Resort Life

[Sparky]

I have a lot of Warren Miller movies and I read a lot of his columes. He often talks about quiting whatever job you have in the city and moving to a resort and doing the same thing there. I don't know anybody that has been able to do that and was wondeing if anybody has, or knows someone that has? And how did they do it?

 

[madriverjack]

Every time I go to the mountain I wish that I could make that happen, oh the dream.

 

[tjf67]

I have a lot of Warren Miller movies and I read a lot of his columes. He often talks about quiting whatever job you have in the city and moving to a resort and doing the same thing there. I don't know anybody that has been able to do that and was wondeing if anybody has, or knows someone that has? And how did they do it?

I moved to lake Placid in 2006. Got the same type of position I had down in Albany. If it is to be it is up to me. I always said if I wanted something I got it. If I didn't I just didn't want it bad enough.

 

[jaywbigred]

Me too. Stupid bar reciprocity restrictions. Didn't think about this when I was taking the bar =(

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

I have a lot of Warren Miller movies and I read a lot of his columes. He often talks about quiting whatever job you have in the city and moving to a resort and doing the same thing there. I don't know anybody that has been able to do that and was wondeing if anybody has, or knows someone that has? And how did they do it?

My wife and I are both teachers at or near the top of the pay scale of our contracts. Even if we could find jobs in education in a ski resort town we would have to take hugh pay cuts. Plus we still have one kid at home (almost 16) so it would not be fair to him to start in a new school district at this point. For now we are content to have part time residence in Wilmington NY, home of Whiteface.

I moved to lake Placid in 2006. Got the same type of position I had down in Albany. If it is to be it is up to me. I always said if I wanted something I got it. If I didn't I just didn't want it bad enough.

Besides TJ I know quite a few who have made this switch. All are very happy about it.

BTW Sparky - great thread topic.

 

[campgottagopee]

I did it right out of college---4 yrs spent up at Smuggs

At that age it's kinda a no brainer, now I would have to really think long and hard about it---guys who can do it are lucky. If I wasn't so close to my home hill I'm sure I would figure something out, so I guess on a very small scale I kinda still do and I really dig it.

 

[noski]

Would Win Smith count? It may not be Wall Street money he is managing, but close!

 

[thetrailboss]

Would Win Smith count? It may not be Wall Street money he is managing, but close!

"Life is truly better in the Mad River Valley!"

 

[noski]

"Life is truly better in the Mad River Valley!"

We also use: "Come for the Mountains. Stay for the Valley."

 

[jaywbigred]

We also use: "Come for the Mountains. Stay for the Valley."

Am I the only one who instantly thought "that's what she said!" when I read that?

 

[BackLoafRiver]

I have thought about it more often then I care to admit. My GF isn't so into it but, I still wish I could. As a teacher though, the jobs are scarce especially in my area of expertise. I am looking to relocating to Burlington which is pretty close to a mountain town anyway.

 

[Sparky]

The only people I know that have done anything like this are the ones that have retired and obviously no longer have to concern themselves with the all consuming "making a living" thing not to mention the even more consuming "raising a family" thing. That's a good 30 to 40 years of living a live style that may not the optimum. If I had known about skiing back in my formative tears I might have tried to make the ski life happen, but for now I have to stay at my desk at least 204 more work days. What's 204 days after 8,710.

 

[deadheadskier]

I thought a 'resort life' is what I wanted growing up. I got a degree in resort management and made a go of it. Ultimately, outside of a few positions that are highly competitive and often take 10-15 years to attain, working the hospitality business doesn't typically satisfy the income needs to support living a comfortable lifestyle in resort towns; the cost of real estate is simply too high. If I had to do it all over, I might have focused my education towards professions that pay a bit better and still have opportunities in resort towns.

I eventually moved 'back to the rat race' and what I found was I actually enjoy living near if not in a decent size metro area more than I did living in the mountains. Two years ago we moved out of downtown Portland, ME to a smaller town. We enjoy it here, but both miss living in a vibrant downtown where we can walk to restaurants, music clubs, parks etc. We'll probably move back to something similar to what we enjoyed in Portland after here.

As much as I love skiing and visiting the mountains, I have no desire to be there full time. I would maybe consider moving back to Burlington, VT, but that's about the closest to 'resort life' I'd consider.

 

[UVSHTSTRM]

IMO, I think resort life is over-rated, especially once you get further an further out of college. Granted this coming from a guy who lives within a 30 minute drive of 2 resorts and an hour within about another 5.

 

[midd]

"resort life" has a whole other meaning when you're grinding 8-5 (or whatever hours) all week, every week.

I almost prefer live away and use the resort areas as respite from daily life.

 

[sLoPeS]

moved last summer, 118 days so far, the mountains are an amazing place.

and i thought it was "come for the winters, stay for the summers"

8)

 

[drjeff]

My wife and I think about maiking the move to mountain life quite often. I know that the fixed year round population in most mountain towns that have a "good sized" mountain associated with it would be enough to accomodate me opening up a financially viable practice, the bigger issue would be for my wife, an orthodontist, and the much larger population base/geographic area that she would need to make a practice financially viable for her too. We'd almost have to live in a mountain area "city" for her practice to work, which would put us in a more urban area than the rural part of CT we currently live in now - and thus defeating some of the purpose of seeking resort life living

 

[Angus]

the much larger population base/geographic area

I've always considered the lebanon/hanover/woodstock area to be desirable for just that reason.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

Park City would be a good "resort town"

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

just remember, alot of things look better on paper than reality....dont get caught up in the romance of it