Fastskiguy Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 How much money would you have to make in a day before you'd rather go to work than go snowboarding? Just for the discussion, let's say it's a nice day...not super epic great but pretty dang good. Think sunny, mid 20's, nice groom, and a few friends. Figure an hour of driving time and an apres beer or two. Light crowds, high speed lift, 80$ lift ticket, 20$ for lunch and such. And figure the day of work is a real solid day, pretty much working for 9-10 hours with a little break for lunch. So...how much does it take to make you go to work before going snowboarding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 a bad day of skiing is better than a good day of work. never paid $100 a day to ride and never will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 if its a vaction day and I get paid. I am there. if its day without pay then it would have to be the best day ever. overwhelming desire to eat keeps my at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 if its a vaction day and I get paid. I am there.if its day without pay then it would have to be the best day ever. overwhelming desire to eat keeps my at work. Let's say it's not a vacation day so that if you get paid $100/day (or whatever) and you work you get the $100, if you snowboard you don't. How much does it take to get you to come to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 too many responsibilties not to work. in the early days before responsibilties if a friend said hey lets go boarding I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpenn Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 So...how much does it take to make you go to work before going snowboarding? How much does an addict pay for his fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I've never left the hill or the lineup to go into work. I work my butt off to make sure that does not happen. I have given up at most~45 minutes in the car to fix a problem via remote connection or over the phone (I'm a SysAdmin.) but I've never had to leave. But again this takes a lot of planning and effort on my part to see that it doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pushee Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Based on expected cost of ECES, I think $250 comes closest. It would be closer to #100, but I'm taking the wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I voted for $500.00, but that's partly because according to my wife I'm already an irresponsible, self-absorbed, carving obsessed fool.... Hmmm.... might have to downgrade that to $100.00...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan Guy Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Well...I never like putting a price on my fun. I do have the option of taking a vacation day with little notice or even taking unpaid days off if I want/need to. The trick is to carve 3-5 days per week but get paid a full salary week :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Young guy, needs the money, has a lot of years in front of him, 100$ would be totally worth it to go to work. Older guy, enough money to be comfy, figures....might as well take it when I can take it, $2K to work wouldn't be enough. Trust fund kid.....well, you get the idea, it totally depends on our situations, not as much our passion for the sport. I hate the idea of putting a price tag on my fun too but we all have our price and our responsibilities I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ESPI Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Make "Riding" part of your "work" and get "paid" to do it . BEST VALUE ! on that note, any day on the hill is better than stuck behind a desk... Even in pouring rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 After answering the question, try this mental exercise: How much money do you spend on gear and lift tickets in an average year? Any how many days per year do you ride? Do you get the same number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 After answering the question, try this mental exercise:How much money do you spend on gear and lift tickets in an average year? Any how many days per year do you ride? Do you get the same number? 10 days at $80, 5 days at $40, plus a used board, new jacket, fancy steel intec receivers, let's just say around $1500-1600. It gets a lot higher when you factor in a couple of trips via air, lodging, rental car, resort food....Anything more than 15 days this year will be pure gravy so they're not exactly the same LOL! Hell it probably costs $20-30 per run if you add in the lost earnings from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeho730 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Damn good question! Season pass (early bird) = $1050 Accomodation fee (45 * 24) = $1080 Monies spent on equipment = $750 Fuel cost = $650 Trip to other ski fields = $2500 (incl. accomodation, airfare, food, pass) Total cost = $6030 Divide by the number of days I ride per season (~30) = $200 per day (yeah, it IS an expensive sport) So, for me, $500 ;) But in reality I've gone snowboarding even though I could make more than $800 on that day.... Pulling sickie to go snowboarding anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 If I go on a weekend (which is usually the case), I don't have to consider lost income. If I consider just lift tickets, gas & a bit of food, maybe $50. If I amortize my equipment, maybe double that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 If I go on a weekend (which is usually the case), I don't have to consider lost income. If I consider just lift tickets, gas & a bit of food, maybe $50. If I amortize my equipment, maybe double that. it's a healthier way to look at it but if you could get a job on a Saturday that would pay you 100$ vs. go snowboarding for the day that would cost $50 then would you work or go snowboarding? How about 250? 500? I mean....$500 in pay plus the $50 you save by not going is $550 difference, is $550 worth giving up a "pretty good" day of snowboarding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhD Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 "Some people live to work, (some)work to live Any little tremble and the earth might give..." http://www.lyricstime.com/greg-brown-just-a-bum-lyrics.html Worth a listen - the nuanced delivery seems more wry than bleak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photodad2001 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Is this a crowded day with crud or perfect conditions with only a few buds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photodad2001 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 After answering the question, try this mental exercise:How much money do you spend on gear and lift tickets in an average year? Any how many days per year do you ride? Do you get the same number? When you put it that way I guess my daughter's carving has priority when it comes to cost cause I've had to buy new boots/board/jacket/pants/gloves/goggles/etc. nearly every year. And the past 2 years her tickets have been full price so for my daughter that'd be about $300 and for myself (no new gear for myself this year) about half that so $150. Now we usually go together so one day between the 2 of us would be $450. (That includes 2 stops at BK/McD's/TB 1 there and 1 back, plus gas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Is this a crowded day with crud or perfect conditions with only a few buds? Sunny, nice groom, light crowds, a few buds. Not perfect but a good solid nice day. And the work is pretty much staying busy and working along for 9-10 hours with say 1 hr for lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I can pretty much "play hookie" on a moment's notice. However, I'm not taking a sick day because all of our time off work is paid personal leave (vacation & sick are treated the same). So, if I decide not to go to work, it would have to be big powder day - and then I wouldn't be carving. Most of my snowboarding buddies can't be so opportunistic - so I would likely going by myself. The reason I have taken up carving was so that I would go without having a debate with myself if the snow conditions were "worth it". When I viewed it strictly from a good new snow perspective, I didn't go a lot of days because there wasn't any new. Many seasons would be nearly over & I hadn't gone much at all. Within reason, I can depend that if I wake early, catch the 1st chair and ride until the slopes get crowded, the snow gets worn out or my legs begin to give out (whichever happens first), I can do this most any Saturday all season. The only reason to go mid-week would be to have less crowded slopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cravin'Carvin' Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The trick is to ride when you can... I mean a person can only work so much before it takes a toll. Skiing and snowboarding is a great outlet for washing away the everyday stresses of work. I work... and when I'm not working I'm trying to hit the mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The trick is to ride when you can... I mean a person can only work so much before it takes a toll. LOL but my dad would say thats somewhere north of 80 hours per week! But the idea of sneaking a little play into your workday, now that's a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cravin'Carvin' Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 All work and no play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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