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How do you make your $ for skiing? and what are you going to buy?

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DC_Steeze
Posts: 185 - Karma: 114
Whats your job essentially? How do you get the money for that new pair of skis and next seasons pass?
Also what do you plan on spending the money on?(doesnt have to be ski related)

Personally I work in a neighborhood restaurant and around my neighborhood helping people with their yards, lawns, and computers. I make pretty good cash from electronic help. I plan on getting next seasons Scott Jib skis and also a new saga suit. I already spent some of my recently earned cash on NS swag. If i make enough money i think i might get a new longboard. I dont have to worry about paying for my own season pass yet.
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Apr 30 2012 8:22PM
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FerrisBueller
Posts: 8280 - Karma: 5,173
I work at the aspen center for physics and this is the gear im planning on getting (hopefully):

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Apr 30 2012 8:25PM
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11499 - Karma: 342
my parents give me money.
Apr 30 2012 8:26PM
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Algebra
Posts: 5215 - Karma: 1,677
I don't have a job yet. My dad is running around the house all pissed off about it.
Apr 30 2012 8:27PM
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BrewskiJr
Posts: 5738 - Karma: 1,478
smaller stuff is from shit i sell on ebay. But I have a paid internship this summer so it will probably come from that.
Apr 30 2012 8:28PM
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NinetyFour
Posts: 8650 - Karma: 13,411
I work at a family business and plan on buying an XXL Ignant vest with built in fleshbongvapelight dildo, Glock, and Alchohol, but I'm not sure how to order it to my house without my parents knowing....
Apr 30 2012 8:28PM
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whoa-dere
Posts: 10596 - Karma: 7,105
Threads for skrilla stacking ideas. Idk what I'm doing this summer
Apr 30 2012 8:29PM
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geteducated
Posts: 6410 - Karma: 86
hilarious.

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Apr 30 2012 8:29PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
Just started working at Mountain Equipment Coop today.... That will pay for my ski gear, and I'm going to buy it all on pro deal through MEC. New skis and touring bindings, and a completely new suit (and maayyyybe new boots) are in order.

Ironically the last time I bought new or full price ski gear was about 4 years ago on pro deal through a ski team I worked for.
Apr 30 2012 8:34PM
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reece23
Posts: 116 - Karma: 11
Lost haha
Apr 30 2012 8:36PM
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RipeTomato
Posts: 231 - Karma: 289
I dishwash at a family owned Italian restaurant in the middle of a valley. Food is amazing. Minimum wage but i get a lot of tips
Probably going to buy a new dslr, not sure which one, and save some money for hoodies next fall.
Oh yeah and i was thinking of buying this crazy space suit from the NASA store to ski in.
Apr 30 2012 8:37PM
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CliffyByro
Posts: 5678 - Karma: 3,903
hahaha high five
Apr 30 2012 8:38PM
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ABinThe603
Posts: 529 - Karma: 126
Ski instructor at Gunstock...yeeaa! Getting Klint Primes from Promotive
Apr 30 2012 8:42PM
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ChocolateMilk.
Posts: 1129 - Karma: 220
Got a job bussing tables and washing dishes at a small restaurant only like 3 bucks an hour + tips But also got a job working in a fabrication shop doing a bunch of shit making 16 dollars an hour + union benefits full time! Gonna stack the chedda' for hood all next summer and moving to Utah following year. And maybe a camera along the way.
Apr 30 2012 8:51PM
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LiquorLanch
Posts: 1909 - Karma: 1,046
Instructor at my local resort...i buy most of my gear through eastern boarder's clearence sales
Apr 30 2012 8:57PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
got hired in a shop being a welder and doing odd jobs. i already got all the things i need for next season. but right now i'm hoping on buying a new vehicle half way through summer.
Apr 30 2012 9:00PM
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DOSE.
Posts: 1671 - Karma: 82
i also have all my shit for next year. im not gonna spend any more money on ski related stuff.
Apr 30 2012 9:07PM
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anashyo
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 353
i babysit, it adds up quickly
Apr 30 2012 9:11PM
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84west
Posts: 646 - Karma: 1,254
I wax skis. I am buying an ice axe, crampons, ski crampons, and a new ski pack. Shop discounts usually aren't as great as you think they are, but occasionally we get free socks.
Apr 30 2012 9:20PM
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1337
Posts: 31059 - Karma: 29,329
film and edit, probably get a pair or two of this years surface's

