I'm not the only person in this thread who was actually alive when this was popular?
Jul 7 2011 4:41AM
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Horizon
Posts: 368 - Karma: 21
When you want to punch people in the fucken face.  Seriously, anyone in the service industry knows this feeling.
Jul 7 2011 5:46AM
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.skiperisher.
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you know you when you work in a ski shop when you miss the smell of wax after a couple of days

also when half of your clothes are black from p tex
Jul 7 2011 5:51AM
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RyandaGod
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You know you work in a ski shop when every family that comes in wants the kids to be fitted for boots 5 sizes too big because there "still growing"
Jul 7 2011 6:48AM
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RyandaGod
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"Oh well Tommy needs a size 13 Boot, hes really been growing alot the past year." Meanwhile you have Tommys foot on the scale and hes barely reading a 28.0. THEN once you try to break down the conversion and explain to the wild fucking parents they  only need a size 10 you would think you have just told them there kid has AIDS they way they sometimes react... Anyone who is a bootfitter knows the pain....
Jul 7 2011 6:52AM
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B.Aussie
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You can tell as soon as they walk in they are just browsing to buy the boots online or they are actually going to buy.
Jul 7 2011 7:08AM
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Elmo.
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i remember =D

you know you work in a ski shop when u hav nothing to do september- october and march-april (atleast for me its that way)
Jul 7 2011 7:22AM
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Imagination
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I just listened to the song up above while looking at your icon...

It was nice
Jul 7 2011 8:10AM
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TheClap.
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boom
Jul 7 2011 9:43AM
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TechnoPotamus
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nope i was too
Jul 7 2011 9:55AM
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T.L.
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...when you get threatening remarks after you tell the man that his boots made in 1989 are going to explode into a thousand pieces.


Jul 7 2011 10:07AM
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PeeDuBzz
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makes me wish i worked at a ski shop....

Jul 7 2011 10:31AM
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wintersway
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around 5th grade for me. talent shows went crazy with that shit.

and thanks to whoever said when to drop off a resume, taking at least the fall semester off and would much rather work in a field of interest than where im at.
Jul 7 2011 10:36AM
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RyandaGod
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How's about the people that bring in multiple pairs of socks just to be cheap, get the wrong boot, and say that everything is way too small. But then come back in a month later and say they were sold boots way too big for them... Makes me rage
Jul 7 2011 10:40AM
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Mr.Huck
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This applies more to the good old days before precision stone grinders:

You have so much skin missing from your hands from flat filing that you just live with your fingers taped up. Also, you have so many file shavings embedded in what's left of your skin that your hands set off the metal detector at the airport.

You have many small contact burns on various parts of your body from p-tex and/or bumping into the iron while hot waxing that you have to convince people that you are not being abused or tortured.

Your erotic dreams involve drilling the perfect hole with the a brand new jig, and you wake up and realize that you have been muttering "God I want to mount those", in your sleep.

You're getting your car detailed and you break out the Swix and Toko charts to make sure the guys are using the right color wax for the current conditions.

Your best friend tells you that he and his wife just had twins and you offer to center mount them for free.


Jul 7 2011 11:29AM
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Mr.Huck
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You and your fellow shop monkeys come up with a new fragrance for women which you call Eau D' Epoxy.
Jul 7 2011 11:46AM
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Smuffy
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i dunno bout you man, but for me it was.

when your bros get to come in and eat dinner with you while you tune up shit.

smelling like wax for days on end... (kinda already said that)

always having a fresh coat of wax on your boards. i get way too lazy to do it at home.
Jul 7 2011 11:49AM
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BROSEIDON
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Hahaha i just did the same thing. I lost it.
Jul 7 2011 12:26PM
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Travapple.
Posts: 6787 - Karma: 88
this this this.

also, i've developed an uncanny ability to create bullshit facts to sell a 1000 dollar setup to rich people.
Jul 7 2011 12:30PM
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.jersey
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Ah, the 90's...
Jul 7 2011 12:34PM
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zahava
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THIS IS SO TRUE! Its creepy how much I noticed this when I did Co-op at a shop.
Jul 7 2011 1:16PM
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iRise
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you know you work in a ski shop when you have the DIN chart memorized

