Snow Life

Rolling Homes by Trevor Shy

Most of us are willing to cut costs to avoid skipping a day of sliding at the pass. But when a pb and j instead of lunch on the town still doesn't leave enough change left to get out shredding, it's time to try something different. The solution...a forty-year-old box on wheels that can take away your monthly requirement to write a rent check as soon as it is leveled up on jack stands. Sacrificing nights in a warm house to live in a trailer is a cheap way to satisfy a desire to ride more than your current living situation might allow. The downsides of living in a 1960's travel trailer in the mountains during ski season are numerous (mold, cold, condensation, wet gear, stinky boots, ladies?, carbon monoxide, etc.) but the price cannot be beat. A monthly heating bill gets swapped for five gallon tanks of propane ($15 per bottle), the water bill for quarter showers at the state park (50 cents/3 min) and the everyday hustle for a slowing of pace, a fresh perspective, and hopefully turns in deep snow. So next time you renew your lease just remember, the money on the damage deposit could probably buy a nice "home" to come back to after ripping turns all day.