When is too old to trying to ski alllll the time and get a real job

You do know that marketing is a big part of the ski world, here is a link for a internship opening at big sky from what im told it can become a year round full time career after completion

It depends on what you want to do.

It is certainly possible to succeed without college, but in much of the corporate world it is necessary to advance.

My profession requires a college degree.  You couldn't even get an entry level position without one.

I would go to college if you can.  While some will be able to succeed without it, not having a degree will close lots of doors.  My friends almost all have degrees, and the ones who don't regret it.  I'm not saying you CAN"T succeed without one, it just shuts lots of doors.

If you don't want to work in the corporate world, it is less necessary. 

I skied for one winter during college, then 4 after I graduated.  I then went to grad school.  I'm glad I left, but I don't regret my time in the mountains.

I really am ambivalent about this, but the person who told you that only you can decide is right.  You have to make a decision on what you value.  Some people want to stay in the mountains for the rest of their lives, I didn't.  You don't want to wake up at 45 and wish you left.  Some people are happy with corporate jobs skiing 40 days a year, I'm one of them, some need to ski more than that.  You really have to know yourself.  As I got into my late 20's, I knew I wanted to leave the mountains, or more accurately, I knew I didn't want to stay there forever.  I had to decide what I wanted, and I chose to leave.  I'm actually really glad I left, but everyone has to make their own decision.

I don't think one more winter would hurt, but if this is really the opportunity that you want it might be wise to take it. 

It is up to you, but I would make sure to take into account BOTH living for the moment AND planning for the future.

Not a good example.

Many of the guys people point to, Gates, Ted Turner, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, were at outstanding schools.  Zuck and Gates were at Harvard, Turner was at Brown, and Jobs at Reed (Ivy level, although most won't have heard of it).  These guys were elite brains, who left college because they HAD to, because they started something and could not stop.  I'm sure Zuckerberg would have wanted to graduate, he was not looking around thinking 'I would love to avoid college, what should I do,' he was in a position where he HAD to leave.

There is a huge difference between these guys and the folks who drop out first, THEN start a company.  Your typical mediocre student, who is looking for any reason to leave school, is far from this category.

If you are a brilliant computer programmer, and you have a one in a billion idea, then go for it.  But remember, for every Gates/Zuckerberg there are about 1,000 people who left school and had a business fail, then either went back or never had the life they wanted.  The exception does prove the rule, in this case.  If you need to use someone like Gates or Zuckerberg (who are both incredible exceptions), well that indicates the rule is pretty strong.

For most people, college is a very good idea.  It opens doors that can't be opened otherwise.  You are not going be be in serious software or pharmaceutical sales without a degree.  You are not going to be an actuary without a degree.  You won't be a doctor, an attorney, a CPA......

I'm not saying succeeding without college is impossible, it's not.  College just opens lots of doors that would otherwise be shut.  The difference in salary between grads and non-grads actually grows as you get older, as the grads can climb the corporate ladder in ways the non-grads can't.

The more entreprenerial you are, the less college tends to be necessary.