Also, when the beer fridge stock comes and goes with the snow
Jul 7 2011 1:35PM
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Tyrone
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So true.
Jul 7 2011 1:46PM
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RudyGarmisch
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You ever find yourself assigning DIN's to random people in your head? "Shes probably a 6 height and weight wise, but I bet her skier type bumps her up to at least a 8..."
Jul 7 2011 1:48PM
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Huckley
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-when your boot liners are covered in cleverly shaped adhesive foam pieces as you are fully aware to the benefits of proper boot fitting .

-you understand what forward pressure is...

-you own every decent ski video from the current season...






Jul 7 2011 1:49PM
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Mr.Huck
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This walks into your shop and the first thing that goes through your mind is "what are her dimensions under foot and how does she float in deep powder"?
Jul 7 2011 3:22PM
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.RYAN66
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might be favorite so far.
Jul 7 2011 3:32PM
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james6345789
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hahaha threads this is great
Jul 7 2011 3:33PM
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DG.3
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I work in one of the gaperest ski shops possible

"I want the best goggles you have" *show customer some splices and I/Os* "I kinda wanted a glass lens, not this cheap plastic"

"MA'AM THESE BOOTS ARE 3 SIZES TOO BIG FOR YOUR CHILD, HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SKI" "I am going to choose to not listen to you and buy them anyway"

*customer looks at rack of 200+ pairs of skis* "Are these all the skis you have?"

as I fit boots for this women her husband says "now remember boy, you want ski boots to fit tight" "OH THANKS MAN FOR TELLING ME THAT CUZ EVEN THOUGH I WORK HERE I TOTALLY DIDNT KNOW THAT"

"could I please talk to your department expert, I want expert advice on these ski socks"

And the classic:
"Hey are you the shop tech?" "yes" "I need my family of four's skis tuned and mounted" "well it is christmas break, and were busy, so you can come pick them up in a week" "but im going to colarado tomorrrooowwww.....!!!!"
Jul 7 2011 3:45PM
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Huckley
Posts: 133 - Karma: 11
"these all the skis you got" ahghahahahahahah
Jul 7 2011 3:55PM
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iRise
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It's exactly like that... Same as when you think that girl's a solid 7, but she drives a lifted Jeep with a Bambi bar and a snorkel kit (you know she puts out becuase of this) so that ups her to at least an 8.72347. Then I say "oh girl you like Mike N Ikes? can I get your number... huh? Can I get it?"

Also, you know you work in a ski shop when you have to time to write shit like this all day long in the summer... Ehh

Jul 7 2011 4:03PM
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_steffen_
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bootfitting is its own hell all to itself. You can either sell boots and make people happy momentarily or you can occasionally get someone in the correct boot and have them come back and thank you...never both. And people coming in with a set idea of what boot they want without trying anything on, just boggles my mind.
Jul 7 2011 4:12PM
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O.G.Surachai
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Man I hate those know it all fucks that were ski bums in like 1974 and still try to tell you how everything should be even though they don't have a clue anymore. I don't even work in a shop and that pisses me off, it must drive you guys nuts!
Jul 7 2011 4:26PM
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DERS.
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oh my god the comment about mount/tune/waxing for the family going on a trip the next day is the story of my life
Jul 7 2011 5:17PM
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DERS.
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... was not finished. working at the only shop in dc having to fit the most obnoxious spoiled kids with our shitty rental equipment . the the complain about how its not the color they like.... or the suburban housewives (enough said)... a personal favorite of mine is the old guy ski instructor who thinks he knows everything and demands to speak to an older employee nd have him calibrate his bindings because he does not trust a teenager doing it.... and finally the cuts all over your hands from catching a ski as it falls off the bench and cuttong your hnd on the edge.
Jul 7 2011 5:27PM
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