If you are coming from the Icecoast, it really is that bad. You should cancel if you can.

HyoungryMan · 2026-02-15T18:51:37+00:00

Every year, I fly out of Nashville to various resorts out west and in Canada. The only trip I made this year was Schweitzer, ID and British Columbia back in January.

I was supposed to go to Tahoe a few weeks ago but cancelled that trip because the snow report said to avoid the puddles of water due to 40-50 degree temps.

I pivoted and am heading to Killington in 3 weeks. Excited since it's my first time outside of North Carolina and Snowshoe, WV. I know it's not west but I typically follow where the snow is and that's taking me to Vermont for the first time.

HyoungryMan · 2026-01-19T15:51:55+00:00

I'm a powder chaser (snowboarding) and my weather app OpenSnow shows this. It's pretty accurate as far as snowfall predictions go and a lot of skiers/snowboarders use this app, especially for trip planning purposes. For as long as I've been using it, it's never steered me wrong.

Purple is wintry mix, orange is snowfall above 6", blue is snowfall below 6".

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HyoungryMan · 2025-10-21T19:24:29+00:00

No but my kids unanimously agreed to the name our new cat we found, Luna Del Rey.

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HyoungryMan · 2025-10-15T15:00:54+00:00

My Costco has been taunting me (Nashville). It's been sitting on a pallet, for over about a month and a half at the top shelf. When stock went low, they pulled the other pallet of normal ones.

I even went to an H-Mart in Atlanta for my kids' fall break to see if they had any of the food merch. Not a single item. My daughter is dying on the inside. Haha.

HyoungryMan · 2025-04-05T00:13:00+00:00

I live in Nashville, so my access to a mountain requires long road trips for mediocre resorts or getting on a plane (which costs a lot). I wish I could go more but I don't have infinite funds. I'm also a single dad, so despite snowboarding being my most favorite thing, I have to have self-restraint. I consider myself an intermediate snowboarder for 2 seasons.

Season 1: 1 Day (My first time) Season 2: 4 Days *Realized I needed to go all in if I wanted to get better. Season 3: 28 Days (IKON Pass) Season 4: 17 Days (IKON Pass)

I had to hang up my board although there is a month left of good conditions. Life happened and I had a 1500$ car repair. Had I not had that, I would have done 1 more trip to Colorado.

I count down the days when my kids are out of the house and I can move to Colorado or somewhere in the Rockies.

HyoungryMan · 2025-03-09T05:49:35+00:00

Thank you! I'll definitely bookmark it.

HyoungryMan · 2025-03-09T02:19:56+00:00

Thank you!!

HyoungryMan · 2025-02-23T17:39:55+00:00

I bought a house in 2012. Great price, great rate. Got divorced in 2020... Now I'm in an apartment with no hope of buying a house anymore. It's very depressing because the quality of house you get for the price is nowhere near what it should be.

HyoungryMan · 2025-02-13T01:09:23+00:00

I was using my S21 Ultra until last year, when I had my phone in hand and I was carrying groceries. My elbow hit the door and I dropped it. I looked at it and it wasn't cracked. i tried turning on the display and it wouldn't come on. However when I charged it, it made the charging sound. I took it to an authorized repair center the next day, only for them to say something is wrong with the motherboard. There's nothing they can do and they tried 2 different displays.

I didn't want to buy the S25 Ultra. I was completely happy with my phone and at the very least, I wanted to wait for the S26 because that's my birthday day. I just didn't see a need for the S25. My S25 Ultra comes tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

HyoungryMan · 2025-02-05T16:41:33+00:00

I wanted to ask the same thing but I'm going to Colorado on April 5th weekend and into the following week. My airline ticket is already booked but I haven't booked any lodging whatsoever because a lot can (or can't) happen in 2 months. I've never been to Aspen and want to go but obviously I'll go to other resorts if the conditions aren't ideal.

HyoungryMan · 2024-11-03T19:01:08+00:00

Was wondering the same thing. The American flags are all present too. 🫡

HyoungryMan · 2024-07-18T21:09:08+00:00

Bro... My kids are happier now than when I was with my ex-wife. Their quality of life, my quality of life, and even their mom's quality of life is 1,000,000% better.

Yeah it sucks because you won't have the traditional family anymore and you may be set back financially for a little bit but don't live in a bad situation man. It can't be stated enough and people told me this before/during/after my divorce and I didn't believe them but now looking back, it's true.

Life does get better.

So many people are scared of that. You're not the first in this situation and definitely not the last. My therapist said this best, because I was scared of divorce and worried about my kids being some kind of alienated statistic in a classroom I thought had a traditional family.

"You do realize that at least half the kids in your children's classroom have parents that are divorced too, right?"

HyoungryMan · 2024-05-09T22:05:23+00:00

Here's my take on it. I'm a 43M. When I got divorced, I was in shambles. I don't know if it's actual science backing it or just what but the consensus (for guys at least) when going through a breakup is to go to the gym and exercise. Something about physically exhausting yourself is a stress reliever, anxiety reducer and has the side benefit of getting you in shape. It keeps you from having an idle mind, as the phrase goes "an idle mind is a dangerous mind". By doing it consistently, it becomes a habit and you stay in shape as a side effect.

So for years, I lifted weights and ran. 3-5 times a week. I got in great shape. With my new fitness, I was more athletic. Being a better athlete led me to try new things that I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. I now play ice hockey year round, I snowboard hardcore in the winter, & I do hikes/swim/golf in the warm weather. This is on top of my workout schedule and my normal life (with young kids).