Double Times (yellow):
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Or maybe a pair of ON3P Jmo's if I can get a deal (also yellow):
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Watch Lifes (second from right):
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Mount em up with some pivots that I'll find on TGR or NS, and they'll be good to go!
Apr 30 2012 9:27PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
dude who are you? liberty rep
Apr 30 2012 9:28PM
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*Nickdel*
Posts: 2264 - Karma: 956
Landscaping for this guy that has his own little business right down the road from me. From the money durring the summer, I can usually buy both my season passes with enough left over for a new pair of skis
Apr 30 2012 9:32PM
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DC_Steeze
Posts: 185 - Karma: 114
Yea promotive is the shit, thats where im getting my scott jibs from
Apr 30 2012 10:40PM
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DC_Steeze
Posts: 185 - Karma: 114
No dude im the noob in the yellow saga that was at the park :\ who are you? the guy with the outdoor tech facemask?
Apr 30 2012 10:42PM
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DC_Steeze
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Also my dad is a patroller at liberty so eventhough i live in dc i was at liberty almost every weekend, and at whitetail or roundtop the others
Apr 30 2012 10:45PM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
In the summer, I'm an engineering intern for the city. I mainly do surveying. Pretty easy job, pays great.

Year round, I work at McDonalds. Don't even get me started on that shithole.
Apr 30 2012 10:58PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
Ive been planning on getting a job. Since February. still hasn't happened.
Apr 30 2012 11:01PM
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BarryFeinstein
Posts: 49 - Karma: 16
Import sex slaves from scandinavia and sell them to small town high school students
Apr 30 2012 11:02PM
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rareison
Posts: 10263 - Karma: 219
well before I had a really shitty job at KFC, but I quit because I absolutely hated it. I'm not gonna lie, my parents give me a ton of money and buy me a ton of stuff, which I am very grateful for. I also have a trust fund with about $10,000 in it because we got in a pretty bad car accident and sued the guy for $200,00. But I have to save around $6-7000 for college and a vePossibhicle. I'm hopefully getting a job soon and making as much money as I can, and here is what I plan on buying. But I guarantee I will not get anywhere close to all of this, unless I work my ass off.


-Canon T2i
-Camera accessories
- Lots of Jiberish, Supreme, Diamond, Huf, etc. clothing cause I really need new clothes
-New Saga jacket because mine is too small and super dirty, and the waterproofing is gone
-Baggy black ski pants
- I would love new skis and boots, but I don't need them (I might need new skis, but idk yet) and my boots are fine unless my feet suddenly grow.
- A car once I turn 16
-New Oakley goggles and a POC helmet next season, cause I ate shit super hard today and broke my Crowbars
-A longboard or a skateboard, but I'm leaning towards a longboard cause I can't skate to save my life
-New inline skates cause mine are shit
-New winter gloves and maybe pipe gloves
-Possibly a new snowboard, boots, and bindings cause snowboarding was fun
-Baller donator status



Apr 30 2012 11:07PM
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ShredMasterPlus
Posts: 1159 - Karma: 807
Got a labour job for a Construction company lined up for the next 5 months or so. Living with the rents so going to bank a lot of dough. Using my savings to get a van and a sled then collecting unemployment for the winter and skiing everyday. Just like this winter WOOO ski bum fa life
Apr 30 2012 11:08PM
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SirSpence
Posts: 62 - Karma: 5
i do work for my neighbor, save the money my parents give me for food and shit, and sell stuff to freinds and on ebay. just save it all up. i aready have enough for some new skis if i needed it
Apr 30 2012 11:10PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
scratch that. i'm buying an ehoto hoodie next paycheck.
Apr 30 2012 11:26PM
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rareison
Posts: 10263 - Karma: 219
Oh yeah, I also sell clothes and other stuff to friends/ on NS to make some PayPal money
Apr 30 2012 11:26PM
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Flying~Squirrel
Posts: 6494 - Karma: 192
i make money by working in a pizza shop and i cant afford ski stuff because i work in a pizza shop
Apr 30 2012 11:28PM
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PrestigeWW
Posts: 19 - Karma: 27
Stringing tennis raquets. I make like 15 bucks a raquet and i can do 3 in an hour so own lots of moneys
Apr 30 2012 11:36PM
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Blurst
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Have had a plethora of jobs so far in my life.

