What's your total cost for a season of skiing/boarding.

[SnoBrdr]

What's your total cost for a season ? Try to figure in ALL costs, such as gas, tolls, etc.

[andyzee]

Had no choice, had to go with Z option. Makes life easier

[junior]

I am a little confused about option number 6 and need some clarification please.

1) Will you be renting Finn out as if you own her and will be collecting rental income on her from others, or..

2) Will you be renting Finn as in someone else owns her and you will be paying the rent to the owner to have her?

Thank you.

[Bubba]

Questions:

Individual cost or family cost?

What is Finn's hourly rate?

[tt431]

10,000 + but I'm also intrigued about renting Finn.

[Big Bob]

I think with the recent increase in gas prices, that would be my highest line item, even with buying 2 passes. Usually gasoline prices drop in the winter, not skyrocket! Bubba, how about a professional explanation in the recent price run up considering there is a 6 million barrel a day production surplus.

[BoozeTan]

roughly $2500 - $3k that does not include booze, weed or food

[Bubba]

I think with the recent increase in gas prices, that would be my highest line item, even with buying 2 passes. Usually gasoline prices drop in the winter, not skyrocket! Bubba, how about a professional explanation in the recent price run up considering there is a 6 million barrel a day production surplus.

Worldwide production surplus isn't, to my knowledge, quite that high and most of it is Saudi production capability. It takes them time to ramp up the extra to make up for Libya which is essentially off the table right now. Oil was moving up before Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, etc. based on economic recovery, albeit slow, across the globe. Chinese demand for oil is now as great or greater per day than ours. Brent Crude, the European benchmark, is well above the US benchmark WTI, mostly because Europe's supply is in greater jeopardy than US supply. Unfortunately, that's also dragging up WTI along with it.

Refinery runs are still (I think) below 90% as refineries convert from winter to summer gasoline blends. That's why this week's inventory report showed a build in crude but a drawdown in gasoline. Meanwhile, while we used to import gasoline from China to Hawaii and the west coast, I believe that has pretty much dried up as their demand increases. (I don't really track gasoline so I may be incorrect on US imports from China.)

Anyway, it looks like prices have stabilized for the moment but any significant threat to the Saudi regime would change things overnight.

[SnoBrdr]

I am a little confused about option number 6 and need some clarification please.

1) Will you be renting Finn out as if you own her and will be collecting rental income on her from others, or..

2) Will you be renting Finn as in someone else owns her and you will be paying the rent to the owner to have her?

Thank you.

Have to split with her real owner, HD.

[SnoBrdr]

Questions:

Individual cost or family cost?

What is Finn's hourly rate?

Family and she goes by the quarter hour.

[Stormchaser]

15K

[Dr. NO]

Since we have different schedule, Frau Sehr and I take separate vehicles and that is at least $200 / week over about about 47 weeks. Add in passes, class, equipment that is necessary and must be renewed or replaced, House expenses and such and we are well over the 10K mark for the winter. Don't even want to think about summer.

[Out On The Weekend]

23k.......mortgage...taxes..heat etc.....good god... ....figuring I only managed about 30 days this year?....wow...$750 a day....

[Big Bob]

Since we have different schedule, Frau Sehr and I take separate vehicles and that is at least $200 / week over about about 47 weeks. Add in passes, class, equipment that is necessary and must be renewed or replaced, House expenses and such and we are well over the 10K mark for the winter. Don't even want to think about summer.

How did you come up with a 47 week winter season? (I do like your season length however!)

[rogman]

Should my calculation include beer and goombays? Or only the additional beer and goombays that I drink because I'm skiing. If the latter, should it just be the difference in cost from drinking in KBL versus drinking at home? Should I deduct the free beers people give me at Bay 1? Should I add in the beers I give away at Bay 1? Overall, I'm in massive denial about the cost of my addiction. (To skiing, not alcohol). With respect to alcohol, I'm just in massive denial.