SIck of the real world... destined to become a ski bum

Jun 6, 2009 Comments (3)

Darkside1492

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I graduated college in May 08 and have worked the past year and have entered the shitty reality of the "grind" that is to say the 40-60 hr a week job that i absolutley hate, sound like i need a new job? The answer to that is simple: Yes and No.

Several months after i started working and the snow started to fall here in New England i had an epiphany: I need to relish in some of my youth and health... why waste it in a shitty office surrounded by a bunch of middle aged and completely miserable people who now reflect on their 20's and wish they had made the same decision i am now pondering/planning. The 40 minnute commute is when i really feel the desire to break loose: often times, in bumper to bumper traffic, i can look at the car next to me and see the same empty, glazed over look, that I am starting (as the months pass) to develope in the face i see in my own rear view mirror... the stare that foreshadows meaningless and un-selffufilling day i am about to enage in. (If you havent been able to tell by now, I am one of the millions of robots in the corporate american army.)

After several days weighing the costs and benefits of heading west to rip it daily vs. the construction of my financial well being... i decided i wanted to let loose and become a "ski bum" ( i use this term loosely) for the 09/10 season. I know very little about western ski areas with exception of the few I've been to; so i guess I'm asking for a little help and input.

That said... I'm having trouble deciding where to set up shop... I love Park City and Snowbird... and the only other "out-west" skiing i have done was in Vail (which i thought was pretty awesome, though crowded.)

I'm looking for insane snow, awesome terrain (I am an advanced rider), and a mountain that has (at least) some nightlife.... again the main goal here is sick riding... but, as i said, nightlife would be a bonus. I realize ski towns are always devoid of chicks... but I am a young, eligible, bachelor... so some of presence of the opposite sex would be nice as well.

I will definitly need to find a cheap apartment for the winter months... and one that is relatively close to the mountain is an obvious bonus; so this is something i also need to take into consideration.

As of now im thinking: Breck, PC/Snowbird, Tahoe area?

Any input or suggestions

Much appreciated.

Cheers!