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• People Are So Freaking Extreme People Are So Freaking Extreme

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    Nate Wallace skiing the Couloir Spencer with Yan Andre, and the Mallory on the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi with Dave Rosenbarger, Thor Husted and Oli Herren. Special turns on the Qui Remue by the Bird.

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• HighSpeed Everest - Episode 2 HighSpeed Everest - Episode 2 - Chad Kellogg

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    Take a look back at Chad's 2012 Everest Attempt. Originally Posted May 7, 2012 - The game has changed: Near-constant rockfall on the Lhotse face presents an extreme hazard to climbers and causes the closure of the standard route from Camp II to Camp III. In order to continue his attempt, Chad volunteers to team up with guide Damien Benegas and set a safer route, one that provides shelter from the massive falling boulders and keeps the route to the summit open. (*Chad Kellogg is attempting to best the established best known time for a speed ascent of Mount Everest.)

     

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• trip. E01: Ski on colored snow trip. E01: Ski on colored snow!

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    Colored snow...This is for sure a world première! In this first episode of trip, Nicolas and Loris Falquet and Jérémie Heitz are riding colored snow in Les Marécottes, Switzerland. 15 days of work were necessary to produce this 2 minutes clip. Enjoy and share!

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• Trip. S01E00: Trailer Trip. S01E00: Trailer

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    Nicolas and Loris Falquet are two swiss professional freeskiers and film makers.

    For the last 15 years they have been travelling the world to capture on screen great performances on skis and promote the freeski scene through their innovative film and webisode projects.

    Their new project, called trip. is a concentrate of solid skiing mixed with unexpected and original ideas.

    Trip. can be summed up in this words: Not another web series!

     

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• Seth Morrison VS JP Auclair: T Seth Morrison VS JP Auclair: The King Of The Hill Final Battle

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    It’s no wonder they made it this far - they are two of the biggest names in the ski game: Seth Morrison and JP Auclair.
    
    In December, when we launched The King Of The Hill athlete battle, we selected 32 skiers from 4 ski film production companies and pitted them against each other in a March Madness style bracket to see who would come out on top. The goal was to let the public decide which skier they liked the best. At that point, it was anyone’s game.
    
    Since then, there have been 30 different rounds of voting and it has all come down to this: Seth Morrison VS JP Auclair.
    
    So, who will it be?
    
    Will it be Seth Morrison?
    
    Morrison has one of the longest careers in freeskiing history all while maintaining the highest level of athleticism. Morrison, originally from Kentucky but now residing in Colorado, has starred in over 22 ski movies. He’s competed in countless extreme skiing competitions, and logged plenty of first descents. Ask any skier: Morrison has one of the loftiest backflips in the sport. From bold, big mountain lines to ski mountaineering in Chamonix, Seth Morrison is one of the best all-around skiers of all-time.
    
    Or will it be JP Auclair?
    
    Auclair, a French Canadian, helped Salomon launch the 1080 ski in 1998 – revolutionizing the freeskiing movement with the first twin tip ski. Then, in 2002, Auclair co-founded Armada skis, injecting new life into the sport with the slogan, “what skiing will become.” And let’s not forget Auclair’s street-skiing segment from “All.I.Can.” Since it came out, athletes and filmers are still trying to create something as engaging. From big mountain lines to urban to founding one of the best companies in skiing, JP Auclair is one of the best all-around skiers of all-time.
    
    So who will it be? Seth Morrison or JP Auclair? Only you can decide.
    
    Vote Now For The King Of The Hill: Seth Morrison VS JP Auclair
    
    

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• News: SIA Focuses On The Busin News: SIA Focuses On The Business of Backcountry

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    SIA’s Backcountry Experience booth hosted seven panelists to discuss the Business of Backcountry. The discussion focused on backcountry education and awareness and began with Megan Michelson (ESPN.com Freeskiing Editor) speaking about her near-death avalanche experience last year at Steven’s Pass resort.
    
