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A Look Back at the Aspen Ski Patrol Strike of 1971

1980 Aspen Ski Patrol

The recent Park City Ski Patrol strike demonstrated the importance of ski patrollers in daily mountain operations and visitor experience. The strike began on December 27, 2024, after prolonged negotiations with Vail Resorts regarding wage increases and benefits for the patrollers. The demonstration, which included picketing lines, job walk-offs, and social media campaigns, lasted until January 10, 2025. The strike […]

Quinn Brophy | January 24, 2025
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Reverse Ski Bum… What Is It and How Do I Get In On It?

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Like many of us, your humble author grew up with a love… wait, a passion for skiing. As a youth with delusions of grandeur, I saw myself checking out off the grid (before there was a grid) and spending days, weeks, and months living the dream, putting down big lines all day, and talking to beautiful people all night. Rinse, […]

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Jonathan Thomson | July 8, 2024
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This Ski Area in Japan is Begging You to Be a Ski Bum

While many dream of dropping it all and working small jobs to fuel their mountain addiction, the elite ski area of Niseko, Japan, is offering employee benefits so good that your dream might not be so outlandish anymore. Seen mainly in video games and the occasional backcountry video, Japan looks like an unattainable winter wonderland to the average snow enthusiast. […]

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Ayden Arca | January 5, 2023
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Why Ski Bums Become Successful:

In most modern societies being a ski bum is looked down upon and many people donโ€™t quite endorse it or have hopes of their kids to take that path in life. With all justification this is a good thing. True Ski Bumming is hard, requires lots of strategy, and at times challenges who you are. But at the same time this challenge makes you stronger and enables you to developed skills, knowledge, and ability to overcome other challenges life will inevitably throw your way. When ski bumming the priority is or at least should be above all to ski. That is stating the obvious I know, but with that said skis bums do

Ryan Mulcahy | March 3, 2021
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Riders On The Storm: The Ultimate Guide To Living In A Van, Chasing Pow, & Slaying The Goods Every Day

SO… You’re a so-called ski bum. Maybe you live in a ski town, or town near a resort, or battle it out with the other weekend warriors enough to associate with the periphery of a lenient definition of the term. Regardless, you’ve had epic days…and I meanย epicย days. The best day(s) of your life. Untracked lines. Free refills. You’re a hero. […]

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Sergei Poljak | September 5, 2020
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Could Ski Bum Food Be Under Threat?!

Could ski bum food be under threat? Most ski bums are known for surviving on a shoestring with skiing and riding the most important thing after a good aprรจs. But this winter there is a worry which has not been addressed in the mainstream media which could affect the niche group of individuals. Related: The Ski Bumโ€™s Guide: How To […]

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Rouchelle Gilmore | September 4, 2020
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The Ski Bum’s Guide: How To Reheat Cold Pizza the “Right” Way

As a ski bum, you will inevitably end up eating a lot of old, cold, funky pizza found in your fridge, stolen from a friend’s pantry, encountered left out in the living room, and occasionally the partially-eaten slice rescued from the previous day’s backyard fiesta. Related: How to Become a Ski Bum in 5 Easy Steps: This pizza must be […]

Miles Clark | July 27, 2020
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Top 5 Ski Bum Approved Socially Distant Summer Staycation Ideas

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Itโ€™s never too early to start seriously looking forward to next winter. In spite of all of the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, most resorts, including Vail, are planning to fully open for winter 2020/21. Even though it isnโ€™t quite August yet, itโ€™s always a good time to start getting stoked for next winter. Here are our top 5 ski […]

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Lynn Barlow | July 24, 2020
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