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G.MONEYHey I'm 16 years old and it has come to the point in my life where I have to figure out what I want to do when I'm older. I really want to get into the ski industry, but I'm not sure what job opportunities are out there that are good enough to buy a house and support yourself without worry of not being able to afford a comfortable life. My parents think there are no opportunities out there and I want to prove them wrong. I would appreciate if you guys could give me some suggestions.

some thoughts I wish the 29 year-old me had told the 16 year-old me

-you can live in a vehicle
-apparel companies have a shelf-life
-self-employed jobs set their own hours
-sometimes it's better to keep joy and work separate... how you make your living is not how you live your life
-your parents are right to assume that it's not a super-lucrative path you're looking down
-money & material comforts are not all there is... feeding your soul is incredibly important, too
-assess what your talents are and go from there... it's way easier to get shit done if it's something that comes easily to you
-go to school near mountains, because there is more free time in college than anyone will tell you, so you can get a degree & make some connections to a mountain community and shred to your heart's content

I'm 16 as well, JR. year in HS. If you are planning on going to college find one near the mountains if not, convince your ass to go to college, it'll pay off in the long run. I'm personally looking at CU Boulder as my top pick, but also University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, and lastly a little closer to me is the University of Vermont. If you don't know what field you want to study in, I only have a vague idea (civil engineering), just go to a good college with plenty of choices and opportunities which is near the moutons, spend your free time working your ass off so you can spend as much of it as possible skiing. See how that feels, if you love it like you do now start finding internships and jobs in your field during college. Try to have one of those or even just the experience can help you find a job that will pay at least sort of well starting salary and do what you want to do at the time. If it's still skiing, like i hope it will be for me, congrats man you found something that will work for you. Love the thread you started want to keep it a live hmu if you have any actual questions, seriously would love to help you out.

Pretend the ski industry doesn't exist. See it as tourism, sports, construction, engineering, marketing, hospitality, industrial design, medical, IT, even finance. Anything but the "ski industry"... once in those aforementioned industries, transfer into a skiing implementation of them.

So unless you want to become a pro skier... you can navigate to and from the "ski industry."

Specific example: do a course in hospitality, work in a city hotel.. then transfer to a mountain resort. First-aid and rescue.. same thing.. end up transferring. IT work as well.

Good luck.

When I was 16 I thought I knew what i wanted to do for life. I was goign to be a teacher, move down the coast and surf and ski alot. Now I'm 20 and sorta just hoping my life turns out well with no real direction. Don't worry about the future, by the time you get older you would have changed your midn anyways.

Man, if I could tell my 16 yo self something it would be to SAVE $$. Live a dirtbag life, explore do everything you want to, but the entire time save a percentage of whatever you make. Even if it's not much. A bit for a house and a bit for retirement. That way, when you are 30 you are so far ahead and you can put that downpayment on a house or start your own business and also not worry that you won't ever be able to retire.

Save the money before you even have a chance to spend it. It adds up to a lot over 10 years but you will never notice that small chunk of change you didn't spend each month. That's the key to guilt free dirtbagging.

Pretty similar situation with me. I plan on going to college but I have no concrete ideas when it comes to a career. As a midwesterner, Ive always thought it would be a really awesome experience to drive out west and bum it for a few month. Just have no agenda, doe whatever seems fun. Probably won't happen but its still something to work towards.

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