Telemark Talk / Telemark Tips Forum

Sorry if it's a dumb question but quite often I've seen people in this forum say they've done 30+ days this season so far. Given this season only starts say late November how is it possible to fit 30+ days in if you have a full time job? For me I've only been able to go skiing in the weekends so far and also took a week off in January to ski but I've only done 18 days so far.

I know this is not a competition but I'm genuinely curious when people find time to ski!

Night skiing at the local hill that's 10 min away and out-the-back door evening tours for me, plus weekends.

There was a time when I was working as a ski instructor, to get the free season pass, and racing at the same hill. Between teaching lessons, race practice and races I was at the hill every day it was open except Sunday.

Being young and poor was a good way to ski a lot.

I am not sure how to get back there now.

I live in the mountains and 3 miles from a ski area. I can work and ski all in the same day. You need to move.

I get 5-6 days of skiing per year. I just did 2 at Snowbird, and I will get 3 at Vail in 2 weeks. unless by some miracle it snows in NJ/PA, that is all I will get this year.

Work as a wildland firefighter. You'll have plenty of time for skiing in your offseason.

bauerb wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:13 pm

I get 5-6 days of skiing per year. I just did 2 at Snowbird, and I will get 3 at Vail in 2 weeks. unless by some miracle it snows in NJ/PA, that is all I will get this year.

Wow. Why bother?

What constitutes a day on the hill? I ski on weekends and after work (either near the house or ski up by headlamp at a local resort).

In college + 3 years after, (Bozeman Montana) I skied like crazy. Then I went into the Navy (no good skiing on aircraft carriers, as it turns out, but the flying! Holy shit, it's good!) and only got in 5 or 6 days a year, if I was lucky and always thought it was worth it. So I can definitely empathize with bauerb!

I became an airline pilot and moved to Park City in 1990, so that was an opportunity to really up my days of skiing because of the ability to adjust your schedule. Living here, flying full time, 70 days a year was pretty easy. Now I'm retired and still live in the mountains so 80-90 days a year is standard. I could go more, but I have to take SOME time off to give my body time to recover.

Park City/Canyons has a $129 full season pass for retired military and I'm old enough for a half price full season pass at Deer Valley that comes with skiing in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons at all 4 areas (sadly, only day one each). Early season I've been known to drive up to Grand Targhee for 2 days at a time, if the season gets off to a slow start in Utah - of course, "slow start" is in the eye of the beholder.

vt_trees wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:44 pm

What constitutes a day on the hill? I ski on weekends and after work (either near the house or ski up by headlamp at a local resort).

If it's a day of skiing to you, it's a day of skiing.