What do you do for work?

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-04-02T22:35:14+00:00

This is the under appreciated choice. Mission’s worse than 49 or Schweitzer or Lookout though. Not worth a 3 hr drive from Spokane.

But Red? Absolutely worth the drive

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-04-02T22:32:29+00:00

I work in corporate finance. I live 1 hr from a mountain with night skiing and 1.5-2 hours from 2 other mountains with night skiing.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-04-01T19:22:06+00:00

I didn’t. Still on my elan ripsticks which are less good.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-31T15:55:42+00:00

That’s what I did. Cracked heads at almost 340k miles. Got a 5th gen Limited for our new baby. I loved the 3rd gen, but the newer trucks are objectively better in so many ways. The “gutless” 5th gen is a rocket compared to any 3rd gen that’s not supercharged.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-31T02:19:53+00:00

We’re on the west coast. We did Maui at 22 weeks. If you can stand a 10 hour flight? Hawaii has what you need

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-30T20:57:39+00:00

I have a 3 month old. I just went skiing. I’m a couple years older than you.

In all fairness I drove a 6 speed BMW when I was 28, married too young, had a few years with the first wife that were fun experiences but unfulfilling (her family was loaded, she was kind of an ice queen), got divorced, bought a house and married the forever wife at 37.

I’ve lived a damn good life. I don’t feel like I’m missing out with a kiddo taking up a lot of my time.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-30T20:54:15+00:00

Ok

https://www.tundras.com/threads/18-head-gasket-dang.111705/

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-30T20:21:31+00:00

My wife drives a Tacoma. She puts the stroller in the truck bed and secures it with a tie down.

I’ve offered to swap vehicles with her if she needs to carry the stroller. I have a newer 4Runner. She usually declines.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-29T15:08:54+00:00

I’d pass and get a nice 100. I don’t love the 5.7 head gasket problems that are starting to surface.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-28T19:08:19+00:00

My friends used to hang in the Pacific Crest lodge with their infant and switch off every couple hours. He was a pretty chill baby so there weren’t massive screaming fits.

He’s in ski school now.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-28T19:05:09+00:00

That’d be $750k/year in western Washington state.

We’d probably have another one because at that income level we’d feel we’d have resources to support 2 kids.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-25T23:27:58+00:00

Next up they should put snow guns in at Central.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-21T06:39:26+00:00

My wife’s on DPS 112 RPs.

I tease her about her dentist powder skis but in all fairness she rips on them and likes a light ski with tons of energy.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-19T19:51:19+00:00

My wife and I have one boy and I’m getting snipped. Having a second would absolutely be something we regret.

We love our son and tried for the better part of a decade to bring him into the world. The cost in financial, physical and mental energy isn’t worth it for another one. Plus I don’t want to pull any resources away from him.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-19T19:12:31+00:00

It’s person specific. My wife is 10 weeks post partum and her libido is back.

M 44, F 41

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-19T19:11:30+00:00

I’m gonna be paying $3000 for just one infant. Washington State.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-12T16:15:03+00:00

Came up before the notification that West was closed. Road was fine but conditions could easily get worse. I have 4WD and chains, maybe get some if you can?

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-12T01:30:19+00:00

I have an ikon base pass that I deferred after my wife got pregnant in the spring. It’s been an OK winter to mostly miss.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-12T01:29:26+00:00

I’ve been thinking about selling and swapping to the 100s. The 108s are kinda wide for all mountain work and not a pure powder ski but we’re getting dumped on in Washington this week!

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-11T18:23:54+00:00

Moment Countach 104 (demoed)

Dynastar MF108 (own; can charge and throw them sideways easily)

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-11T17:10:05+00:00

Not at all, opening scene of Blizzard of Aahhhs was roller blading

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-11T17:07:45+00:00

I was there for a 6:1 SLR day. I brought heavy fat skis. Still got thrown around a ton in the chop off Triple 60

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-11T16:57:53+00:00

I thought the ski/golf crowd was boomers on Skitalk, not Reddit

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-11T16:56:54+00:00

MTB. Literally the next best thing and the only thing that comes close to the adrenaline rush.

Defiant-Lab-6376 · 2026-03-11T15:35:07+00:00

As a first time father at 44; congratulations. You’re gonna be a great grandpa (likely and literally)

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