A day in the life documentary of Charley Ager, a true ski bum who lives in his tent alongside the river and does whatever it takes to go skiing.
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@lukeglenn5373 ай бұрын
randomly in my recommended 14 years later. A work of art
@huitase3133 ай бұрын
Same
@logang65833 ай бұрын
SAME
@chinaspyware3 ай бұрын
like digging up an internet time capsule
@krystufeekrobin50743 ай бұрын
same
@steveschmitt69333 ай бұрын
Ya im here have a thumbs up for all the roughneck rednecks in the world who make grind out sweat every day
@ukaszlech43683 ай бұрын
This guy was so ahead of his time, the algorithm wasn’t ready to share this with us mere mortals until now. 😮
@HydroMind3 ай бұрын
We’re finally ready as a society. Congrats to everyone here
@mikekell9203 ай бұрын
to anyone wondering they interviews Charlie 5 years ago on a pod cast "TPM Episode 108: Charley Ager, Missing Pro Skier"
@threepeat3333 ай бұрын
@@HydroMind 🤝
@zxtzv2 ай бұрын
faxts lmao
@slimeyguy88052 ай бұрын
Well said
@DozaCraft2 ай бұрын
I dunno how this randomly came up in my recommended in 2024, and I don't know why I decided to watch it all the way through.. but I loved every minute of it.
@poserboy52622 ай бұрын
Me to haha
@brianwilsonct2 ай бұрын
@@poserboy5262 Me three
@StephenAndrew7772 ай бұрын
@@brianwilsonct Weird
@brianwilsonct2 ай бұрын
@@StephenAndrew777 Me four
@StephenAndrew7772 ай бұрын
@@brianwilsonct No, me
@c.jarmstrong31113 ай бұрын
Homie was really good at discreetly breaking into places lol
@badbadthingss2 ай бұрын
Absolutely, I know 10 people just like this growing up 30 mins from a ski town
@yeet--2 ай бұрын
@@badbadthingssumm ok
@Eliment512 ай бұрын
Yep, it's all part of his survival, how do you think a man that is homeless obtains expensive stuff such as skis and skateboards? I'm guessing not legally.
@Hoodinator172 ай бұрын
@@badbadthingssthe video is dramatized lol
@lukegaming862 ай бұрын
@@Eliment51dont you think youre making a lot of assumptions about this guy?
@kalinkochnev56693 ай бұрын
Modern day diogenes... Legend.
@cubecubesson67793 ай бұрын
Does Charlie take a dump in public?
@shanesmith55513 ай бұрын
So true lmao
@benjaminaydin24613 ай бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking the whole video
@aviongamer68923 ай бұрын
Diogenes was the original Folk punk / crust punk
@RealBoiJare2 ай бұрын
Absolutely.
@anthonysehl88445 жыл бұрын
He lives in Vancouver now working construction. So much respect for Charley, no one can land switch in powder like him. No one loves skiing as much as Charley, legend.
@MonumentalDong3 ай бұрын
@@slightlytattedupI’m gonna find you
@dangielfrauk84843 ай бұрын
Lol
@goomaboi3 ай бұрын
@@MonumentalDong going out of the effort to find someone because they called you a poser? what a kook.
@stevenshome39703 ай бұрын
Sounds like as a construction worker he went the “poser” route. I grew up with a dude like this. They actually need money, lots of it. They go around with cute catch phrases begging and getting one way gifts from friends until the joke is over. Then they move and work construction. When he breaks a bone he really becomes a “poser”. Never ends well. Sad cause he seems talented.
@anthonysehl88443 ай бұрын
@@stevenshome3970 respectfully disagree. That’s a big assumption. He’s a successful married man and I think he has a family too.
@D00MER_3 ай бұрын
the cool guys back when i was a small kid
@thefoonmaster59603 ай бұрын
The comment I was looking for
@mj.l3 ай бұрын
@@thefoonmaster5960 the comment your mother was looking for
@AmeersJournal3 ай бұрын
These guys will always be the cool guys
@novavi9ttusaatana3 ай бұрын
i wasnt even born
@D00MER_3 ай бұрын
@@novavi9ttusaatana then I’m getting old
@josiahclagett73693 ай бұрын
I'm so glad the algorithm just randomly decided to resurrect this gem. I used to vibe like this back in the day with the climbing community. I live a "poser" life now according to old school Charley and I'm happy, but wow do I miss those days.
