What is the Cheapest way to snowboard ALL season long ?

[polm]

I love snowboarding. I love it more than any other sport. I want to do it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Where should I move, what should I do, to ensure that I can snowboard ALL weekend, and possbly every day ?

BTW...pretend I have NO MONEY AT ALL.

Should I be a snowboard instructor on a mountain ? Or just work the slopes ?

 

[Woody06]

Snowboarding definitly kicks @ss. We have some nice slopes out in Oregon but nothing like Colorado or BC.

 

[Evadman]

Ski Patrol. You get free or massivly discounted skiing just about everywhere.

 

[Zebo]

Get a job at brainhead or shasta or someplace that has a lift and snow

 

[polm]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Ski Patrol. You get free or massivly discounted skiing just about everywhere.

How good do you have to be for Ski Patrol ?

 

[polm]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Get a job at brainhead or shasta or someplace that has a lift and snow

Brainhead ??

Shasta ?? (dont they make generic Soda Pop?)

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Get a job at brainhead or shasta or someplace that has a lift and snow

Brainhead ??

Shasta ?? (dont they make generic Soda Pop?)

I think he meant Brian's Head and Mt. Shasta.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: Evadman
Ski Patrol. You get free or massivly discounted skiing just about everywhere.

How good do you have to be for Ski Patrol ?

Good. But it is not all about being good. It is about the medical training in combination with Skiing.

Snowboard parollers are fewer in number than the skiiers, but they are just as welcome. Be aware, one of the requirements is being able to stop in a controlled mannor in a straight line while bing hookled to a 500 lb sled. Some people just flatg out do not have the strength, and this is much harder on a snowboard.

So to your local hill, and stop by the ski patrol office. They usually have a base at the bootom of the hill ( some larger hills have them in the middle or top too )

I went though a season of ski training to get in to pass the ski portion of the test. The medical is ongoing.

 

[wedi42]

you can't snowboard while on duty for ski patrol
if you wanna snowboard everyday, move to a ski resort, get a night job and snowboard all day
many employers in resort towns will give you a seasons pass

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: johngute
you can't snowboard while on duty for ski patrol

That is incorrect. It is allowed on my hill.

 

[wedi42]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: johngute
you can't snowboard while on duty for ski patrol

That is incorrect. It is allowed on my hill.

the resort i lived near (winter park CO) didn't allow them. some Ski HILLS may...

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: johngute

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: johngute
you can't snowboard while on duty for ski patrol

That is incorrect. It is allowed on my hill.

the resort i lived near (winter park CO) didn't allow them. some Ski HILLS may...

Maybe I should specify that I am a flatlander from Illinois. The hill I patrol at has a 250' vertical drop, which is about the size of some moguls out in CO.

I will ask our leader if it is just the hill allowing it, or if it is national.

 

[NutBucket]

Move to Antarctica? Snow all the time....

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Move to Antarctica? Snow all the time....

IIRC, Antarctica only gets about 4" of snow per year. I guess there are snow banks though.

 

[brtspears2]

Work for the resort, easy.

 

[wedi42]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
Work for the resort, easy.

if you work for the resort, you most likely have to work during the day.
most resorts don't have lights for night skiing/boarding

 

[denali]

About 4 or 5 years ago a guy in Colorado lived in a snow cave for 2 years so he could go skiiing. At most resorts in CO you should beable to get a season pass of a couple of hudnred dollars. This is the cheapest way. Most resorts will give workers a free pass but you work mostly during the day. Also at most resorts in CO housing will be a major expense that's why I suggest the snow cave.

 

[BeauJangles]

this is what my cousin did when she was poor. She would buy a ticket (she didn't ski enough for a season ticket) and put it on a keychain-type ring. Then she would ski for half the day, and sell it to someone else for 1/2 what she paid. Basically payed $20 bucks for a good morning of skiing.

 

SSX tricky.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: johngute

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: johngute
you can't snowboard while on duty for ski patrol

That is incorrect. It is allowed on my hill.

the resort i lived near (winter park CO) didn't allow them. some Ski HILLS may...

Maybe I should specify that I am a flatlander from Illinois. The hill I patrol at has a 250' vertical drop, which is about the size of some moguls out in CO.

I will ask our leader if it is just the hill allowing it, or if it is national.

well its not national as taos doesn't allow snowboarders at all

 

[Evadman]

well its not national as taos doesn't allow snowboarders at all

Oh, I got ya.

 

[nord1899]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: johngute

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: johngute
you can't snowboard while on duty for ski patrol

That is incorrect. It is allowed on my hill.

the resort i lived near (winter park CO) didn't allow them. some Ski HILLS may...

Maybe I should specify that I am a flatlander from Illinois. The hill I patrol at has a 250' vertical drop, which is about the size of some moguls out in CO.

I will ask our leader if it is just the hill allowing it, or if it is national.

well its not national as taos doesn't allow snowboarders at all

I've seen ski patrol on snowboards here in Vermont. Granted they are extremely rare, like maybe 1 or 2 out of the whole squad.

And Taos (along with Alta, Mad River Glen, and two others I forget) just flat out don't allow snowboarders, so that isn't a really good way to figure this one out.

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: Evadman
Ski Patrol. You get free or massivly discounted skiing just about everywhere.

How good do you have to be for Ski Patrol ?

You have to Ski for one thing, a boarder cant be on Ski Patrol. And you dont get paid, you get a free lift Ticket. In BC they get paid, but only if you are on the bomb squad (you get to blow up the slopes to tirgger snow slides). Most places don't pay their Ski Patrol. Working the Lifts would garentee you skiing everyday for at least an hour or so. Most of the time you split a lift with a few other people and you take half hour shifts. And you get days off and such.

 

[Phuz]

You're absolute best bet is to be a snowboard instructors.. they accept any ability, as long as you can carve.

They mostly want younger people, kids, teens, so that they can relate with most of the students.

The pay won't be great, but you'll board for free and likely get a sponsored snowboard and coat. (at least around here they do).

 

[nord1899]

Originally posted by: illusion88

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: Evadman
Ski Patrol. You get free or massivly discounted skiing just about everywhere.

How good do you have to be for Ski Patrol ?

You have to Ski for one thing, a boarder cant be on Ski Patrol. And you dont get paid, you get a free lift Ticket. In BC they get paid, but only if you are on the bomb squad (you get to blow up the slopes to tirgger snow slides). Most places don't pay their Ski Patrol. Working the Lifts would garentee you skiing everyday for at least an hour or so. Most of the time you split a lift with a few other people and you take half hour shifts. And you get days off and such.

According to the National Ski Patrol you can be a snowboarder. At this page they mention the roles of Ski Patrol. Some are open to snowboarders.

Edit: typo in the link