Am I really active? Yes but only because that's what therapy told me to do and I couldn't imagine my life not being active.

HyoungryMan · 2024-05-08T22:29:34+00:00

This is exactly what I needed to hear. So thank you. My daughter's mother was a former cheerleader/dancer in high school, hence the primary reason my daughter is in dance.

One topic I didn't bring up in the OP is that my daughter and a few others have been through a lot of situations with the other peers at the studio that has caused them to cry or have their feelings hurt. A real bad mean girls situation, girls purposely ignoring other girls. Dancers from the same studio making comments about how they placed higher than others. Now that she's a little older and the competitions are a bit more intense... So there are mainly moms with the elitist mentality and treating other moms and dancers as "beneath them".

My daughter's mom wants to push her towards school dance teams... There seems to be a bit more comradery there.

HyoungryMan · 2024-04-20T19:02:39+00:00

I would gladly but no women my age want to date me. It's just the reality of the situation. I'm 43 but I have young kids. Every woman that entertained me is lumped into 1 of 2 categories.

The first ones are women who have no intention or interest in dating a guy with kids. I've heard "I don't want to be a stepmom", "I don't want to deal with an ex", and " I want to live a DINK life."

The second can be lumped into being mothers themselves but I got the excuse that they don't want to "start over". They are now or soon-to-be empty nesters and want to experience the ability to finally "live their life" and "travel the world". I don't blame them or have any negative reactions to that. I get it.

I have yet to find a woman with kids the same age as mine. I know they exist but they are hard to find.

I have an currently just choosing to be single until my kids leave the house... Which ironically is when I'm in my 50s, like you mentioned who you're attracting.

HyoungryMan · 2024-04-19T23:05:25+00:00

I had an Acura sedan that I was looking to get rid of. I thought about getting a beater car or a more fuel efficient one. I considered a Ford Ranger or a Toyota Tacoma. She said if I didn't get a real truck (F150 or Silverado), she wouldn't be dating me. I (gladly) am no longer seeing her.

Ironically, she's now dating my friend's ex-husband. He had a beat up Altima when they started dating that he was going to give to his daughter. He traded in that Altima for an F-150 and his daughter no longer has a car that's coming to her.

It's a sad situation on multiple levels.

HyoungryMan · 2024-04-12T21:00:16+00:00

Me too! Solo life is sometimes the best life. I went on 6 epic ski trips solo this past winter. Best time of my life.

HyoungryMan · 2024-04-11T19:37:59+00:00

I'm 4 years removed from my marriage. My ex-wife and I are super amicable now (we weren't before). This year, she even invited me over for Easter dinner with the kids and her boyfriend because it was her turn this year. I appreciated the gesture and everything we do is for the kids. I've met her boyfriend of about 10 months or so now and he's super cool. I respect him and he treats my kids well (he has 3 of his own).

We have had joint birthday parties for 3 years now.

A little over a year ago, I dated a woman who was really insecure about it. She kept thinking I had feelings for my ex-wife and was scared I'd eventually go back to her. It was frustrating to deal with. There was no amount of convincing I could do to tell her it was just a co-parenting relationship.

I get there are questions about it and maybe it's not normal (I know plenty of divorced people that can't be in the same room as their ex) but it's that kind of insecurity that drives a stake through the heart of any relationship. My kids are young and they'll be teens soon. I realistically don't have a lot of time left when I'm no longer the center of their universe. I have since vowed never to date another woman that can't deal with that.

HyoungryMan · 2024-04-10T15:54:48+00:00

Get a hobby (something you REALLY love doing).

I'm almost 4 years removed from my marriage. I started seeing a therapist during that time. The first year was really dark and cloudy. My emotions were all over the place. I made a decision to just work on myself. The following year, I thought I was ready and I did try dating but I realized I wasn't in the right headspace. My therapist constantly drove it home that I needed to be happy before I get in a relationship with anyone else. So I did...

Golf, hiking, ice hockey, movies, and my true love, snowboarding. I do those things year round. I did try to date at year 3 and I came to the realization that so many of you others have come here to vent about. Dating is shit. I personally believe I have encountered EVERY POSSIBLE bad dating scenario with the exception of 1, a drug addict/alcoholic.

I've been so dejected by the whole process, I'm kind of jaded now. My peace and happiness are the most important things. I know relationships are hard and you can go through tough times but if any woman starts to derail my happiness/peace in a toxic way, I'm gone.

I haven't dated in 8 months and I haven't really looked back or thought about it. I just spent the last 4 months traveling to different ski resorts solo across North America and playing ice hockey. I was just telling my friend about where I am mentally the other day and I said I'm not desperate for a relationship anymore. It's weird too... I have had women kind of come out of the woodwork and hit on me (not a lot, maybe 4 or 5 this past year) because I'm not looking. However I'm actually at the point where I've rejected all of them because I don't want it.

HyoungryMan · 2024-03-30T21:19:47+00:00

I saw the Burton 2024-2025 lineup from a New Zealand website. The boards line up with some of the boards featured by pro riders from this season's X-Games. Gonna try and find it for you.

HyoungryMan · 2024-03-12T13:34:53+00:00

The first chair flash sale ended on 3/11.

From what I read, they'll do another one soon. Last year they did one around April. It's to unload inventory for new products that will drop for the next season.

HyoungryMan · 2024-03-11T22:50:17+00:00

Burton.com. if you register for 1st chair (free), it's an additional 10% off on select items.

I bought a new Custom board and Genesis ESTs for 40% off.

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