    Along with Michelson, the panel included Jeremy Jones, founder Jones Snowboards and Protect Our Winters, freeskiing icon Glen Plake, backcountry.com director of merchandising, Hud Knight, Crested Butte General Manager, Ethan Mueller, Backcountry Access Vice President, Bruce Edgerly, and Director of the Colorado Avalanche Center, Ethan Greene.
    
    Bruce Edgerly (Backcountry Access) was able to sum up the entire discussion quite well when first talking about Backcountry Access’ business model. He described BCA’s sales system. Where, “we don’t have sales reps; we have tech reps, ski patrol, avalanche safety officers, mountain guides, people who are involved in the snow safety industry. That way, instead of having people sell our product, we have people teach how to use our product.” What this “tech rep” system does is promote a “culture of safety throughout the industry.”
    
    Why is this culture of safety so vitally important? Because as of right now, the backcountry segment is booming, while the traditional ski and snowboard segments are stagnating. Hud Knight (backcountry.com) was able to really quantify this growth, “sales of avalanche safety equipment have increased 40% year-over-year, and sales of backcountry gear in general have increased by 12%.” Given the state of North-American snowfall over the past two years, this is a huge increase. One thing Ethan seemed to think backcountry.com was failing in was promoting the culture of safety. He said, “We need to find more ways to promote safety with our sales.” This is a noble goal, but something that will definitely be a challenge for the online retailer.
    
    Ethan Mueller talked about a variety of ways Crested Butte protects skiers and riders from avalanche dangers and how they control Crested Butte’s extreme terrain. Something that really caught my attention, and looks of interest from dozens in the crowd, was talk of an in-bounds backcountry experience on a neighboring mountain on Crested Butte property. The mountain Ethan spoke of “is mostly green and blue terrain, beginner terrain.” For years, Crested Butte has tried to get a forest service permit for lifts to the top. Now, Ethan is trying to find a way to allow hike-to access for this easier terrain. “The goal is to give people a different entry to the backcountry experience, an entry that can be an in-bounds backcountry experience.”
    
    Ski Hall-of-Famer, Glen Plake, brought up the ironic (and idiotic) conflicts ski resorts face. Many ski resorts today offer backcountry access gates. These resorts even advertise and promote this access points in their marketing, and definitely attract skiers and riders who want to use these gates. But what happens when you go to the ski school and say you want a private guide through the backcountry gate? Legally they can’t take you there, because it is outside of the resort property. What about hiring an AMGA guide? Well they can’t take people there, because they aren’t allowed to take a guided tour from resort-accessed property.
    
    In the end, I think backcountry and avalanche safety comes down to what Glen Plake called “stewardship.” Glen asked, “Why are twelve year olds learning about avalanche beacons? I guarantee you when spring comes around, those twelve year olds are going to take their beacons and ski hole in the wall. Chances are, they will be fine. But that doesn’t change the fact that Mammoth Mountain’s last fatally came from a skier who was attempting to ski hole in the wall.” Glen continued, “When I grew up, we were told ‘you NEVER ski the backside of the mountain, that’s where you die.’”
    
    So TGR readers, my question to you is, how can we be stewards of the backcountry and create a responsible and functional backcountry safety system?

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• News: Crested Butte Mountain R News: Crested Butte Mountain Resort Adds A Bagjump For Year Round Training

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    Crested Butte Mountain Resort a place known for hosting the US Extreme Ski Championships each year is one again taking big mountain progression and park riding to the next level by introducing a BagJump for season pass holder and anyone with an adventure park ticket.

     

    With a strong direction to create a more innovative and unique experience for guests, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has just opened the Coke Zero® Gravity BagJump as its latest amenity in the Adventure Park. The 50 feet by 50 feet by 11 feet deep bag is filled with air and acts as a safe and cushioned landing pad for jumpers, tubers, skiers and snowboarders.
    
    

    BagJump™ is a versatile product that can be used all year round, from beginners to professionals, for Olympic level training or just for recreation; giving the feeling of “landing on a cloud” when jumping into it. In Crested Butte, the BagJump will act as a place for kids and adults to sled into on a tube and for skiers and snowboarders to test their freestyle skills. In the summer months, adrenaline seekers can free fall into the bag off an elevated platform.
    
