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What do non-skiers do with their life?

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CHORIZO
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Im taking a trip down to Arizona to see some family. I was just wondering how someone could live in such a place that gets almost no snow and is 110 degrees. What will i talk to them about since skiing is all i know? What do people that dont ski do with their life?
May 25 2013 2:11AM
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Shredsterr
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In the summer I sesh a summer rail. I assumed everyone else does the same?
May 25 2013 2:21AM
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RimJobber
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Masturbate furiously

May 25 2013 2:21AM
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^^.Doug.^^
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May 25 2013 2:26AM
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sNaubi
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here, have my like




OnT: have you ever heard about skateboard? bmx? mx?
May 25 2013 6:06AM
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HWW
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May 25 2013 6:14AM
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Treestman
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wow... get your heads out of your assholes, there's more to life than skiing. if you don't believe me, you're gonna have problems if you're not a pro or don't want to be a ski bum until your dead.
May 25 2013 6:31AM
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7-11_Slurpee
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Enjoy your life as a desk jockey. For me i will be enjoying the life i live, thanks.
May 25 2013 8:41AM
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Filet-O-Fish
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1. get a part time job that pays just enough for food and skiing expenses.
2.work
3.ski
4.sleep
repeat for entire life.
5.die
May 25 2013 9:04AM
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fortyvalve
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hey fuck you man my dad could beat up your dad
May 25 2013 9:18AM
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JWeinstock
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um a lot of stuff. a lot of my friends just play other sports year round.
May 25 2013 9:36AM
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Spinoza
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You kids still think skiing is everything haha
May 25 2013 10:36AM
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Ski_the_east01
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fucking losers
May 25 2013 10:40AM
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Steve_Glandsberg
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Rather be a skibum than a desk jockey
May 25 2013 10:57AM
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Anathema
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until you realize you can't rely on mommy and daddy for funding forever
May 25 2013 11:10AM
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.AR6rider.
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Haha this. I remember being 16.
May 25 2013 11:23AM
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Monsieur_Patate
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So much this. It's alright to think skiing is everything when you're in high school I guess. But then yeah, you realize that, fortunately I might add, there so much more to life than just skiing. I love that skiing is part of my life, but I love even more that there's more to my life than just skiing.
May 25 2013 12:54PM
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thebeesknees
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wait until you actually have responsibilities
May 25 2013 1:04PM
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50in07
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Fucking go golfing
May 25 2013 1:12PM
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RalphLauren.
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this


grow up
May 25 2013 1:15PM
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Masta_Baka
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to all of you saying skiing cant be a life style for ever are wrong. i work at a mtn and although most of the employees are young we have many old ski instructors that still have a passion for the sport and love being weekend warriors. they work their full time jobs and support their kids aka responsibilities yet they are up at the mtn every chance they get and are well known around the community for that reason. so if your passion is skiing you dont have to be a ski bum or a whatever else you can be what every you want and still make time for your passion.
May 25 2013 1:20PM
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At0micski
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i think this was meant to be joke... why all the hate on ski bums?
May 25 2013 1:26PM
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Davy.Crockett
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this
May 25 2013 1:28PM
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Holte
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In the immortal words of Gary Johnson, three term governor of New Mexico, "I once thought there had to be more to life than skiing. I now know I was wrong."
May 25 2013 1:43PM
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KravtZ
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LOL good luck brah at working a part time job the rest of your life. I was like you when I was younger. All i wanted to do was ski all the time and make it a lifestyle. SEriously considered doing one of those resort management programs in college, or just bumming for a while.

Realized that skiing is a rich white mans sport essentially. You want to ski more? Get more money and more free time.

1. Get sick job
2. Make bank
3. ski on weekends
4. Retire and have a sick ski house
May 25 2013 1:43PM
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grapejuice3000+
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who even skis, its really not that fun.
May 25 2013 1:48PM
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SFB
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sersly
May 25 2013 4:24PM
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walrussteeze
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There are ski areas in Arizona...
May 25 2013 4:29PM
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000000000000
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Mountain Biking, and Bmx (Sick Skate parks in AZ)
May 25 2013 4:36PM
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Twinjibber77
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Annoying Facebook status
May 25 2013 4:45PM
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Chubz.
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or you could go to school and get a job that pays 6 figures.

then take vacations to the most fucking epic mountains in the world and have the a fucking sick time skiing.


