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    12 Things Only Ski Instructors Understand

    It's a hard job, but someone has to do it.

    12. Pizza is a verb, not a delicious meal

    11. Children are disgusting and must be handled with gloves

    10. You've won backliner of the year three seasons in a row and you're proud.

    9. Aspen Extreme is the best movie EVER

    8. You can't afford any of the restaurants, but you know where the best apres ski is

    7. Your feet have been deformed by your boots and you won't look at them anymore

    6. Work hard all winter, do nothing all summer

    5. Except obsessively check snow forecasts for the next season

    4. It's impossible to tell what anyone you bring home is going to actually look like

    3. Brown is the ugliest color EVER

    2. You have the best office in the world!

    1. But what really keeps us coming every day