    

    “Adding the Coke Zero Gravity BagJump continues to fulfill our goal of adding new attractions to the resort for summer and winter months,” says Nick Herrin, the director of resort services for CBMR. “It is a safe, yet exciting experience for any age.”
    
    

    The BagJump will be a part of the Adventure Park ticket for unlimited use and available for Platinum Season Passholders. The BagJump is now open daily from 1 – 5 p.m. Skiers and riders will be required to go through a safety course to receive a stamp of approval in order to utilize the BagJump on their skis and boards.
    
    

    “The Crested Butte facility is one of the best I’ve ever worked with,” adds Elliott Levitt, US Representative for BagJump. “I look forward to BagJump being a part of the operations in Crested Butte for many years to come.”
    
    Heading to Crested Butte this winter? Save on Crested Butte Mountain Resort 3 of 4 day tickets, currently on sale - 35% OFF
    

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• News: Crested Butte Mountain R News: Crested Butte Mountain Resort Adds A Year Round Bagjump For Locals And Tourist To Throw Down!

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    Crested Butte Mountain Resort a place known for hosting the US Extreme Ski Championships each year is one again taking big mountain progression and park riding to the next level by introducing a BagJump for season pass holder and anyone with an adventure park ticket.

     

    With a strong direction to create a more innovative and unique experience for guests, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has just opened the Coke Zero® Gravity BagJump as its latest amenity in the Adventure Park. The 50 feet by 50 feet by 11 feet deep bag is filled with air and acts as a safe and cushioned landing pad for jumpers, tubers, skiers and snowboarders.
    
    

    BagJump™ is a versatile product that can be used all year round, from beginners to professionals, for Olympic level training or just for recreation; giving the feeling of “landing on a cloud” when jumping into it. In Crested Butte, the BagJump will act as a place for kids and adults to sled into on a tube and for skiers and snowboarders to test their freestyle skills. In the summer months, adrenaline seekers can free fall into the bag off an elevated platform.
    
    

    “Adding the Coke Zero Gravity BagJump continues to fulfill our goal of adding new attractions to the resort for summer and winter months,” says Nick Herrin, the director of resort services for CBMR. “It is a safe, yet exciting experience for any age.”
    
    

    The BagJump will be a part of the Adventure Park ticket for unlimited use and available for Platinum Season Passholders. The BagJump is now open daily from 1 – 5 p.m. Skiers and riders will be required to go through a safety course to receive a stamp of approval in order to utilize the BagJump on their skis and boards.
    
    

    “The Crested Butte facility is one of the best I’ve ever worked with,” adds Elliott Levitt, US Representative for BagJump. “I look forward to BagJump being a part of the operations in Crested Butte for many years to come.”
    
    Heading to Crested Butte this winter? Save on Crested Butte Mountain Resort 3 of 4 day tickets, currently on sale - 35% OFF
    

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• Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Instructor

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    I never thought I’d be so obsessed with skiing that I would base my entire life around having the freedom to ski absolutely everyday, but that’s what happened. I never would have thought I’d be a waiter, caterer, part-time landscaper, and half-assed freelance writer all at the same time, but that’s what I do. My college degree isn’t doing me much good, but I haven’t missed a powder day for 11 years and counting. Shit jobs have given me the freedom to ski as much as I can, live in an incredible place, and still make a living, sort of.
    
    This series will attempt to profile some of the best and worst shit jobs in a ski town. Don’t get me wrong, in no way do I intend to bash professions like these, they are a means to an end, the axis upon which our mountain lives spin. Without jobs like these, how would you ski over 100 days a season and still be employed?