I'd rather be successful and make time to ski around my schedule than live in my fucking car so i get to ski everyday..

that's soooooooo hardcore
May 25 2013 5:25PM
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TheClap.
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it amazes me how dumb some of you kids are

Arizona is in amazing place in the middle of fun
May 25 2013 5:31PM
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Corin
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You all must feel so old and wise and stuff, knowing there's more to life than skiing. And way to trash on a kids hobby, on a website made purely in dedication for said hobby. Fun times indeed.

No but seriously, there is a lot more to life than skiing. But OP still has a valid point.

People who aren't really into anything in particular, what do they do, and what are their thoughts on life? The people that that don't really have a passion for something, what do they do? Are these the people how list "hanging out with friends" as their primary hobby?

I've thought about this many times, and I always find myself feeling sorry for them. I can't imagine a life without my passion for skiing. Just as some of my friends probably can't imagine a life without their passion for football. Or music. Or whatever. You get my point.
May 25 2013 6:46PM
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.squirrely.
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May 25 2013 7:28PM
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.frenchy
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When you got a passion for something, you try to do it whenever you can!

Like fishing.... I ice fish in the winter when I'm not skiing.
May 25 2013 7:32PM
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E__
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Why does this keep getting downvoted? It is the perfect explanation.
May 25 2013 7:38PM
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.Jacob
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Mac Dre concerts.
May 25 2013 8:00PM
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errrka
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I'm 21, about to graduate college, and to tell you the truth skiing still is everything to me. It's what makes me happy and if possible I would ski everyday of my life. That being said I am finishing up college in Ohio and then probably taking an internship at a local resort and then my aim is to move out west. And yeah I would rather work some part-time jobs and ski everyday than work at some office and get to ski on "weekend getaways" fuck that
May 25 2013 8:22PM
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Peter.
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successful job

ski saturday and sunday, ski on your vacation days

if you live in a relatively snowy area, you will still get 40+ days in, which is a great season
May 25 2013 10:07PM
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Rachy
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OR... You can have a successful job in which you work from home on your own time and can ski every day.

You don't have to be a ski bum to ski every day. Since I got my shit together, I'm definitely not roughing it any more. Just bought ski boots on a whim because they were a good price and I'll probably drop $800 on a camera this week. Skiing is my life. It's my focus. I do as much work as I possibly can that is relevant to skiing. I just don't get sick of it. Some of us are just like that.

I have no idea where I would be if I wasn't into skiing.. Probably still living in Minneapolis. I'd probably work in motion graphics which isn't awful.. but I'm happy I don't. I'd probably be married, have kids.. and when I could find a baby sitter, probably just watching live music or walking the dog I would likely have.

It's rare that you meet someone who isn't passionate about something. I have met a few. One of my best friends didn't really have any passion until she took a wine tasting course and now she's in that world. I did date a guy my first year of college... we had a discussion and I realized he didn't really love any one thing. He liked a lot of things, but there wasn't anything you could talk about that would get him truly excited. We went snowboarding twice... then he got really into it. Now he lives down the street from me, has a career job working for the mountain and snowboards nearly every day.

So I suppose some people just haven't found their passion yet. It's sad, but sometimes you don't have every option in front of you and it takes a while for the opportunity to arise.
May 25 2013 10:33PM
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Peter.
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successful means different things to different people. tough to earn enough to support a family working from home
May 25 2013 10:40PM
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Dan.
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I know multiple people who pull mid-6 figure incomes working from/near home. not difficult if you know the right things.
May 25 2013 10:49PM
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TheClap.
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^ exactly
May 25 2013 10:54PM
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Skibumsmith
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I don't know. I have spent a lot if time wondering this myself.
May 25 2013 11:07PM
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