Should I run away from my home?

If she is offering to let her stay with you is she offering to help you find a job? If you can have a guaranteed job or have job skills that can be useful over there that is a good start. If she os offering her place that would be nice. If not, ask if there are local places to rent that are cheap. Do you have any money or savings at all that are in the thousands? Would you risk having your dad not talk to you for months or years out if pride? If he wouldn't contact you,would you initiate contact? I'd bet if you pull it off, he would at least at some point begrudgingly respect you making it on your own. Usually family wants what they see us best for you. He may see this as a hobby not your life's ambition. If you go and don't make any progress in your dream if a pro career, do you think you'd go back home? Not staying with him unless desperate. Is there any way to stay with a friend in Italy and get a job with that friend or with one of their family members? Just so you earn money and pursue your dream too. Good luck!

>>17786540
Skiing in Canada? Not gunna make it, those kids are trust fund babies spending weekends at 5 star resorts blowing up their parents bank account. Let alone the off season training without having to stress over this thing you call a job.

>>17786578
Cause I'm bored I looked into it. About $1400 for a helicopter lift per day. $100 for food. $600 for a weekend at the mountain resort hotel. Maybe $400 cash on hand in case. Probably close to $2500 a month for a personal trainer. Maybe $150 for the membership. And probably an additional $3000 for competition fees for the season.

>>17786540

I've worked in the freestyle industry for years. There are only a handful of pros that make enough money to fund their skiing. Most of the well known pros barely make anything from sponsors. The pros who sacrifice themselves putting out edits and segments all the time don't make nearly as much as those who do competition. And in my opinion, competition kills the life out of freestyle skiing. It's called freestyle skiing for a reason. When competition dictates that you have to have poles and do doubles, it takes away your freedom. Henrik Harlaut is an outlier. The guy has crazy style, does what he wants and still does well in competition.

But if competition is your thing, go for it. The only path to the big stages are by doing well in other competitions. The guys who scout for new skiers don't give a fuck about your edits, they look at how well you did in previous competitions.

And of course, like somebody else said, most of the pros come from rich families who can fund their passion. But that shouldn't stop you from pursuing what you love.

>>17786540
Why would you want to be a pro skiier?

A carrer should be a field you can advance in and make a solid dependable living for yourseld and one day a family.

>>17786714
I'd rather film than compete and I would be fine with just having enough to survive till the next season. And yes you're right, Dollo is crazy!

>>17786728
Well the point is that it's not a real career, it's a passion, so if you can go pro you won't have to work a single day in your life because your job is to do what you love

>>17786834
Lol

'If you can go pro' yeah that is a huge if.

Why not do your passion as hobby and be secure with a job that you know won't let you down?

>>17786870
Because a secure life is boring