    
    Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Instructor
    
    Back in the early 1990s I watched “Aspen Extreme” for the first time. As a young kid in Connecticut, I was enamored by Hollywood’s glamorization of the journey of two ski-bums. I’m pretty sure I dreamed of moving out west, crushing the field in the ski instructor try-outs, bagging a cougar or two, winning the powder eight championships, and eventually ending up with the hot radio chick. I didn’t realize it at the time, but a lot of the story is a surprisingly spot-on representation of life in a ski town. There are obvious exceptions, but if you live in a ski town long enough you might find “Aspen Extreme” to be significantly closer to reality than you ever imagined.
    
    By no means is the story completely realistic, Hollywood definitely took some major liberties when dramatizing certain aspects of the film. A prime example of this is the scene where TJ and Dex show up for the “ski-instructor tryouts” wearing blue jeans, boot gaiters, and backwards baseball caps, then proceed to blow doors off the competition. I’m not sure if instructor tryouts of this nature ever existed, but I can assure you that is not how you become an instructor in this day and age. For all the starry-eyed east coast and mid-westerners out there with dreams of moving West and instantly becoming the top-dog hot-shot instructor by dominating a mogul run, sorry to burst your bubble.
    
    Two guys talking to one girl in a ski town? That never happens. ....
    
    Teaching skiing is one of many shit jobs available at the ski area, and one of several ways to work on snow with skis on your feet. Unfortunately, contrary to Hollywood’s portrayal, you don’t become “Franz’s alternate” overnight. Becoming a top-level instructor is a long an arduous process that begins with the beginners. First-time instructors, regardless of skiing ability, typically start out teaching beginners of all ages. The payscale for newbies starts just above minimum wage and increases with time, experience, and additional certifications. Many people have made careers of teaching ski lessons, and these folks have dedicated serious time, money, and effort to the almighty PSIA to move up in the ranks, like TJ Burke did in a couple minutes at tryouts.
    
    Beyond helping perpetuate the sport, the benefits of working as an instructor are many. You get a locker at the mountain so you can keep all your ski stuff there. The uniform helps you save on buying absurdly expensive outerwear. You get the employee discount on food and drinks, making it completely reasonable to eat in the lodge for a change. Your ski pass is free, and a few friends and family tickets allow you to get the family, or your bros, out on the hill in a pinch. The ski school line is much faster than the regular lift line, but you only get to use it when you’re working. Pro-deals on gear are intended for you, so you can afford to pick up those 7-XK’s you’ve been dreaming about since ‘93. Your technique has never been better and your goggle tan is all-time, all-freaking-time! The creative juices even get flowing when you start talking to little kids all day, coming up with various reasons why the forest is smoking, smells funny, and is coughing all the time.
    
    
    
    You’ve got a job, you can pay the rent, you get to work outside, things are going great, until that first powder day. Teaching skiing is one thing when the conditions are bad, you might as well be snowplowing around with ten 6-year-olds on the bunny slope, at least you’re getting paid to be out there. Powder, however, changes everything. Instead of getting in line with your friends for first chair, you go to line-up. You watch from afar as the chairs start loading, but you meet up with your group at the magic carpet and start going over the basics. Somewhere between pizza and french-fries you start hearing the hoots and hollers of joy, people start emerging from the forest, faces caked with snow. Powder days are a scarce resource and freshies an ever-dwindling commodity, and you’re missing it. Many people have lost their instructor jobs because of powder days, it’s all a matter of priorities.
    
    Hopefully you’re good at babysitting, because in many ways teaching beginners how to ski is low-paid babysitting. Kids, however, are probably the easiest to deal with, but large groups of kids can be tough. With ADHD on the rise, keeping track of your kids can be like herding cats, and finishing the day with a full group is worthy of a prize. It’s too bad you don’t get paid according to the number of times you hear the word, “why,” because kids are inquisitive and will ask you questions until they, or you, are blue in the face.
    
    
    
    Generally speaking though, kids learn quickly, usually have fun with other kids, and they’re smaller so they’re easier to help to their feet. Sure you have to wipe their noses, take hot chocolate breaks, and tell stories, but teaching kids can be a really fun and rewarding experience, as long as it’s not a powder day.
    
