My day count will be similar to recent seasons, thanks to better than normal early snow in Mammoth and SoCal. But fewer exotic trips, so overall cost in 2008-09 will be lower.
Ah, the sense of entitlement... Chamonix and your interior BC luxury trip don't count?Tony Crocker":vrlczues said:fewer exotic trips
That's what Adam and I have at the Iron Blosam, but it cost $8,500 upfront + a little less than $500 per year for our week.Geoff has a longstanding circle of friends at Killington that can't be monetized
jamesdeluxe":2qk3mtsb said:While reading Harvey's excellent piece about building a ski cabin, I was wondering about his underlying premise for going that route: http://harvey44.blogspot.com/2009/11/bu ... cabin.html
jamesdeluxe":2qk3mtsb said:When you add everything up, do you really save money by basing yourself out of a cabin/vacation house/condo and more or less limiting your regional skiing to one area?
jamesdeluxe":2qk3mtsb said:Obviously, you have less logistical headaches because there's always a place to sleep and you don't have to go through the accommodations-booking process.
jamesdeluxe":2qk3mtsb said:I know that Geoff has a longstanding circle of friends at Killington that can't be monetized, but he can still run the numbers.
jamesdeluxe":2qk3mtsb said:I've weighed the pros and cons and decided to stay a free agent, but I'm curious what other people have to say, particularly Geoff, joegm, and any others with this type of situation.
I audited a few ski seasons during the "family years," which for me were late 1980's through 1995-96. $5,000 - $6,000 was typical. This includes equipment as well as all travel costs and an average of 55 ski days per season distributed among 4 family members. My 23.5 average personal ski days were distributed 5.1 SoCal local, 11.4 2-4 day drive trips and 7.0 days fly-to destinations. The latter was typically Adam's late March/early April spring break.As I recall our costs for the season (it was either 06/07 or 07/08) were around $6 - 7000.
Confucius say, "self praise, no praise."icelanticskier":2uwpo0ml said:i just bought a rental property on the cape and it is fully rented (both houses), so with the monthly profit i can now just work for gas and food. no more rent or utilities for me. i pay an average of 10 bux to ski at various resorts up north and have a couch to crash on in almost every town in me/nh/vt where i ski. i've always prided myself on not so much having to make more money to live well, but to rather dial $hit in to pay less. i may be picking up another rental property in feb march, and if i buy a 3rd, i may not work anymore, or, at least never again in winter. lifty at 50? $hit, lifty at 40 sounds better to me.
That's what Adam and I have at the Iron Blosam, but it cost $8,500 upfront + a little less than $500 per year for our week.
jamesdeluxe":19j5vivf said:Confucius say, "self praise, no praise."icelanticskier":19j5vivf said:i just bought a rental property on the cape and it is fully rented (both houses), so with the monthly profit i can now just work for gas and food. no more rent or utilities for me. i pay an average of 10 bux to ski at various resorts up north and have a couch to crash on in almost every town in me/nh/vt where i ski. i've always prided myself on not so much having to make more money to live well, but to rather dial $hit in to pay less. i may be picking up another rental property in feb march, and if i buy a 3rd, i may not work anymore, or, at least never again in winter. lifty at 50? $hit, lifty at 40 sounds better to me.
1) It's at my favorite mountain anywheredoesn't owning a timeshare go against your philosophy of waiting to the last possible moment before making plans..
Geoff":2u66r84s said:This job thing really cramps my style.
Any ballpark estimates of how much that is? I'm sure there's a wide distribution, depending upon the nature of one's job.You'll still ski more than ~98% of industry insiders; based on feedback over the years from ski industry folks.