Ski More Without Using Vacation Time: Tips for European Remote Working

If you live near the mountains, you have plenty of opportunity to ski or board during the winter. But for those of us do not, it is difficult to get many days on the mountain without using vacation time. During the pandemic, I realized how I could spend more days on the mountain during the ski season without using any of my vacation days. Working remotely, but from Europe. The time difference worked in my favor. I woke up, skied close to a full day, and then returned to my accommodations and worked my regular work day remotely. I essentially flipped the day. Instead of using my free time after work to do what I wanted, I was using my free time before work to do what I wanted.
Here are some tips I've learned:
1) Mindset. It's important to remember that this is a workday. On vacation, it's understandable to get upset if the weather isn't perfect or you didn't ski or snowboard as much as you wanted to that day. But this is a workday. How much time do you get on the mountain during a normal workday at home? None. So be thankful for the time you get here. It's all a bonus.
2) Stay Multiple Weeks to Maximize the Value of Your Airfare. Airfares are expensive now, so if you work remotely for multiple weeks, you can truly gain maximum value out of the money you spend to fly to Europe.
3) Stay as Close to the Base as Possible. On a ski or snowboard vacation, you might choose to stay further from the mountain to save money. If you do that when working remotely, it may decrease the time you have on the mountain because you'll have to quit earlier to get back to start work. So if you can, stay closer to the base so that you have more time to ski or snowboard.
4) Use Travel Days to Explore. You'll typically travel on the weekend, so take that time to stop off and visit nearby towns or attractions. You can even do this on a workday when the weather isn't ideal.
5) Extra Time Savers. Try to find additional ways to save time so that you have more time to ski or snowboard. One tip that helped me was renting a locker at the base of the mountain so that I could get back to my accommodations and start working more quickly.