[Beast]

move to the seattle area, make some friends, do some talking, grab a shovel, pay your respects and you'll be on the best trails you've ever ridden in no time.

 

[kidwoo]

totally agree. i like mammoth area for the lift and BC skiing, but for mtn biking it starts to feel real limited real fast (although riding the mtn bike park is good). that's why i bought a house in tahoe instead of mammoth.

re: whistler on low wages...i'm doing the math here in my head...20 bucks a night X 30 nights = 600 bucks a month for employee housing. is that cheap relative to the typical whistler peon salary? in the winter it seems whistler locals are renting closets to sleep in (2 per closet, fat guy sleeps on the bottom)...is the summer housing mucho better?

You the same frorider with praxis skis?

We should meet up at somepoint........either season

 

[Stiff]

Why not consider Quebec (Bromont) or Europe (Morzine, etc)? As a student, you could walk away with a foreign language, always a plus.

 

[Lex]

Why not consider Quebec (Bromont) or Europe (Morzine, etc)? As a student, you could walk away with a foreign language, always a plus.

The problem is you need to speak the language to get the job in the first place.

 

[sayndesyn]

Make some good loot in Denver and drive to Keystone with your time off... Working for resorts sucks in my past experience. I always got more ski or bike time when I didn't work for a mountain.

 

[Roasted]

totally agree. i like mammoth area for the lift and BC skiing, but for mtn biking it starts to feel real limited real fast (although riding the mtn bike park is good). that's why i bought a house in tahoe instead of mammoth.

re: whistler on low wages...i'm doing the math here in my head...20 bucks a night X 30 nights = 600 bucks a month for employee housing. is that cheap relative to the typical whistler peon salary? in the winter it seems whistler locals are renting closets to sleep in (2 per closet, fat guy sleeps on the bottom)...is the summer housing mucho better?

For someone to walk into this town and get a place for 600$ a night. Thats pretty good. I know people who rent a room for 550$ + utils.

Its also why the newbs get stuck working 2 jobs and not riding. Its hard to support your self and still have time to play.

A lot of renters drop the price for the summer but sign short leases (6 months) in order to take advantage of the winter kids coming up.