> Carpentry/home building is a natural fit, money season is summer not winter I understand your point (and it's a good one) but it lends itself to a different

> Carpentry/home building is a natural fit, money season is summer not winter I understand your point (and it's a good one) but it lends itself to a different lifestyle, one that such a ski bum might not be interested in. That is, if you're going to live year-round in Boulder, for example, and are looking to establish roots then it makes sense. When you're young, that's not necessarily what you're looking for. There's a freedom of sorts of being able to fit everything you own into your car so you can go rock-climbing in the summer, skiing in the winter and so on. If you have a trade, you typically have tools, and a work vehicle and benefit from having a reputation, a network, contacts and repeat customers. It's not better or worse, just more rooted. But there are jobs you can get working in the off-season to support yourself of course. Yachting springs to mind. While the Caribbean season overlaps with the North American winter, the Mediterranean season and Asian seasons don't.