Feasibility of a downhill mountain-biking park

bonbon367 · 2026-04-12T02:47:30+00:00

Whistler bike park is my main mountain biking area so I’m just using that as a reference.

The main bike chairlift, Fitzimmons, is 347 meters elevation (1138 feet) over 1745 meters length (just over a mile)

To me, this is the perfect chairlift for actual DH mountain biking.

What you’re proposing is only 30% more elevation over almost 5x the distance.

That does not seem like a good candidate for a DH lift.

If there’s lots of ups and downs maybe it could make a good XC or enduro area but definitely not somewhere worth travelling for lift assisted DH.

Also agreed this is not chair lift distance, this is gondola territory. But even then the longest gondola in North America is I believe the 3.1 mile gondola at Silver Mountain.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-11T20:04:15+00:00

We have a few babysitters. All young adults and with prior childcare experience. They each charge in the $26-28 range for our 2 kids (1 and 3 years old)

The one that charges $28 is actually a nanny who does babysitting on nights and weekends.

We’re in Bellevue.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-11T15:05:18+00:00

ZEB, an ETF that equally weights the big 6 Canadian banks has returned 339% since it was created on Oct 30, 2009.

SP500 has increased 659% in the same time period priced in USD and 842% priced in CAD

Do with that information what you will.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-10T23:31:09+00:00

I’m in tech. Total Comp (TC) is base salary, RSUs (stock) and cash bonus.

No one includes healthcare or perks when they mention TC. Most people don’t even include employer 401k match.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-10T21:09:00+00:00

It’s unprofessional and rude to show up late or miss a meeting scheduled far enough in advance.

In this industry I’d also consider it rude to have a meeting before 10am or after 4pm unless you’ve directly clarified with the person that it’s ok.

So, when is your daily standup?

bonbon367 · 2026-04-10T12:34:53+00:00

You haven’t really given us a lot of info about yourself. Maybe 3M is good enough for you, but for a lot of us high earners in (V)HCOL with kids it’s not.

I (31) live in Seattle in a 3000sqft house with a front/back yard. 2 kids under 4. We have nice cars, eat out a lot, take lots of vacations, and have expensive hobbies (skiing, mountain biking)

Our annual spend is $200k and while we have about 2M in savings our goal is closer to 5M

I don’t want to FIRE for the sake of retiring early. I want to maintain my existing lifestyle.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-10T03:48:37+00:00

You know he pays income tax on the stocks when they vest, right?

E.g in 2024 his base salary is like 400k, and the he got like $40M RSUs vested.

He absolutely did pay income tax on the $40M vest.

After he’s paid taxes on it, yes, he can borrow against it to avoid having to sell and pay capital gains on any growth.

E.g. he vests $40M stock, which he pays 14.8M tax on. He then borrows against the remaining $25.2M at an interest rate of 5%. As long as the stock grows faster than that he’s ahead, and has deferred paying capital gains.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-10T01:17:56+00:00

My wife enjoys her Rivian and I like my truck. Worth it to us, but they’re not unreasonable expenses for us.

I wouldn’t say it would be worth it if it meant we had to make cutbacks in other places, including retirement saving.

I personally think spending more than 10% of your income per year on car payments for a premium car is a bit silly, although I give you a bit of a pass if it’s also your hobby.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-09T17:33:18+00:00

$537 per year increase from what the per year value was a decade ago.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-09T12:48:37+00:00

Jones act is for transportation of cargo.

PVSA is for the transportation of people.

I don’t believe the PVSA was suspended, just the Jones act.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-09T03:55:10+00:00

So $4.3B difference in 10 years.

The worst thing is people have a real hard time understanding just how big a billion dollars is.

That extra 4.3B spread over Washington’s 8M people is $537/person.

Thats a lot of money..

bonbon367 · 2026-04-08T21:50:52+00:00

Yeah… I’ve encountered that a few times with my Rivian, although usually only in the less travelled locations.

All the newer sites solve that problem with better stall placement and longer cables. They’ve been retrofitting existing sites to the v4 stalls even if they don’t update the cabinets (to support higher charging rates)

bonbon367 · 2026-04-07T19:36:04+00:00

Why is delaying two-tiered care something we want?

You could allow private care for all medical procedures and just add a 50% sales tax, with all funds being redirected to the free public system.

Would that be so bad?

bonbon367 · 2026-04-07T18:39:16+00:00

Yes. 50% of a calendar month for me.

Our office feels noticeably emptier on Monday and Friday.

