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Aspen, America's traditional mecca for the rich and famous, provides unusual homes for the ski bums who make their beds and wash their dishes. These include 'The Yellow House', known as 'king of the dumps.' One resident describes it, on packing his bags at the end of the winter:
“I’m bummed out,” said Garen Distelhorst, 26, as he packed up his belongings. “This is a great ski-bum house — it’s like a big bomb shelter.” The article mentions the place as "holes...everywhere — the floor, the walls, the carpet, the back yard. What remains in good shape, however, is the homemade wooden bar in the corner of the living room."
This amusing account of the desperate domestic life of the ski bum is from today's Aspen Times.
Have any Snowheads bummed the winter in interesting surroundings?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Isnt there something like this in a swiss ski resort? Im sure Ive seen something about a bomb shelter being turned into a hostel thingey?
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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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Can't cast any light on that, but it's striking that there's no response to my enquiry. Presumably fellow Snowheads all live it up in classy hotels and chalets.
Are there no bona fide ski bums, or retired ski bums, in this cosy little nest?
It's hard to believe that no one around here has slept in a cardboard box outside a cablecar station.
What about overcrowded chalets and appartments? I once bummed a month in Val d'Isere with fellow student friends, kipping every night on the floor amidst 22 other bodies (it was a 6-bed apartment). We managed to cook for everyone every night on a 3-ring cooker. An epic trip!
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| Isnt there something like this in a swiss ski resort? Im sure Ive seen something about a bomb shelter being turned into a hostel thingey? |
Yes, it's in Verbier
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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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verbier has the bunker, a bomb shelter turned hostel. Cheap, but don't forget the ear plugs or a skin-full of alochol! http://www.thebunker.ch/ Af friend of mine did 1/2 a season living in bunk bed in a garage in 2 Alpes. He was evicted after the hotel manager spotted a pile of rubbish next to the bed. it was covered in rugs to hide it in the corner of the garage. very amusing. He had a candle for lighting and heat!
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A candle for light and heat? This is desperation. If anyone hears of a ski bum in similar circumstances, please notify this community. I'm sure we can organise a whip-round for a paraffin stove.
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