Total $ spent on learning to snowboard..... - Snowboarding Forum

firstx1017 · 03-25-2011, 10:55 PM

6 Month Condo Rental - $6,600
Utilities for said condo - $1,500
Food and Gas to and from for the 6 months - $3,600
Season passes for hubby and myself - $1,200
Snowboard, boots, bindings, helmet, goggles, clothes & misc items needed $1,000

Learning to snowboard at age 50 - PRICELESS!

Shocktroop531 · 03-25-2011, 10:56 PM

hell yea!!! good for you. way to get after it. love reading stuff like this. keep it up. you guys rule!

KahWhyC · 03-25-2011, 11:53 PM

Awwwww yeahhhh, never too late to start

gauntlet09 · 03-26-2011, 12:18 AM

BADASS!!!

tj_ras · 03-26-2011, 01:05 AM

Gunna go show this to my parents and call them panzies! Ive been trying to get them to at least ski like they did when i was young.

Good for you and your husband tho keep up the fun and stay safe.

**HoboMaster** · 03-26-2011, 09:02 AM

My 48 year old father still snowboards with me, and he hard charges it. Never too late to kick ass.

**Donutz** · 03-26-2011, 10:03 AM

Well, I've spent considerably less.

Family season's pass $800 / yr
Gas (when we owned the truck) $20/trip x 40 per year
Equipment & clothing purchases, average maybe $500-$600 / yr

As 'hobbies' go, for a family activity that's pretty cheap.

Itsaroad · 04-01-2011, 02:47 PM

Very cool! I started this year too!

Boots - $90
Bindings - $40
Board - $250
Hat/gloves(2 pairs cause one got cut off when I broke my wrist)/pants/jacket/wrist guards/bum padding - $250
Lift tickets - ~$300(?)
Breaking my wrist/treatments/doc checkups - >$5,000 (all but $300 covered by insurance, thankfully)

itzzzberny · 04-01-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firstx1017

6 Month Condo Rental - $6,600
Utilities for said condo - $1,500
Food and Gas to and from for the 6 months - $3,600
Season passes for hubby and myself - $1,200
Snowboard, boots, bindings, helmet, goggles, clothes & misc items needed $1,000

Learning to snowboard at age 50 - PRICELESS!

don't know about the rest of you guys but i'm super jelly.
6 months condo rental...

i wish i could stay at the mountain for 6 months. but sadly if i did i would be wasting money on 6 months rent on my actual apartment.
lucky you OP, i'm sure you had a great time.

on learning to snowboard at 50. great accomplishment.

photohunts · 04-01-2011, 03:02 PM

learning? still learning and will never stop, so $$$ is perpetual in that sense. I first got started during some time off while on work travel in Denver.

Lodging - free
Food and transportation - free
2 days worth of lessons - $200
jacket, pants, goggles, gloves - $300

Since then, I've bought my own boots, bindings, board, bag for $600 and new jacket and pants for Christmas

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firstx1017 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 183	Total $ spent on learning to snowboard..... 6 Month Condo Rental - $6,600 Utilities for said condo - $1,500 Food and Gas to and from for the 6 months - $3,600 Season passes for hubby and myself - $1,200 Snowboard, boots, bindings, helmet, goggles, clothes & misc items needed $1,000 Learning to snowboard at age 50 - PRICELESS! Last edited by firstx1017; 03-25-2011 at 11:55 PM.

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tj_ras -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 502	Gunna go show this to my parents and call them panzies! Ive been trying to get them to at least ski like they did when i was young. Good for you and your husband tho keep up the fun and stay safe. __________________ Life is a giant high five, huck it every chance you get. twitter-tastic

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HoboMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sandpoint / Moscow, ID Posts: 2,301	My 48 year old father still snowboards with me, and he hard charges it. Never too late to kick ass. __________________ PowderHound and TreeNinja

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,700 Blog Entries: 177	Well, I've spent considerably less. Family season's pass $800 / yr Gas (when we owned the truck) $20/trip x 40 per year Equipment & clothing purchases, average maybe $500-$600 / yr As 'hobbies' go, for a family activity that's pretty cheap. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum I hate the parts between winter...

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03-25-2011, 10:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shocktroop531 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: park city , Utah Posts: 500	hell yea!!! good for you. way to get after it. love reading stuff like this. keep it up. you guys rule!

03-25-2011, 11:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
KahWhyC Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New York City Posts: 203	Awwwww yeahhhh, never too late to start

03-26-2011, 12:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
gauntlet09 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 145	BADASS!!!

04-01-2011, 02:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Itsaroad Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3	Very cool! I started this year too! Boots - $90 Bindings - $40 Board - $250 Hat/gloves(2 pairs cause one got cut off when I broke my wrist)/pants/jacket/wrist guards/bum padding - $250 Lift tickets - ~$300(?) Breaking my wrist/treatments/doc checkups - >$5,000 (all but $300 covered by insurance, thankfully)

04-01-2011, 03:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
photohunts Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 44	learning? still learning and will never stop, so $$$ is perpetual in that sense. I first got started during some time off while on work travel in Denver. Lodging - free Food and transportation - free 2 days worth of lessons - $200 jacket, pants, goggles, gloves - $300 Since then, I've bought my own boots, bindings, board, bag for $600 and new jacket and pants for Christmas