13 - 15: Worked at a golf course as a cart jockey
15 - 16: Worked at a greenhouse doing shit
16 - 17: Worked for Frito Lay delivering chips and shit
16 - present: Worked in a chill ass ski shop during the winter doing chill ass things
17 - 18: Worked at a resort rolling people down the hill in OGO or ZORB balls
19 - Present: Flying in 9 hours to Northern Ontario to go tree planting for the first time in my life and then returning in July to work for my friend with his garbage collection business.

University is where my money goes.
Apr 30 2012 11:41PM
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whoa-dere
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^how was the cart jockey job? fun driving those things?
May 1 2012 1:28AM
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LDV
Posts: 516 - Karma: 25
Dish bitch but hopefully get promoted to cook. I need new boots and a new helmet. Hoping to pick up done ON3P pow sticks. Planning on hopefully being a liftie next winter. Got friends in high places.
May 1 2012 1:29AM
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Dunnah
Posts: 1215 - Karma: 277
This will be my 4th summer working as a bag boy at a country club and I honestly have no idea what I'll spend my money on other than saving the majority of it for college costs.  I just bought a car earlier this spring so I'm planning on being thrifty this summer since I have considerably less money.
May 1 2012 1:35AM
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why
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 65
Yardwork and landscaping. Pays alright considering I'm 15. Only gear I'm getting is a pair of this year's Jeronimo's and a 5xl peach nerd. Outside of that I might get a cheap computer.
May 1 2012 1:39AM
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steezyjibber
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I'm an anesthesiologist.
May 1 2012 1:40AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i do taxes and manage people's money and stuff. i also do search/rescue and recovery scuba diving. car goes in to the river and need to get it out? i'm your guy. sink your boat? I'll bring it to the surface. want to jump off of a bridge and kill yourself? i'll see to it that your family has a body to bury.
May 1 2012 1:41AM
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californiagrown
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i drive a cubicle and connect dots on a computer for 8-10 hours per day.


-Kids, this is NOT what you want to become when you grow up.
May 1 2012 1:45AM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
oh word i've seen you. i'm in yellow pants and big black saga
May 1 2012 3:47PM
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BROSEIDON
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work as many hours as i possibly can in the summer (80 hours a week last summer doing construction) and I'm a ski instructor in the winter. Not buying one thing this year, last year i bought park and pow setups, boots, 3 suits, 2 pairs of goggles, poles, helmet, and lots of other stuff. As long as my park skis hold up I'm golden
May 1 2012 3:55PM
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Cotter
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dont get afterbangs, worst decision you'll ever make. I bought a pair last summer and sure they're fun at first but then once you really start using them they chip super easily and will probably double in weight because they get waterlogged after like 1-2 seasons.
May 1 2012 4:01PM
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scratchproteen
Posts: 5173 - Karma: 286
why do people buy multiple suits and goggles?

please answer me that.

why not just add a new pair of pants or new jacket every other year?
May 1 2012 4:03PM
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ryantheconnolly
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im a lifeguard and swim coach, also my dad is paying me to do manual labor so i can make extra money. i have to save it all for next year at school because this past year i burned through close to 2000 dollars on useless shit
May 1 2012 4:06PM
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BROSEIDON
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i have sunny day and cloudy day/night goggles. Suit for my job, suit for really cold and pow, and then normal park suit, i just like to switch it up
May 1 2012 4:06PM
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roddy116
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mow lawns and other things my neighbors hire me for.
May 1 2012 4:26PM
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manutdsaol
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This. I plan on buying something triple xl from kmart.
May 1 2012 4:37PM
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