@paulm39693 ай бұрын
No posers, no lifts
@Will_Moffett3 ай бұрын
Everybody has some life story like this now where it's like yeah I used to be all wild those were the days. I think 99% of such origin stories are total BS but it helps people to conform to the machine to put false narratives in their history.
@woody67913 ай бұрын
Miss those days alot
@josiahclagett73693 ай бұрын
@@woody6791 not a care in the world dirtbaggin in ‘09
@rodelcano24163 ай бұрын
weird flex but ok
@gooooooootooooooo38253 ай бұрын
The fish eye lenses were the shit back in the day!😂
@goomaboi3 ай бұрын
bro forgot to turn off auto stabilization. also u can get these fishies easy now. get a few adapters and u can get an MK distortion on a handicam. vignette in this is awful
@extremechimpout3 ай бұрын
They were shit alright
@indianumberonecountry3 ай бұрын
Good use of a fisheye on a vx1000 or the like is undefeated for any skate or ski or similar video
@The_Lazy_Misfit3 ай бұрын
Let’s GO! Showers for posers… ❤
@The_Lazy_Misfit3 ай бұрын
Nice editing on the skateboard break.
@isightcollective88482 ай бұрын
Found this randomly today and I've watched it about 5 times. There's something greasy and magical about it
@ericthiel40532 ай бұрын
Drum rolling tobacco and shredding the nar.........a contentment and peace very few will ever know and even fewer will understand. Epic video from a place in time that no longer exists.
@Frost.7xx2 ай бұрын
Gnar*
@ForrestMccroyАй бұрын
It can exist if you look for it hard enough.
@atmoscreative-techАй бұрын
@@ForrestMccroy Agreed my dude.
@OGKookАй бұрын
90s/early 2000s whistler would have been a dream to experience.
@MattieRoe4192 ай бұрын
Damn. That took 14 years to become popular. I love it. “Anyone can get a job, but it takes heart to be a bum.” Damn.
@lulyhead14 күн бұрын
I mean he's not wrong lol, if he was just ur average dude no one would give him money and he'd need a job but since he's fun to be around he could live as a bum
@bensonlifestories3 ай бұрын
The good old days of Whistler. I lived there from 08-12 and honestly the best days of my life!
@rileygally29673 ай бұрын
A single day pass today is the same price as a season pass was back then (with the student discount)
@dclnmre3 ай бұрын
Yea lived three years there (13-16) it was changing quick while I was there and I was already late to the party haha but some unforgettable times ill look back on till im gone
@HaydenGladstonePT3 ай бұрын
Same bro. Such a wild ride
@rachelodowd65363 ай бұрын
06-10. Best time of my life
@satisfiedvideosberry77483 ай бұрын
Are yall real
@bentbutterstick46542 ай бұрын
Running into this video after 14 years of it being up and hearing Atmosphere made me smile. Minneapolis love
@modestgrower20172 ай бұрын
Same. ✌️
@LakerStud332 ай бұрын
Same Wisco kid moved to the PNW.
@ekay44952 ай бұрын
Atmosphere is extremely underrated, only found him a few years ago
@bentbutterstick46542 ай бұрын
@@ekay4495 slug and ant! Sean and Anthony! They are wonderful people who make dope tracks
@Gavdawg66617 күн бұрын
@@ekay4495 Them* Ant produces and Slug raps. Stoked for you to just come across them! I remember listening to them for the first time in 2011. Check out Living Legends and The Grouch & Eligh if you dig Atmosphere
@lukecoley16703 ай бұрын
Lived in whis like a bum for 2 summers in 17-18 for mtb riding. Learned so many tricks to skate by on the 1500 bucks I brought with me. best times ever. Long live the big green house and Patrik Martin. Nothin beat a long day of riding and heading to crystal lounge for a few pints or going for a swim at lost lake. I cherish those days and the people I met along the journey.
