It was 1980, I took a job at one of the lodges at Alta. The pay was room and board plus 50 bucks a month. Also a season pass. The work schedule allowed me to ski six days a week and I lived at the base by the lifts. Season start until a month after the lifts closed I skied. I was rated expert, expert, back country skier by then. I could find untracked powder seven days after the last storm. Tourists would pay me 50 bucks to guide them to the stuff. It was a dream full filled.
I was a bum...back when it was cool to be one. 1973/74. Jackson Hole....lived there 2 years at the base of the tram. Skied EVERY day. There is not a run on that mountain I did not ski . Jackson back then was very different than now. Much of the mountain never saw a groomer. VERY few folks even knew Jackson Hole existed. Teton Village had 5 lodges....that's it ! It was fun but man....we were POOR. Money for a ski pass and beer was about all we had. Man those were good times tho.
The best of times! Our owner and founder was a "ski bum" in Aspen and Steamboat in the 70's. He also competed professionally on the pro mogul tour before creating our awesome company. Ski Bums make the best people, period!
I used to work with Justin at Christy Sports in Dillon. He was (and I am sure still IS) a shredder! We were night skiing at Keystone one night and bombing down Frenchman. I thought I was cool because I got long air over a nice floater, but as I'm in the air, I look to my left and see Justin effortlessly pulling a heli at about 50 mph! All of a sudden, I wasn't quite so cool...LOL!
i am quitting my job and planning to live at the base of jackson in my car. I know jackson caters mostly to the rich but I will try to just keep a low profile and just enjoy as much powder as possible
I got a ski instructor gig by lying and saying I could play drunk bass in the ski school band "Freebeer" the bands name was banned and we couldn't advertise that didn't stop us from carrying our equipment to gigs many yards through feet of snow. It always dumped when we played because we were not that good and didn't want money we wanted to play drunk on free beer.... and it snowed... puking drunken flakes the size of your mouth... gaging on face shots by day drinking for free while faking it drunk on every song every night... the thing of NDA's... that was three mountains ago and each mountain has the band I was in the last one in Mammoth... Almost Famous... Now I do high altitude wedding music. I won't get my pass pulled for teaching in the black with my wedding clients this time.
It was 1980, I took a job at one of the lodges at Alta. The pay was room and board plus 50 bucks a month. Also a season pass. The work schedule allowed me to ski six days a week and I lived at the base by the lifts. Season start until a month after the lifts closed I skied. I was rated expert, expert, back country skier by then. I could find untracked powder seven days after the last storm. Tourists would pay me 50 bucks to guide them to the stuff. It was a dream full filled.
do you thing its possible doing the exact same thing today in 2022
Cool
@@marcreno6655 god no
@@marcreno6655if you’re Swiss yes
Me too!
Aspen in the 70’s
I was a bum...back when it was cool to be one. 1973/74. Jackson Hole....lived there 2 years at the base of the tram. Skied EVERY day. There is not a run on that mountain I did not ski . Jackson back then was very different than now. Much of the mountain never saw a groomer. VERY few folks even knew Jackson Hole existed. Teton Village had 5 lodges....that's it ! It was fun but man....we were POOR. Money for a ski pass and beer was about all we had. Man those were good times tho.
The best of times! Our owner and founder was a "ski bum" in Aspen and Steamboat in the 70's. He also competed professionally on the pro mogul tour before creating our awesome company. Ski Bums make the best people, period!
@@doc7569 Hobo on the other hand..
I rode up C chair with Justin during a bump contest. Nice cool guy. Love these old days in Breckenridge. Great times.
I used to work with Justin at Christy Sports in Dillon. He was (and I am sure still IS) a shredder! We were night skiing at Keystone one night and bombing down Frenchman. I thought I was cool because I got long air over a nice floater, but as I'm in the air, I look to my left and see Justin effortlessly pulling a heli at about 50 mph! All of a sudden, I wasn't quite so cool...LOL!
Damn a heli on frenchmam?
That ain’t shit. Try a verti on a German
Oh yea I still shred, heading up to Vail Pass right now to ride my RMK 800 pro!!
how about now haha you still ski?
@@what-ug8mw Helz Yea, I have a new sled and it rips!! Endless faceshoots on a sled, And yes i still skI mostly at Arapahoe basin...
sure bud
Grow up skiing bumps out East makes one a beast. Love this. "Kill a rabbit" lol!
MAXING OUT THE RUN METER
Bro looking 50 sounding like hes 16
Love how 90s he is.
“The fun meter” lmao this guy rules
Squirrel Murphy. The greatest ski bum ever..
i am quitting my job and planning to live at the base of jackson in my car. I know jackson caters mostly to the rich but I will try to just keep a low profile and just enjoy as much powder as possible
Dude sounds like 13
I live in Stowe vt to
Omg
Grey Heidelberger Icecoast represent
I wonder what Justin is doing in 2024
Still here!
Can I help you?
Yea, its been 40 years, do you have a wife and kids, still skiing, still at the mountain? What do you do for a living?
slummit county, what's up.
The eighties were really the last decade where bars and restaurants observed and executed proper happy hours 🤷♂️
I got a ski instructor gig by lying and saying I could play drunk bass in the ski school band "Freebeer" the bands name was banned and we couldn't advertise that didn't stop us from carrying our equipment to gigs many yards through feet of snow. It always dumped when we played because we were not that good and didn't want money we wanted to play drunk on free beer.... and it snowed... puking drunken flakes the size of your mouth... gaging on face shots by day drinking for free while faking it drunk on every song every night... the thing of NDA's... that was three mountains ago and each mountain has the band I was in the last one in Mammoth... Almost Famous... Now I do high altitude wedding music. I won't get my pass pulled for teaching in the black with my wedding clients this time.
these guys would not believe how better the skis are nowadays
they were literally skiing on 2x4's
Are women who like to ski classified as ski bums?
Yes
No
absolutely!!!
nah that's a pair of ski tlts breh
It's Carson Wentz.