 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have a plan. It's going to take me roughly another 7 years to pay my mortgage off. I'm currently earning way above my earnings ceiling in my career so I'd be a fool to ditch my current job, not to mention the pension plan. Once the mortgage is paid off I can afford to take a cut in earnings and work for myself, which I can do anywhere in the world remotely. i'm already trying to build up some freelance business. So I could keep my house and rent it out, use the rent money to rent something abroad. If that pans out I could sell my UK house and buy an apartment abroad. But I need to own property somewhere, it's going to pay for my old age care eventually.
In the meantime I can afford a couple of nice skiing holidays each season without breaking the long term financial plan. It's all good. So I'll come back to the 10 years ago thread in 10 years' time and hopefully it will all have happened... 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Skiing has become a major part of my life, but unlike some others in this thread I've never wanted to move to the mountains full time. I'm in the Alps typically 12-14 weeks per winter (in a variety of different resorts), which is great, but I value my time at home in the UK just as much. A few years back I did spend an extended period of time in the same resort and to be honest it made me a little stir crazy. I like the balance that I have now between home and the mountains, with the only downside being the amount of travel.
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For as long as I can remember I've wished for an alpine base, at least for the winters. What I've learned is whatever prevented me doing it earlier seems trivial looking back, while current responsibilities make it feel impossible now. Next opportunity could be when kids finish school, 9 more years!
@Claude B, you're giving me hope it will still be fun then
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@rob@rar, same here. Even though Cham is a town rather than a village, I don't want to live there year round. I have a good balance between London and Chamonix that suits my lifestyle.
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Part of why I'm happy here is that my job involves a lot of travel so I get a city fix when I need it.
I'd go stir crazy if I worked in the ski/ tourism industry here.
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Well that is the view from my bedroom window:
We've been in the Alps for 5 years, enough time to start skiing, love skiing, and forget about ever having a real career!
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@JamesHJ, Very nice indeed.
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Of course you sacrifice a lot- without too many details, we are in no way secure, no permanent employment etc. Far from friends etc. A nice view can only get you so far!
Actually the best thing about living in France is the way families and children are recognised, not skiing, but that is a bit of an epic thread drift.
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Hmm - we have a lot in common.
There seems to be a theme developing with the above snowHeads :
1) initially hated skiing - now obsessed with it
2) marrying a non-snow lover, resulting in divorce
3) abandoning civilised norms (high heels) and living in alpine "digs"
4) Avoiding all responsibility (financial+emotional) for that all-important season pass
Perhaps @Zero_G, you should write a book, seems women have midlife crisis too!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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None of those 4 apply to me.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| None of those 4 apply to me. |
Me neither.
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Theres just something about living in the mountains  |
I agree - no idea where future adventures may take me, but right now I know it would be very hard to leave the mountains - I love the summer as much as (possibly more than) the winter and I don't think a couple of months a year here would be enough… who knows though, I was always a big city person (even found Paris a bit small after a year) who never, ever, imagined I'd want to live in an alpine village so I'm pretty sure I'll adapt wherever I end up - I do still really enjoy at least a couple of months of the year in a big city.
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| None of those 4 apply to me. |
Me neither. I think I've even managed to crack the high heel problem
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You know it makes sense.
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That makes me so sad @rob@rar, red soles not shoes... 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Nadenoodlee, I'll have a word with Christian next time I see him.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@rob@rar,
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A few years back I did spend an extended period of time in the same resort and to be honest it made me a little stir crazy.
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Me too, couldn't wait to return to London.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So clearly no pattern developing if @rob@rar and @Hurtle couldn't even hack a season without going crazy!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'd have gone crazy in other resorts I've stayed in. Year round "normality" is pretty important.
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Actually thinking about it, I would have gone crazy in the first season so probably not have given life here a proper shot had I a) not had my husband with me and b) not had internet.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Idris wrote: |
Back in 1998 I had this stupid idea that after graduating university I would go to Whistler a for a ski season and then come home , settle down and be an engineer, well 18 months after my finals I came home to say hi to my folks and do laundry, on my way to Verbier.