@Circumnavigate2 ай бұрын
How did you afford drinks and get by on so little?
@lukecoley16702 ай бұрын
@@Circumnavigate for one make friends, everyone knows someone to hook a homie up. Tim Hortons, day old slices at avalanche pizza. Just pinch pennys and make friends and ride your f’n bike haha
@BeanieKing2 ай бұрын
Where did you go for the other three seasons?
@deebosephКүн бұрын
@@BeanieKing Mom's house
@420alien52 ай бұрын
The way that Atmosphere hit was nostalgic AF!!!!
@slimeyguy88052 ай бұрын
We really weren’t ready for this 14 years ago, but now we can truly understand his greatness
@junglemowgli13 жыл бұрын
@srithongkun actually, this was filmed years before he made it in the pros. before made it skiing professionally, he lived in his truck for four years, and when he crashed his truck in a ditch, he moved into the tent in this movie. he really was a SKI BUM and was getting no "money and shit".
@denghyurfhurshureshure2892 ай бұрын
We did blow one time and tag teamed a Roxys girl in the back of cinnamon bear
@boatsandhoes43462 ай бұрын
Yeaaah this was filmed in 2005
@DustinSteckler-lh6cb2 ай бұрын
I hate people like you. Who the fuck cares? It's all painfully southern BC. Everyone out there thinks they're tough. I hear a bunch of talk. Never seen one true story though. Buncha pansies.
@nuggert2 ай бұрын
@@denghyurfhurshureshure289👌
@iPeeOnBabies2 ай бұрын
@@denghyurfhurshureshure289 im gonna believe this
@cameronmelgaard23449 жыл бұрын
Best documentary I've ever seen.
@TmoneyProductions3 ай бұрын
The insatiable thirst for money quote really hits different when u graduated college and now work full time for a living and can’t do this anymore
@mutalefp90033 ай бұрын
It is never too late
@kinkycam113 ай бұрын
Being broke when you’re old is a scary thought tho.
@305Flopez3 ай бұрын
Bro you just started lmao.
@TmoneyProductions3 ай бұрын
@@305Flopez the point is last year I was unemployed and could ski every single day now I literally can’t I have to work and make money
@tebo96993 ай бұрын
@@TmoneyProductionsmaking moneys for posers
@joshnelson1253 ай бұрын
heavy trailer park boy vibes on this shit
@user-kj8yo1tf7l3 ай бұрын
Fast forward to today now we have people living in tents everywhere!
@SlugsThaWarlord3 ай бұрын
Charley was an innovator for sure 🤣
@HolyRare3 ай бұрын
hes different than them though lmaoo. At least he is just doing what he loves and not taking up space on a busy street to smoke crack
@IARRCSim2 ай бұрын
He's a strong leader.
@lucaceolin87582 ай бұрын
@@HolyRare oh yea, much better to be steady polluting some random creek WHILE also smoking crack! You people truly live in a fantasy lmao
@bmutante75972 ай бұрын
You are taking space here too, you human waste
@Stay_smiling_garage3 ай бұрын
I used to eat table scraps to get by and skip lift lines everywhere I went just so I could board everyday and those were some of the best days of my life
@barnyardian222 ай бұрын
Why did you skip lift lines?
@Stay_smiling_garage2 ай бұрын
@@barnyardian22 cuz I didn’t want to pay for a pass just duck the rope and hop in
@mikeylikesit642 ай бұрын
I’m getting all these cool old videos from the 80 ‘s and 90’s in my algorithm and I’m enjoying them.
@305Flopez3 ай бұрын
Classic Atmosphere, my heart.
@ekay44952 ай бұрын
Atmosphere forever underrated ;(
@shirohatori85603 жыл бұрын
Damn every so often I stumble across this video in my saved list. Always puts a smile on my face, thanks Charlie. Sick licks for lyfe
@guitaro13 жыл бұрын
Took some time off after highschool and lived this kinda life... ahah it was awesome but couldn't do it forever.
