r/oddlysatisfying • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 1d ago
Travis Rice Snowboarding In Revelstroke, BC
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u/ry6655 1d ago
This guy is living the dream!
That’s it i’m learning to be this good in the next 2 years and doing this!
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u/Jace265 1d ago
If you want to get really good, definitely go at least 10 times per year to a nice big hill.
If it is a dream of yours, and you don't have anything holding you down, moved to a ski town, get a job at the ski resort and get so you get a free lift pass, and just ski every day that you can. Or snowboard or whatever you want to do.
I moved to British Columbia for a winter and worked at the resort, got a free ski pass seasons pass for working there, you meet some incredible people who most of the people working there are on work visas from australia, uk, and a lot of canadians. And it's probably going to be the best winter that you'll ever have in your life, if you do that.
Let me know if you have any specific questions about that whole process but I would highly highly recommend it if you are serious
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u/ry6655 1d ago
Bro you cannot imagine how much I appreciate this!
I’ll give you some context
I used to be an advisor and worked for a few global leaders so time was not in my control AT ALL, cannot give names but all were g20 countries where I was fortunate enough to work for ministers and CEOs
Now I work in consulting, so yeah still a time intensive job but at least I have weekends now!
My first experience in skiing was last December in courchevel, I absolutely loved it and it literally became a serious hobby of mine and have to do it twice a year!
No slopes are close so I have to travel pretty far to skii, and when I do it’s for a week 8+ hours a day. Yes I go crazy but I like it more than I should.
In my first week I went to the red slopes with 0 prior experience!
I’m not ready to do black and off-piste but planning to get that good asap!
But due to my job it’s a bit hard to move to a skii village or close to one.
Any recommendations or advice?
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u/Jace265 1d ago
I mean I did it in my early twenties when I could afford to not have a high paying job, I think if you were to do it, you would maybe have to work a fully remote job with good internet, just live in a ski village and buy a seasons pass.
It's definitely still doable as an adult, but I'm no longer single and can't really get out there with my family so for me it's going to remain good memories. Not sure exactly what your life situation is but I guess if you're single, can work remotely, and are open to traveling, you can usually find some apartments that will take you month to month, just go there for a few months, ski, and then in the summer months go back home or something.
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u/ry6655 1d ago
Yeah not senior enough to be able to do it without issues, not junior enough for it to be ok.
I’m senior enough for them needing me to actually lead but on the ground and be close from clients
But not senior enough to be a partner and just do whatever, maybe in a few years I guess..
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u/Jace265 1d ago
Funny how our priorities change as we get older. I would love to go back. I know that I would love to. But there's something so absolutely comforting about having a steady job with a good pay that keeps us from taking enjoyable risks.
Maybe one day you will indeed be able to work remotely, maybe in a new job. I do wish you luck though and if you ever decide to make the leap, shoot me a message I'll try to help make some recommendations or something
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u/ry6655 1d ago
I agree, been working since I was 18 and built a personal brand that’s a bit hard to mess up now and throw to waste.
But still making time for awesome experiences is essential, as such i’d appreciate if you could share some recommended skii instructors and slopes.
Next season is gonna be a big one for me and I’d love to go hard!
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u/jatea 1d ago
Maybe you could approach your managers about increasing your vacation time or even giving you a short sabbatical from work, like for a couple months next season.
I also gotta say, as someone who walked away from a good job with a great career track when I was young just to go pursue something I really wanted to do for a few years, it's possible to leave your career for a year or two and come back to it, or you can find a new path but where you still use that brand you created.
Also, about where in the world are you looking to ski? There's so many amazing places out there. It's just a shame how expensive most have gotten.
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u/ry6655 1d ago
Hey man, sadly it’s not an option with the people I work with
Plus I do a lot of charity with the money I make and can’t do as much if I don’t get paid a lot of money
And although the family makes good money, I do not want to depend on others you know?
If it was a few years back? Sure, a few years later? Likely possible. Right now? A bit hard to do unless I secure +$10M by Q2 solely in sales, it’s hard to make it happen.
My plans to skii are usually the alps or japan, the states is not on par in terms of overall quality tbh, and usually in the states for a lot of business so hardly have enough time when i’m there.
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u/s1pher 1d ago
I manage webcams for Revelstoke, such a beauty. Here's a timelapse video of the area
https://sledrevelstoke.com/cameras/gcfrisbycam/animated.webp
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u/Stlouisken 1d ago
Cool video but now I want to see the video from the drone that was in front of him the whole time. Different perspective.
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u/PaMudpuddle 1d ago
These videos never seem to convey how terrifyingly steep this type of run is. I wonder if recording this on a Vision Pro would give you the sense of the sheer straight down drop offs this dude is doing.
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u/RudyKnots 1d ago
Wait how was this filmed exactly? It kinda looks like a helmet cam, but then he fully passes underneath it and into frame. I also find it hard to believe that there’s a drone constantly hovering in his face though.
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u/non3wfriends 1d ago
Makes it look so easy.