As a pro-snowboarder he earned $ 170,000 a year , lived in a 4,000 square-foot home and traveled around the world for international tournaments . But Mike Basich has since shunned the frantic lifestyle and opted to live somewhere far closer to his beloved slopes . He now lives in a tiny , isolated cottage in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Truckee , California , and now lives with no electricity or indoor plumbing - but has 40 acres of slopes with no one else in sight . Scroll down for video . Former pro-snowboarder Mike Basich has built a tiny , isolated cottage in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Truckee , California , complete with its very own hot tub ( bottom left ) It is set in the middle of 40 acres of land with varying terrains - which he describes as his own private resort . The property took five years to build , and involved Basich moving 175 tons of rock and hand-mixing all of the cement used on the foundations and surroundings . It is set in the middle of 40 acres of land with varying terrains - which he describes as his own private resort . Speaking to Laura Ling from Seeker Stories , he described how the property took five years to build , and involved him moving 175 tons of rock and hand-mixing all of his cement . Now he has his own sanctuary complete with a hot tub and a chairlift he made from scratch with his friends . It operates through an electronic motor . Each chair has it 's own tray to carry lunch and a drink while the route up has sculpture . ' I like to think of it as getting back to the basics of humanity , ' Basich said . ' I like feeling connected to the earth more than I could with a 4,000 square-foot house . Next to the house is a chairlift he built from scratch with his friends . It took him eight months to complete . 'It gave me the strength to do everything myself . The project was fulfilling a childhood dream . ' The house is fitted with an oven , made with a door picked up from a junk yard , and a fire where Basich does all of his cooking and heating . He sleeps in a bunk next to a stained-glass window and there are no curtains . ' I go to bed with the sun and wake up with it . I do n't feel like I 'm trying to race time , ' he added . 'Like in a city you always feel like you are in a rat race . And here it feels like you are in sync with what is actually happening . ' Basich stopped participating in competitions around 15 years ago and now spends most of his time taking pictures . The house is fitted with an oven , made with a door picked up from a junk yard , and a fire where Basich does all of his cooking and heating . As a pro-snowboarder he earned $ 170,000 a year , lived in a 4,000 square-foot house and traveled to a different country almost every week . Basich says the project fulfilled a childhood dream and has given him the chance to reconnect with the earth . Describing his lifestyle , the former professional extreme sportsman said : ' I go to bed with the sun and wake up with it . I do n't feel like I 'm trying to race time '
Mike Basich bought a 4,000 square-foot house when he was professional and earned around $ 170,000 a year . But he shunned the lifestyle for the Sierra Nevada Mountains and has built his very own tiny home from scratch . It is set on a 40-acre 'private resort ' in California , surrounded by mountainous terrain perfect for snowboarding . The house does n't have a toilet or electricity - but he has a hot tub and his very own chairlift .