$100K TV or a ski trip?

[graham418]

Ski in every country in the world that has skiing. Would 100K be enough?

 

[dbostedo]

Ski in every country in the world that has skiing. Would 100K be enough?

Here's a place to start:

Category:Ski areas and resorts by country - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Wilhelmson]

Take some friends to Europe and see what happens after that.

 

[crosscountry]

I figure we could stretch that $100K for about 5 seasons of lodging in NA.

At 70 years old there is not going to be too much planning.

If I were 70, I'd maximize the opportunity in 1 or 2 season instead of trying to stretch it to 5.

 

[Doug Briggs]

Gulmarg!

https://www.SkiTalk.com/threads/gulmarg-2018-trip-report.7557/

https://www.SkiTalk.com/threads/gulmarg-2019-trip-report-himalayas.14249/

Thanks! I know there is lots of skiing, just didn't think of any of the top of my head.

 

[Rod9301]

You should start a thread... i.e. "If you won $100K that could only be used for ski trips, where would you go?"

Alright fine.

Here is mine.
Get a plane ticket to Europe for October with return flight booked for June.
Taking a backpack, ski boots. passport, phone, and toothbrush. Follow my nose with 1 pair of skis.
See ya.

Let's see, 8 months, maybe 5k a month plus 1000 flight. That's living comfortably

 

[crosscountry]

Get a plane ticket to Europe for October with return flight booked for June.
Taking a backpack, ski boots. passport, phone, and toothbrush. Follow my nose with 1 pair of skis.
See ya.

Continue to summer skiing in south America!

 

[Bad Bob]

Let's see, 8 months, maybe 5k a month plus 1000 flight. That's living comfortably

need to be able to cover the beer.

 

[KingGrump]

If I were 70, I'd maximize the opportunity in 1 or 2 season instead of trying to stretch it to 5.

We got time. We are couple years back. We got time.

 

[AngryAnalyst]

A 1 week booking for a full ship at the Tsaina lodge is conveniently exactly $100K…

BOOKING | Valdez Heli-Ski Guides

www.valdezheliskiguides.com

In truth I think that’s too high variance an option if you have “only” $100K to spend on skiing but it would still be fun.

Probably a “better” usage of the money is a trip to Japan for 1 week in January, then a trip to one of the CMH properties in February, a cheaper Alaska trip in March and finish up at Deplar farms in April.

 

[dbostedo]

A 1 week booking for a full ship at the Tsaina lodge is conveniently exactly $100K…

Wow... that's for 3 guests with 2 guides. I would have guessed at least a couple more guests than that.

 

[AngryAnalyst]

Wow... that's for 3 guests with 2 guides. I would have guessed at least a couple more guests than that.

As far as I can tell that’s more or less what a private heli week costs. You can upgrade to 6 guests/4 guides for $12k more so I think the issue is more that you’re booking the heli time than anything else (so they can’t subdivide it up and sell 8 seats per day for 1,500 a pop).

I don’t recall the Valdez refund policy for the private package, at quite a few you just eat the loss if your week has bad weather which is the real reason it’s a sport for billionaires not millionaires.

 

[Philpug]

We got time.

Famous last words.

 

[Jim Kenney]

Rent the entire Comfort Inn of Avon, CO for one week in March and invite all SkiTalkers with over 250 posts to come stay for free.
Not sure if $100k would cover that, but when the money's gone we could break out the sleeping bags for the motel room floor Sleeping bags and Beaver Creek - nice mix.

 

[Bad Bob]

Copters are great and the skiing can be off the charts on a good day. But that was then and this is now. You see "old and slow" by my avatar for a reason; because I am.
Having been a guide in a past life wouldn't want to inflict my pace on a group of chargers who paid all the money for a ride on the bird. If you can copter or cat ski, do it (for a run, a day, a week) it offers a perspective to our sport that can not be found inside the ropes.
Prefer to just putter along at my own casual pace somewhere at the edge of a run and let the kids fly.
Now Europe on the other hand with all the unskied regions and an endless supply of untried beers ............ HMMMM!
Joy has many variants.

 

[mikel]

Thanks @Jim Kenney!

For me it would be a trip to India/Gulmarg, Japan, and New Zealand

 

[Mike Rogers]

Might even be less if you're Canadian.

Canadians aren't taxed on "winnings". Keep those lotto dreams alive!

 

[KingGrump]

Famous last words.

Yup, we got time. Until we don't. Not going to change things much.
I believe 5 years is a good short term time frame for us to plan and execute our life at this point. We are pretty happy with what we are doing currently. Really do not see any requirement for change at the current moment. We'll keep revaluating as we go along though and project further into the future.

If the end of time for me do come. No worries, mate. Cuz I won't be here to see it.

You see "old and slow" by my avatar for a reason; because I am.

Now Europe on the other hand with all the unskied regions and an endless supply of untried beers ............ HMMMM!

You "old and slow" too? So am I. We must be twins separated at birth.

Food is pretty good over there too. No Epic burger though.

 

[martyg]

I'd hit the 4 5 (see below) continents missing from my skiing experience. Probably the other 3 again since I'd be flying by. I'm imagining a year long trip with lots of stops.

• Africa - The Atlas range in Morocco
• Asia - I don't know a particular place on the main continent, but certainly Japan would be on the list
• Australia - I'd get advice from my friend on SkiTalk.com.
• Antarctica - just because. I don't think I'd need to reach the south pole. I'm more interested in vertical terrain than trans-continental
• New Zealand - Since I'd be in the vicinity. We learned that technically there are 7 continents, but a quick Wikipedia search shows:

Revisited continents would be, of course:

• North America - lots of places I've never been
• South America - Patagonia comes to mind. I've been to Portillo and Cerro Catedral
• Europe - Skiing in Scotland would be exciting. I'm part Scot. They also have some fine backcountry.

I think that if I did a multi-continent year, the dollar amount would have to be more like $100M. I'd want a private jet. Even flying international first or business doesn't compare. Years of international business travel really scarred me from getting on planes. Just so over it.

 

[Seldomski]

Europe for a couple months for skiing. Though skiing that long would be a hard sell for my SO. It would probably really only be $30K for skiing and remainder on some other trip in the area.

To be honest, if someone gave me $100K to use for travel, but it was only to be used for 'one trip' I would probably not use it for skiing (blasphemy!) since my family doesn't like to ski. I'd do a week-ish long trip with them. African safari (photo) would be good.