    Adult beginners are a different story altogether. Unlike children, adults are more likely to be stubborn, out of shape, uncoordinated, and slower to learn. Lucky you, your student Steve, an overweight 38-year-old computer programmer from Dallas hasn’t exercised much in the past 13 years, and you get to teach him how to ski. It’s gonna be so much fun! Babysitting adults is a strange and often horrible experience, and it seems like some people are not destined or predisposed to be skiers. Turns out that many adults, when taken out of their element and comfort zone, may act like your group of 6-year-olds. Unfortunately, it’s not nearly as endearing when an adult starts to cry.
    
    
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    Moving up in the world of ski instructing requires you to drink the proverbial PSIA Kool-aid. Not that ski instructors are in a cult or anything, but you do have to subscribe to their newsletter. Continuing education through clinics and acquiring certifications from Level 1 through 3 will keep your skills and teaching techniques up to date. None of these things are free, of course, but the level of skier you instruct and your pay increase in kind.
    
    Teaching full-time puts you on the hill in your boots 5 days a week, but other than the occasional ski break, most of that time is spent working. Even though you spend 35-40 hours a week at the mountain, you don’t get to freeski that often. Putting your feet in ski boots on your day off could be one of the last things you want to do when your sixth toes are pissed, your heel spurs enflamed, sometimes your feet just need to breathe. If you’re not careful skiing becomes something you only do when you’re working. You know the saying don’t shit where you eat? Well, that has nothing to do with this, but be careful when mixing business with pleasure as the fun could be taken out of the sport you love.
    
    All that said, the world needs teachers, how else we would learn to read, write, swing dance, ski, perform brain surgery, or Dougie? Beginner ski instructors are the corner stone of our sport. They embody many people’s first experience on the mountain and pass on what may become a lifelong passion for sliding on snow. Without people teaching beginners to ski, our sport might fade in to obsolescence and die. I know I wouldn’t be where I am today, a broke aging ski-bum waiter who writes tongue-in-cheek stories about ski town life for the Internet, if I didn’t get the stoke for skiing passed on to me a long time ago by somebody giving a beginner lesson. So, thank you beginner ski instructors, I don’t envy what you do, but I do appreciate it.
    
    Read Shit Jobs Part 4: Waiter

    Read Shit Jobs Part 3: Unemployment Collecting Seasonal Worker

    Read Shit Jobs Part 2: Ski Tech

    Read Shit Jobs Part 1: Line Cook

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• Aspen Extreme firting Aspen Extreme firting

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• Tempting Fear - S6 E07 - Salom Tempting Fear - S6 E07 - Salomon Freeski TV

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    Over the past 3 years he's logged first descents in a half-dozen countries, battled back to life from an accident that nearly killed him, and become the most talked about skier in the epicenter of all things extreme — Chamonix, France.
    
    What makes Andreas most intriguing, however, are his thoughtful musings on meaning from a life on the edge - a willingness to enter mental spaces that few have ever experienced.
    
    In Tempting Fear Sweden's soft-spoken Adventurer of the Year explores a place in which fear overwhelms all emotions, playing both friend and enemy in a pas de deux where death lies just one misstep away.
    
    Awards:
    “Best Action Film” - Adventure Film Festival 2012
    “Best Story” - X-Dance 2013
    
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• News: Win A Trip To Ultima Thu News: Win A Trip To Ultima Thule Lodge In AK Through Protect Our Winters

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    PACIFIC PALISADES, CA –Protect Our Winters, the global climate change nonprofit and Alaska’s premier wilderness lodge, Ultima Thule, have launched the Jeremy Jones Ultima Thule Adventure, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for two to snowboard and adventure with pro snowboarder, Jeremy Jones in Alaska’s Wrangell/St. Elias mountains, hosted by the Ultima Thule Lodge.
    
    The all inclusive, four-day package includes being able to snowboard with Jeremy Jones, the star of Further, the snowboard adventure epic currently in theaters. Jones filmed some of the segments near Ultima Thule in the Wrangells and called the mountain range the “steepest, most unexplored terrain he’s ever seen.”
    
