I'm going skiing today. Finally.

That's awesome man, hope you have a great time. Why haven't you been able to ski?

Right on! Have fun! Out for injury or burnout?

matt's a burnout! hey matt! ;^)

I've been working or going to school. Skiing is quite expensive for a lifestyle choice, I'm trying to secure a career or a a higher amount of fixed income before I start buying season passes again.

Get sendy for boyfriends.

do a backy first hit!!

SirFryanatorI've been working or going to school. Skiing is quite expensive for a lifestyle choice, I'm trying to secure a career or a a higher amount of fixed income before I start buying season passes again.

Glad to hear you are getting back out there. I recommend looking for a spring pass though. Might be able to get into skiing as a lifestyle for less than you think.

Have fun!

Enjoy man! I came on here after a few years NS break just to post this!


I'm in a similar situation. I haven't skied at all this year, and have skied maybe 4-5 times max in the past 3years or so. I, too, most likely won't be going much anytime soon due to the expensive costs of gear, lift tickets, season passes (especially since I graduated from college), and potentially going back to school. Plus I might have to take a cut in location for the next few years.

I've realized skiing will most likely just be a fun side hobby and not a huge part of my life (not an absolute obsession like it was in high school and to a certain degree first few years at college). As such, skiing will happen for me again down the line when I can afford blowing the money for expensive lift tickets, a week trip to a baller resort out west when there's good pow, or when I can sack it up and afford touring gear. Otherwise, I'm pretty content in the time being going a few days a year locally if the conditions are good, friends are around, and good deals on lift tickets.

On a side note, one huge factor for me is that resorts are completely pricing out a large demographic of future skiers. When I read that lift ticket prices are easily $75+ a day, not to mention $100+ for mountains in VT (the east coast...wtf???) I have a stronger urge to boycott the ski industry. Wake up resorts, I don't want to be shredding at a resort where the only demographic is trust fund 20 somethings whose parents pay for their "dope" apartment nearby, or rich families who ski over xmas break once a year!

Haha, you clearly fucked up somewhere then. Have fun, and send 'er for us though!

WHAT.

Welcome back, Fry.

It was just as awesome as I remember, even with slushy crud spring conditions. Uggghh. Time to reprioritize once again.

Fry, as with you am in the same boat and used to love your posts when i was in high school. I don't go skiing nearly as much as i once did and stopped posting and looked just looked around. Its nice to see that even after a couple years of little skiing and a lot of school, we can hope right back on the twigs with no problem. We can get complete joy out of just skiing like it used too and love it just as much as the first time. Thanks for your post
-Baloo