I've lived on 4 continents skied in 100+ resorts and now have about 1500+ days of skiing under my belt, but all I own is a 18 year old car and a bunch of ski gear.
Sure the engineering degree comes in useful sometimes - I built all the machines I use to make skis form scratch. When the car (or friends cars) brake down it's only work to fix them not garages and expense.
Why was Whistler so influential ? 98-99 was the last big el Nino year, I skied 90+ days of powder and just had this idea that's what a ski season was supposed to be like and most of my previous ski trips had just been unlucky weather wise. |
Having known you at uni it was very obvious you were never going to give up the mountains for a proper job in the rat race. And fair play to you. I am jealous!
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I just dated some hot tart in the mountains, she even stores my powder Bents for me
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@balernoStu, I'm sure it will be 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@geepee, +1
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Reading all your posts, and I am filled with fear . . . 62, haven't even tried it yet and it would appear the kids' inheritance is under threat. Looking forward to the trip in a fortnight's time with increasing trepidation. What if I manage to survive the week and then find I really, really like it? Snoody'd better not be relying on his Ma for funds to keep him on the slopes . . . .
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| Popsie wrote: |
| Reading all your posts, and I am filled with fear . . . 62, haven't even tried it yet and it would appear the kids' inheritance is under threat. Looking forward to the trip in a fortnight's time with increasing trepidation. What if I manage to survive the week and then find I really, really like it? Snoody'd better not be relying on his Ma for funds to keep him on the slopes . . . . |
You're doomed, mark my words. See you on the slopes soon. 
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You know it makes sense.
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I met my wife on a ski holiday in Austria. (Many moons ago now!)
At the time I had 3 strong criterior for the future Mrs Ouch!
1. She must Ski
2. ..........................This one is private.
3. Does she like curry?
So, I asked he if she liked curry and that was it.
Ouch!
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| Sub_Zero_G wrote: |
Today is a significant
My sister – damn her – cajoled me back up the mountain and carefully guided me down a less daunting-looking blue run.
And yes, I gave up my vast collection of beautiful and sexy high heels to make space in my closet for skiing and climbing gear.
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When you said sister, I for some reason assumed you were a guy. Which made the high heels sentence give me a strange mental image
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Poster: A snowHead
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Cost me a divorce, but wouldn't say it's ruined my life, more enhanced it
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Bennisboy, weird mental processes there.................
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The thing about being a skier is. I cannot understand how non-skiers can do it?
How do they survive without the thrill of being in the mountains and cruising the blues and reds on a sunny day?
I couldn't imagine my life without recharging the batteries in the mountains.
I'm old, fat and skint, but my ski holidays are the thing that keep me going.
We bung the holiday on the credit card and I've nearly paid off last year's ski holiday just in time to book this year's.
Mrs Ouch and I, tried a beach holiday about 4 years ago and it was awful we were both bored after 20 minutes and longing for the slopes.
Skiing hasn't ruined my life....just my finances!
.....and long may it continue
Ouch!
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Sometimes I wish this forum had a like button. If it had I would use it for the above!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Chris Bish, +1
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There are some nice stories here; both inspiring and depressing (when reality hits).
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Thanks dudes!
Just booked to go back to Sellaronda in Feb staying in Campitello........Super excited.....Still skint!
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Skiing has taken over my life, though probably improved rather than ruined it - @Sub_Zero_G is definitely to blame for a large portion of it though!
Chamonix was just one of many resorts I could go to from Geneva, up until in my second winter of skiing this nice little stranger on snowheads helpfully answered a bunch of my questions, and offered to show me and some Geneva friends around Cham... The next winter I rented my own apartment for the season, same again the winter after! This year I actually have to work but have already been there for 2 weeks, and have 2 further weekends booked, as well as 6 other ski weeks in other resorts, and I'm saving to someday buy my own place in Chamonix, hopefully in the not too distant future. I didn't even know what skiing was 5 years ago - the financially-secure-ignorance has now been thoroughly shredded.
@Ouch!, +1.
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I still like a beach holiday. If you live through a cold winter - you need to warm up in the ocean/ with a gallon of mojito
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