    Ultima Thule Lodge is a luxury wilderness adventure outpost located deep in the 13.2 million acre Wrangell St-Elias National Park; part of the largest protected land mass on earth. The Lodge sits 100 miles from the nearest road and is only accessible by bush plane. Remote, yet refined the Lodge was named in the “BEST PLACES TO VISIT” by National Geographic Traveler magazine.
    
    All-inclusive packages feature gourmet Alaskan fare, first-class bush lodging and highlight exclusive airplane safari adventures. The lodge also boasts a family of internationally acclaimed pilots and a small fleet of specialized bush aircraft that can land on and off the snow covered glaciers and alpine tundra.
    
    “We’re just thrilled that Ultima Thule came to us with this idea. With the stoke level of Further as high as it can be now, we’re so excited to bring it to life and offer an opportunity to the snow sports community to win this dream trip. 100% of every contribution will be directly placed towards our efforts to protect places like the Wrangells from climate change”, said Chris Steinkamp, Executive Director at Protect Our Winters.
    
    In addition to the Ultima Thule Lodge package, the winner will receive a Jones snowboard, Vans Cirro snowboard boots, Jeremy’s backcountry gear from Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd and $500 travel credit to Valdez, AK, where the adventure begins.
    
    To enter, donate $5 to Protect Our Winters at: http://www.protectourwinters.org/ultima_thule/

    
    To keep the chances of winning exciting, they are limiting the number of contributions at 5,000 total. The contest runs though February 15th, 2013.
    
    Ultima Thule Lodge: A remote paradise lies deep in the Alaskan Wilderness, accessible only by bush plane. Immersed in extreme nature, you will discover an outpost designed for adventure and enhanced by comfort, 100 miles from the nearest road. Three generations of family have called this pristine wilderness home and strive to protect and preserve it for the ones yet to come. For more information, visit: http:// www.ultimathulelodge.com & www.farfargnargnar.com

    Protect Our Winters (POW) is the environmental center point of the winter sports community, united together towards a common goal of reducing climate change's effects on our sport and mountain economies.  Founded in 2007, POW re-invests contributions in educational initiatives, activism and supporting community-based initiatives.  For more information, visit www.protectourwinters.org.  Stay in touch on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/protectourwinters.

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• Extremely Canadian Steep Ski C Extremely Canadian Steep Ski Clinics

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    Extremely Canadian is geared towards adventurous advanced-intermediate to expert skiers. If you can ski an un-groomed “Black Diamond” run at your home hill, then you belong with us! Skiers are placed in small groups of similar ability, optimal for honing your steep skiing skills. Combine with a serious amount of vertical, and we guarantee improvement, tired legs, and an unforgettable ski experience.
    
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• Shit Jobs Part 4: Waiter Shit Jobs Part 4: Waiter

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    I never thought I’d be so obsessed with skiing that I would base my entire life around having the freedom to ski absolutely everyday, but that’s what happened. I never would have thought I’d be a waiter, caterer, part-time landscaper, and half-assed freelance writer all at the same time, but that’s what I do. My college degree isn’t doing me much good, but I haven’t missed a powder day for 11 years and counting. Shit jobs have given me the freedom to ski as much as I can, live in an incredible place, and still make a living, sort of.
    
    This series will attempt to profile some of the best and worst shit jobs in a ski town. Don’t get me wrong, in no way do I intend to bash professions like these, they are a means to an end, the axis upon which our mountain lives spin. Without jobs like these, how would you ski over 100 days a season and still be employed?
    
    Points North Heli and Ice Axe Expeditions guide Andrew Eisenstark moonlights as a waiter. Believe it or not, he wears his work shirt when he skis, seriously.
    
