Skiing's Future

[tirolski]

You were not meant to live your life in the meanless pursuit of comfort. The love of comfort is the gateway to moral decadence. The ancient philosophers from Herodotus until scientists in the time of Montesquieu have know that civilization flourishes only in the harsh climate of northern latitudes. The north challenges us and makes us strong,The tropics are the land of corruption that seduces only the weakest among us. Do not succumb to the superficial pleasures of easy living, and tall drinks with little ubrellas all served by young tanned slender Brazilian chicas who have overstayed student visas.

Sounds a tad dang lattitudenelist, just sayin.
That discussion is kinda reserved for The Definition of The Upstates thread
We’s all stuck on the same ball.

 

[tirolski]

But what if that beer cost $300, you might drink a little less

Tis why God invented apples.
Cider works in a pinch.
Freeze it and ya get apple jack.

 

[Campgottagopee]

We are too lazy to change.

Some changes can make us lazy.

 

[Tjf1967]

My wider point (that no one here agrees with) is that we can't wait for everything to have a "better" option. When we have to actually pay the cost of our actions that we are currently externalizing to our future selfs and children, some our frivolous activities will be curtailed. If the true cost of doing things like snowmobiling, flying to 46 countries, and yes even skiing outweighs the value we place on them then it's okay if we do less of them.

I don't think future generations are going to look back on us and say "no worries about the fiery hellscape you created, it was important that you could take that cheap flight to Thailand"

Lead by example. That's all you can do.

 

[tirolski]

The new pup has a bigger carbon footprint than me except when I step in his dang poo.
He’s learning though.

 

[raisingarizona]

Hey, if it ain't snowing I'd rather be warm!

Solar power baby
I love bustin balls
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[raisingarizona]

I can't speak for anyone but myself. I am not disagreeing with you. The question is how do we make it happen?

I have tried all my life to make every house I have lived in more efficient. We put in SEER 22 heat pumps in the house I live in now, knowing full well we are only going to live in it 4 years, and it will never "pay off. "

The new house we are building will be the most efficient house I have ever lived in by a huge margin. Another upside is that I will drive a lot less to ski when we live in the mountains. The downside of course, is that I am building a new house.

In both of those house examples, the cost was money. Neither of those expeditures forced me to abandon my dreams. My point is that while it is hard to relinquish money, it's much harder to give up your ideas of how life should be lived. All us old people will die, and maybe younger people with new forward looking dreams will replace us.

What are your dreams that add carbon to the world? Can you or will you give them up?

Posing this question to all, not just @TheGreatAbyss.

You have only had one kid (that you know of) right?

I think that's huge.

 

[Harvey]

Yes one.

 

[raisingarizona]

The sky isn't falling

The snow isn't either.

 

[raisingarizona]

Yes one.

I'm totally serious. That's the best thing we can all do a a society. I've read that if every couple has only one child the worlds population would decrease substantially and eventually become sustainable.