@tr1ppyh1ppy3 ай бұрын
as least we got to do cool shite
@DustinSteckler-lh6cb2 ай бұрын
I did it at 14. Was fun but HARD dude. And I was in Sask. Not pussy-ass BC
@vialdunate11862 ай бұрын
this is a fucking banger. so much rich context with so little exposition. greasy and golden. the people who made this film know how to savor
@isightcollective88482 ай бұрын
Greasy. Real greasy.
@LoganNotPaul3 ай бұрын
Top of the recommended page for me. Hope you're still out there living life Charley!
@sebastianwhalin7432 ай бұрын
KZfaq has recommended this video to me countless times and I finally just decided to watch it. Crazy how this dudes video went viral after 14 years. Pretty funny and very 2009.
@randyzelenay723216 күн бұрын
Who ever else just ended up here recently, know that this algorithm youtube has to recommend this to each of us shows we all can see a bit of Charley in ourselves XD
@mxnt36535 ай бұрын
this video played a crucial role in me becoming who I am and moving to whistler after high school cool to watch it back after some years
@RaspyBootLegger5 ай бұрын
Same. I ended up in WP CO. It's a major reason I pursued being a ski bum. Alterra and the mega ski corps are killing the lifestyle and the love. Saw a dumb Facebook reel about washing ski gear and it made me think of "wash socks? Theses are ski socks bro!"
@carterlemcke90363 ай бұрын
@@24karatHAMSTER🤦♂️ 🤫
@24karatHAMSTER3 ай бұрын
@@carterlemcke9036 🤷♂
@chefjeff68543 ай бұрын
Just what I needed on this sunny spring day before shredding
@DeniseFriendo2 ай бұрын
I shredded a block of cheese
@nixonlogos68922 ай бұрын
shred some gnar
@petervanzyverden3 ай бұрын
2009 was simpler times wow
@enduroian3 ай бұрын
terrain parks were like an xbox 360 mw2 lobby back then
@charlesfleury95343 ай бұрын
@@enduroian Fr they still are haha. Realistically behind all the banter are some cool guys and nice people most of the time.
@3pnk3 ай бұрын
2009 was literally the middle of an economic crisis
@petervanzyverden3 ай бұрын
@@3pnk ya he probably lost his investments on Wallstreet then ended up by the river due to the housing bubble😅
@bigbelix3 ай бұрын
They were watching the longest yard in the movie theater, that came out 2005.
@Apathetik3 ай бұрын
Atmosphere song to start it off.. man I’m in!
@rabbitA16Ай бұрын
I remember watching this way back when. I was young young. I'm 32 now. Holy smokes the memories this brought up
@hattonjc3 ай бұрын
Wow. I worked the lifts for a season at Whistler Blackcomb in 1990/91. What surprises most is how the Wizard Lift is still the same in 2009 as it was back then!! 😅
@veganchildsoldier92433 ай бұрын
I miss these days
@jkmgamin3 ай бұрын
this is a cinematic masterpiece
@fuckYouTubeBringBackDislikes3 ай бұрын
cringe. go outside
@junglehusky1453Ай бұрын
Let’s sneak into the movie theatre to watch it
@erozi35123 жыл бұрын
Greatest video ever to grace my eyeballs
@pokmonqc49103 ай бұрын
crazy… absolute, total, pure, unfiltered gnar
@VinOptimaxxx8 күн бұрын
I see everyone else has just had this recommended in their feed after 14 years. Good shit - Whistler back in the day was cool although I went as a kid so it was a bit different to this...
@dabbydabbydoo2 ай бұрын
All old youtube that is preserved will be golden. It was a time when people uploaded because they wanted to share their life and ideas. Never incentivized by advertisements. Purely from the human soul.
@justinwatson69322 ай бұрын
Why is this only coming up now? Why did i watch this and love it? I don't even ski lmao
@andrewvillaume77532 ай бұрын
I respect a bum that doesn't trash everything around him
@MetalRampage232 ай бұрын
This guys a fckm parasite idk how anyone can admire smbdy so selfcentered.
