Show HN: Combine hacking and skiing in SiliconChalet

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by ZeroMinx • 13 years ago

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samwillis• 13 years ago

Love this idea!

I would love to be able to spend a few seasons in the Alps skiing from first lift till lunch then hacking in the afternoon. In fact i think that is in my life plan somewhere....

The only danger is you get spoilt by the nice days and decide not to ski when the conditions aren't perfect.

arethuza• 13 years ago

Possible solution - go to La Grave and I'd be too scared to actually go skiing...

[NB Fantastic film about La Grave http://vimeo.com/15315278]

jonespen• 13 years ago

I'm a front end developer, and is just finishing my first season snowboarding in the alps (Val Thorens, France). My employee in Oslo gave me a leave of absence for 5 months (shameless plug; thanks Making Waves!), and let me work ~1 day a week (some weeks more, some weeks less). I gotta say, it's been a great experience.

Living with 4 other strangers in a 28 square metres apartment in a foreign country without knowing the language (french) sounded intimidating, but now I don't regret it for a second. My room mates turned out to be great, and (most) frenchies actually speak english up here!

Getting good internet connection up here isn't always easy, so I've mostly been working from different restaurants and pubs with wifi, or used the (shitty, overpriced) shared wifi. Guess I could have tried harder to get an internet connection to my flat, but its been fun having a "office" at different places.

You will get spoilt by the nice days, but hey, the body needs rest :)

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