    Shit Jobs Part 4: Waiter
    
    Ten years ago, I took my first restaurant job. My winter employment as a ski tech came to an end with the season and I needed a job so I could pay the rent and not have to call my parents and beg them for money. I never thought I’d work in a restaurant, but I took the job out of convenience and necessity. I didn’t realize it at the time, but that marked the beginning of a long and promising career in the restaurant industry. For the better part of the last decade, I’ve worked in a restaurant in some capacity, bussing, bartending, or serving, both seasonally and year round. Why, you ask? Because I love skiing, and I’m just too damn lazy to figure out a better way to make ends meet while still having the ability to ski all day, every day.
    
    Many people in ski towns, and pretty much everywhere else, have made careers out of waiting tables. It makes sense, the hours are ideal for skiing, as long as you work in the evening, and you can make really good money. I know waiters who work full-time, and are damn good at it, that make well over $50,000 a year. Obviously, the amount of money you stand to make waiting tables varies from place to place and fluctuates wildly with the seasons, but there are few jobs in ski towns that allow as much potential for time on the hill and earning money as being a server.
    
    Restaurants offer a plethora of shit jobs, and not so shitty jobs, for people in ski towns (see Shit Jobs: Part 1). Typically, the full spectrum of jobs are available, dishwasher, line cook, busser, bartender, manager, and server. Ideally, you can find an evening shift working in the front of the house, unless you don’t like dealing with people, then I suggest something in the kitchen. The front of the house, bussing, bartending, and serving, is generally where the money is. As glamorous as it might sound to “manage” a restaurant, it typically involves longer hours, more responsibility, and no tips, generally resulting in less money for more work. Getting a job as a server or bartender often requires experience, or working your way up through the ranks into the higher paying positions.
    
    Working the dinner shift offers some of the best hours available in a ski town. The earliest I ever have to be at work is 4 p.m., and sometimes shifts can start as late as 6 p.m. Depending on the day and how busy your restaurant is, you can be done with work anywhere from 9 until around 11 p.m. That means your shifts range from 4 to around 7 hours max. Not having to be at work until the late afternoon means that you can generally ski to the bell, if that’s what you’re into, and still make it to work on time. It’s unlikely that anyone will notice that you had a couple après beers before work, in fact, that might even help to grease the wheels and put you into a better mood to deal with tourists.
    
    As a waiter you work for and primarily get paid in cash. Most servers and front house restaurant workers get paid minimum wage, here in California that is $8 and hour. The vast majority of your take home pay comes in the form of tips, and where I work, your taxable tips are calculated as a percentage of your sales. The taxes come out of your hourly pay, and sometimes you don’t get a paycheck at all, any money in my paycheck is a bonus. A “good” night where I work will bring in $150-$300 in cash in my pocket, I consider anything under $100 to be a “bad” night, and that’s really not that bad at all.
    
    Most restaurants provide a meal for their employees. Not only does this save you money, but it really takes the edge off when you show up straight from the hill, ravenous from a bell to bell powder day where all you ate was a Snickers. Depending where you work and the mood of your manager, free drinks after, and sometimes during, your shift are a standard part of the program. This saves you even more money, because it’s not like you weren’t going to have a drink, right?
    
    Over the years, I have both loved and loathed my restaurant jobs. The money is great, the schedule is even better, what’s not to love about working as a waiter?
    
    Waiting tables in a ski town puts you into extremely frequent and close contact with the dreaded Gapers, Beaters, Cods, and Joeys that support your local economy and lifestyle. Being able to make small talk with them while attending to their every need is a blessing, and a skill that I often struggle to have. Would you find it hard to smile as you explain every single menu item that is Gluten Free to the person you just watched eat a piece of bread? You’re Gluten Free, really?
    
    Around the 1,000th time one of your customers says, “You look like you went skiing today,” or, “sure looks like you got some sun today,” it might start to drive you crazy. Of course you went skiing today, you’re a waiter in a ski town, for crying out loud. It doesn’t matter how much sunscreen you use, skiing 6 to 7 days a week, all season long, for years on end results in one thing, semi-permanent raccoon-face. Couple that with a nice dose of wind-burn and you’ve got a winning combination sure to make everyone know that you ski, a lot. It’s unavoidable. And think better of telling anyone that you went backcountry skiing, otherwise you’ll probably find yourself explaining how climbing skins work, again.
    