@TacticalJay6211 күн бұрын
The Longest yard wow one hell of a free movie
@darealberrygarcia2 ай бұрын
KZfaq algorithm has blessed me again with a rare gem from a better time
@junglemowgli13 жыл бұрын
@SorryNoFatChicks its not fake, a little exaggerated for comedic effect maybe, but this was a sincere and accurate representation of how he lived at the time
@strange_ranger13 ай бұрын
great collaboration. he is a natural character and the 'scenes' almost don't feel like scenes at all. you guys captured this well. it feels very authentic and representative of 'the times'
@Xtreme_Airgun_Slugs2 ай бұрын
When was this filmed?
@DustinSteckler-lh6cb2 ай бұрын
It's easy to be a bum in BC. Try being one in Regina Sask. We'd eat him alive back in the day. Southern BC people talk tough, but it's all talk.
@nielsnielsen90132 ай бұрын
2005
@G.G.-nt2mi5 ай бұрын
Ya man, it was just like this back in the 80's too! WB, using skills to survive!
@erike72976 күн бұрын
I’m 38 now and used to sleep under bridges and in bushes sometimes. It’s all fun and games when you’re a kid but I can’t imagine having a good time with that now. Backpacking kids have fun but be prepared to change course when you get older.
@evanzed763 ай бұрын
Makes sense this is popping back up. this is what’s popular now. Legend stuff
@WW3DGen2 ай бұрын
A man living for nothing but his passion, this is how life should be.
@MLPAbraxas12 ай бұрын
idk man i nice hot shower everyday is pretty fucking sweet
@BeanieKing2 ай бұрын
Hell, no, @WW3DGen - passion is for posers!
@sage85732 ай бұрын
@@MLPAbraxas1we should be able to live and breathe our passions and have a hot shower everyday
@MLPAbraxas12 ай бұрын
@@sage8573 this isn't star trek dude, you can't have everything, sacrifices need to be made and those choices are up to you
@Dan-hh5pk2 ай бұрын
Shower is for posers!!
@AwakeSC3 ай бұрын
Opened with Atmosphere. Gonna be a good watch
@thenickfoxx2 ай бұрын
We had a guy like this in Canmore, Alberta living near the "rock pile" next to the bow valley river except he was like 40 but he was the coolest dude ever. He'd hitch hike to Banff or Lake Louise, spend a week then come back to work a few shifts at one of the restaurants to get enough money to do it again a week or two later lol. He'd pay one admission fee for the hill then hide after closing time on t he mountain and just camp out. I miss that time in my life, 2010-2014 in my late teens-early twenties. I'll probably head back out there at some point permanently. This is how alot of people live out there man. People from the east just don't get it. It's super lax in these smaller mountain towns.
@Ericplaytoomuch17 күн бұрын
Glad I was able too see this
@cliveblacksheep25223 ай бұрын
‘To be young again with not a care in the world’, but these days after having been a slave in the matrix for over thirty years I am fond as for the freedom ❤
@Atraslin3 ай бұрын
We’ll played. Good to see the ski bum culture alive and skiing. Skiing is life.
@PJMUSICPJMUSIC3 ай бұрын
This was 14 years ago
@user-vz5dv7xb6l3 ай бұрын
Ya it's not like this anymore. Them were the glory days.
@chrissypoo692 ай бұрын
As much as I agree, no one can sustain this lifestyle if they aren’t a trust fund baby. you need money for everything nowadays, which is sad
@loon2914 күн бұрын
Love you Charlie. Stay changing your best
@danashton52652 ай бұрын
That was really funny 😂 Good stuff and thanks to the algorithm for recommending it 14 years later
@Master_Rosin13 ай бұрын
Love the atmosphere at the beginning of the video
@RB90205012 жыл бұрын
I see no problem with being a ski bum as long as you don't mooch off friends. I made the mistake of not providing enough on own and relying too much on others. I lost many friends because of it. Only rely on yourself, not your buddies.
@stevanovicsimeon2 ай бұрын
I guess its better 14 years later than never. Well done again YT algo!
@6d94423 күн бұрын
I can't believe this was made so long ago and KZfaq only now decides I am ready to view this masterpiece.
@Jesterian23 күн бұрын
Guy hasn't posted a video in 8 years. I wonder what he's up to now.