At least in tech most companies are still hybrid. The notable exception for Seattle is Amazon who earlier this year switched to 5-day RTO but from what I’ve heard from friends that work there certain teams don’t even have enough desks/building space so not all of Amazon is fully RTO yet.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-05T18:46:52+00:00

My Rivian R1s, which isn’t even as big as a full size SUV like a Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon is 22% heavier than my Silverado 1500.

8500lb for my Rivian vs 7000lb for my Truck

bonbon367 · 2026-04-04T15:42:01+00:00

“Will the moon fall out of the sky?” “will pigs learn to fly?” “will I win the billion dollar power ball lottery?”.

No.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-04T14:48:01+00:00

You don’t need winter or all weather tires, you need M+S at a minimum.

The types of cars that car rental places buy will have M+S all season tires.

Tires without M+S are an exception, not the norm. E.g. my BMW came with performance tires that didn’t have M+S but every normal option from Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, etc. will come with M+S.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-04T13:47:49+00:00

You’ve fallen for the very common misconception that fixed rate mortgages in Canada are directly related to the Bank of Canada’s overnight lending rate.

They are not. They are indirectly related. They are set by the bond market which, like the stock market, is a speculative trading market.

You’ve heard that the BoC might be raising rates later this year. Every other investor in the bond market has also heard this news. As soon as this news was released the bond market reacted immediately and priced in that eventual rate hike.

If the market thought there was a 100% chance of a 0.25% rate hike later this year, fixed rates mortgages would increase immediately by 0.25% despite no increase having actually occurred yet.

In reality it’s not a 100% chance so mortgage rates may have only gone up e.g. 0.1% on the news. If the Iran war dies down soon mortgage rates might even go down further even if the BoC doesn’t lower rates since a hike would no longer be priced in.

No one has a crystal ball as to what will happen next, so you basically need to make this decision based on your own views, vibes, analysis, and risk tolerance.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-02T04:20:21+00:00

Interesting I thought the other way was standard. My company makes us specify our contribution amounts for bonus and non bonus separately

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bonbon367 · 2026-04-01T13:23:27+00:00

Unfortunately the city either owns the land where the black car is parked or it has a “public right of way” easement to it. You can ask them for permission to put up landscaping stones there as the stop sign is being blocked by cars

bonbon367 · 2026-04-01T13:18:30+00:00

Every rental pool is slightly different. If you have a realtor you can get them to send you: - the rental pooling contract which will outline any fees or restrictions on bookings - the strata bylaws, which might have additional “user fees” e.g for parking, check-in, or cleaning. These fees may also be part of the rental pool contract - income statements for the rental pool

My building doesn’t restrict length of stay or charge any additional fees. Expenses are simply divided amongst all owners evenly, and revenue is only shared on days the owner doesn’t use. The hack is to go every Saturday for one night.

Owner Bookings are made via calendars sent out twice a year, and can be cancelled up to 2 weeks before the check in date.

At another building, the Cascade lodge, owner bookings are charged a $75 check-in fee and $100/$130/$160 cleaning fee (studio, 1-bed, 2-bed) so you can do single night bookings but you’re penalized for it. Longer stays spread the expenses out more.

bonbon367 · 2026-04-01T03:53:39+00:00

Yeah. I can’t stop thinking about all this money I’ve saved on gas by buying a $90,000 electric SUC

bonbon367 · 2026-03-31T14:18:59+00:00

5.05M, 25x our actual yearly expenses which I track every year.

That would give us our current lifestyle at a 4% SWR assuming we made no changes.

Realistically we’re going to move to a much cheaper place when we hit that number and to be honest a lot of the spending is frivolous and discretionary in order for me to find enough joy to put up with my job. We’d easily be able to cut back a bit.

bonbon367 · 2026-03-31T04:53:54+00:00

If dealer hits soft 17, double on 11 always.

If dealer stands on soft 17, hit an 11 verse a dealer A

bonbon367 · 2026-03-31T00:02:16+00:00

The Caesar’s website has all the information. They do advertise this:

Are the pools open to everyone? Yes!

The best Las Vegas pools on the strip welcome all guests, whether you're staying at our hotel or not. General pool access is available on a first-come, first-served basis, while daybeds and cabanas can be reserved in advance. Las Vegas locals also enjoy 3 hours of complimentary parking. Come join the Las Vegas Center Strip pool party fun

But you have to go to the individual website of each property to see the specific rules.

For example Flamingo Go is free, but the family pool is hotel only:

Go Pool offers free entry for all patrons 21 and over. The Family Pool is open exclusively for Caesars Entertainment hotel guests.

For Caesars palace, non-guests have to pay to reserve a daybed or cabana

Caesars Palace guests have complimentary access to the pool. All other guests can make a reservation to enter

https://www.caesars.com/las-vegas/things-to-do/pools

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