    After a long day on the hill, all you want to do is go home, start a fire, crack a beer, and put your feet up, but that’s not going to happen. You change in the car, rush straight into work, freshen up in the bathroom, crush some employee meal, hope you don’t still look baked, and find some source of caffeine. The rest of the day will be spent on your feet, walking rapidly, kissing ass, and speaking as properly as you can. There are better ways to recover your muscles, but that’ll have to wait. Some busy nights you’ll be stuck at the restaurant ‘til 11 p.m. or later. Nights like these make it hard to get up for dawn patrol or get to the liftline at 5:30 a.m. so you can get 15th chair, if you’re lucky.
    
    When you’re done with work you’ve got a pocket full of cash, and a 2 beer buzz. It can be hard not to stop into the bar across the street for a shifter, or two, or three. Interestingly, the same work schedule that is so great for skiing is pretty darn ideal for partying too. Falling into the party scene head-first, like Dexter Rutecki in Aspen Extreme, should be a legitimate concern. Next thing you know you’ve put on 15 pounds of “drinking weight,” and Carlos, the local coke dealer, is on your speed dial. All of a sudden you only make it out skiing after 11, and then only on sunny days. This is only hypothetical, of course, but I’ve seen it happen.
    
    It doesn’t take long to get used to the lifestyle that being a waiter provides. The perfect recreation schedule and easy money could be something that you fall in love with and sucks you in for life. What other job in a ski town gives you the freedom to play all day long, both summer and winter, and still make a decent living in an incredible place? Here I am, 10 years after taking my first restaurant job, still working in a restaurant. Not because I love it, but because of how much I love everything else that I do, it’s almost like I’m trapped by the sports that I’m passionate about, unwilling to give up the freedom to play to try something different and break out of the cycle.
    
    I’m not entirely sure that I chose to be waiter, it almost seems like it chose me. Fortunately, waiting tables has by far the best schedule to pay ratio of any of the shit jobs I’ve held. Guess I better get used it, I might be doing this for the rest of my life…
    
    Shit Jobs Part 3: Unemployment Collecting Seasonal Worker
    
    Shit Jobs Part 2: Ski Tech

    Shit Jobs Part 1: Line Cook

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    In episode 13 of Jeremy Jones' Further Unplugged, the Teton Gravity Research camera crew reveals how far they go beyond their comfort zones to film TGR movies. Different challenges emerge every day that force them to truly push their limits.  Watch as these guys take you behind the scenes and show you the extreme risks they take in order to capture the perfect shot.
    
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    In episode 13 of Jeremy Jones' Further Unplugged, the Teton Gravity Research camera crew reveals how far they go beyond their comfort zones to film TGR movies. Different challenges emerge every day that force them to truly push their limits.  Watch as these guys take you behind the scenes and show you the extreme risks they take in order to capture the perfect shot.
    
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    Outdoor Research® Climbing Ambassador Shingo Ohkawa talks about the waterproof Mentor Jacket™. Ruggedly designed, tested and built for ultimate storm-worthy protection in remote, big-mountain environments, the Mentor Jacket™ is a staple of the alpinist's quiver. The Fall '12 revision of the Mentor™ retains the widely imitated blend of rugged, waterproof/breathable 40D and 70D three-layer GORE-TEX® Pro. But our updated design more precisely targets high-wear areas for use of the more durable material, like the hips and shoulders - places where a harness or pack often abrades the fabric — allowing for a further streamlining of an already minimal alpine shell. The result is a racehorse with a workhorse pedigree; a lightweight, minimal and ruggedly durable jacket offering reliable protection and technical performance in extreme conditions. See the Men's Mentor Jacket here http://www.outdoorresearch.com/en/or-gear/jackets/mens-mentor-jacket.html See the Men's Mentor Pants here http://www.outdoorresearch.com/en/or-gear/mens-mentor-pants.html

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