@4stomper3 ай бұрын
“How I’d rather live in a tent than bust my ass to pay the rent” -Slug
@rwb45912 ай бұрын
The sheer amount of people not realizing that this is largely satire & exaggeration is actually insane...
@Dan-hh5pk2 ай бұрын
You have no freakin clue ! 90s and early 2000s.. the golden age
@greenskeet3540Ай бұрын
I’m from western Canada and lived the ski bum life. I can assure you this is true to an extent
@andrejohnson67312 ай бұрын
"Time to shred some gnar" is my new go-to expression 😂
@Birkedaloutdoorsman3 күн бұрын
this guy has got some crazy dad lore for the future
@RogerDiotte10 жыл бұрын
Right ON for K2...although a canuck I prefer K2's and all the history in em...Kind of relate to Charley Harley about this life...I tasted some...went pro on the railway though lol!
@camerastrappedproductions11 жыл бұрын
why would anyone dislike a anything with Chuck Ager in it? 5 people are constantly grumpy...
@arealmod2 ай бұрын
CULTURAL MASTERPIECE , WAW! ... THIS HAVE TO BE SEEN!
@brandon11132 ай бұрын
we needed this. I dont know where Charley is now... but I think he needs to be in charge of everything. we could all learn a lot from him 💪
@DatKidd-qe2zv11 ай бұрын
Jus found this. Hope charlie is doing good in life
@Circumnavigate2 ай бұрын
Listen to the podcast, he owns 2 homes and is married
@BreaknBrad2 ай бұрын
The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience. A process that cannot be understood by stopping it. We must move with the flow of the process. We must join it. - Charley Ager, Whistler ski bum
@vico8058 күн бұрын
Atmosphere intro sold me
@Ptc292 ай бұрын
This is absolutely incredible
@nomadtrails3 ай бұрын
I used to think just like that, before I grew up haha. stay gold.
@bottlerockets7006 күн бұрын
Pony boy
@darndude50883 ай бұрын
superb filmmaking
@imraduin29 күн бұрын
Just stumbled across this, never seen it before. And it's fucking golden comedy, wish i'd seen it sooner!
@seanthegamer55522 ай бұрын
This was an amazing video to finally be recommended to me this is such My style please keep recommending more videos like this to me KZfaq
@andyjackson19914 жыл бұрын
"ive got some drum!" hahaha..charley's the shit!!
@dylanisley48733 ай бұрын
what is drum?
@jackpower33163 ай бұрын
@@dylanisley4873a rolling tobacco
@nathanramsay826811 жыл бұрын
He still has his skateboard at the movie theaters haha
@trap14252 ай бұрын
THIS WAS MY FINAL SIGN. BUM LIFE ENGAGED
@johnnynoname47532 ай бұрын
Brings back memories of living that life in whistler.
@xblth-iv8se3 ай бұрын
This, this is core
@TijmenDal14 жыл бұрын
No man, showering is for posers! This is one of the best vids on YT...I LOVE it!
@slc.images2 ай бұрын
youtube has been insisting I watch this for over a month. love it
@greenskeet35403 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the early 2010s when I’d spend summer days up on the glacier
@feikemanting52583 ай бұрын
quality content
@GreeVen14 жыл бұрын
Yeaaah, this is my backup plan!
@maxheather7942Ай бұрын
First comment bro ur the man
@bfranco15193 ай бұрын
What a classic! This is why I watch KZfaq!
@TScanadiangirl2 ай бұрын
Seems like a totally chill guy 👌🏻 super good vibes of this dude
@jpstephensyt3 ай бұрын
The algorithm blessed us boys
@WingsOfADream12 ай бұрын
apparently im a poser.
@The_Lazy_Misfit3 ай бұрын
Inspired, you just made my life have meaning. Surf bum!
@williamgreen290625 күн бұрын
Legit way ahead of the curve of content creation, only a couple minutes in and the quality is crazy good.
@ImFadedAsfRn3 ай бұрын
4:20 bro is a beast
@mattiik14 жыл бұрын
that garage door better be unlocked next time im up there...
@andyhayes201825 күн бұрын
Caps it off with the Longest Yard in theaters. LEGEND!