a ski bum - what it's really like!

DO EXPECT TO

Be able to first-lift when no-one else can

Have a cool image making you desirable to ‘mainstream’ resort staff

Get leftovers and chalet wine from admiring chalet girls

Reject the oppression of work

Grow unusual variations of facial hair

Be the first suspect when snowboards are stolen

DON’T EXPECT TO

Get work easily

Feel warm in a Kombi van in January 

Find people don't notice your levels of personal hygiene

Discover that sharing with ten others helps your sex life

Enjoy the smell of ski wax