Too late for me - please sort out my sons future

HeadAddict wrote:As with anything that involves chasing or creating a dream, one's ability to think outside the box is usually the deal-maker (or breaker). If you're looking for a life on the slopes, perhaps developing a talent like park ranger or photographer/cinematographer would act as a nice dovetail to coincide with his passion...

I sorry to say that people leave ski stations every season after a few months discovering there's already a local photographer or hairdresser or plumber :cry:

ise wrote:

HeadAddict wrote:As with anything that involves chasing or creating a dream, one's ability to think outside the box is usually the deal-maker (or breaker). If you're looking for a life on the slopes, perhaps developing a talent like park ranger or photographer/cinematographer would act as a nice dovetail to coincide with his passion...

I sorry to say that people leave ski stations every season after a few months discovering there's already a local photographer or hairdresser or plumber :cry:

Fair enough, but that is all assuming you're doing it for the masses on location. Why not take pictures for the people who can't be there, just as an example. I couldn't do it, but there is a money-making niche everywhere if you use your imagination... Personally, my business is virtual and needs only an internet connection to operate, so when I do go skiing, my Blackberry becomes only an emergency paperweight, as it should be. There are ways to do anything you want, that is the main point I wanted to make.

HeadAddict wrote:Fair enough, but that is all assuming you're doing it for the masses on location. Why not take pictures for the people who can't be there, just as an example. I couldn't do it, but there is a money-making niche everywhere if you use your imagination... Personally, my business is virtual and needs only an internet connection to operate, so when I do go skiing, my Blackberry becomes only an emergency paperweight, as it should be. There are ways to do anything you want, that is the main point I wanted to make.

I don't think there's any shortcuts, any dream won't really do to coin a phrase :) I think we've all seen on UK TV the endless programmes where people try and relocate to other places with rather pie in the sky ideas and come unstuck. Some people are born entrepreneurs and can make a life for themselves pretty much anywhere but you have to recognise most of us will succeed only by the rather boring hard work and application that'll be familiar to most readers from their own lifes. The advice to any young person wanting to make a life in the outdoors is little different from the advice if they wanted to be successful in any business, hard work, application, as many qualifications as they can get and to have some goals.

I think you probably underestimate the difficulties in getting established in ski towns at least in Europe, pretty much every profession is regulated to some extent and the hoops a ski instructor needs to jump through (i.e. speed test etc.) exist for most professions.

I'd like to make a living selling photo's though if that were possible :D