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GROOMER DRIVER

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derick
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who thinks this work be a sweet job
personaly it would be awsome build some big stufff to hit
Dec 24 2006 10:33AM
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fouldsys
Posts: 7404 - Karma: 39
ya man id love that job. hours are kind of shitty but it would be fun
Dec 24 2006 10:37AM
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skiWASHDC
Posts: 716 - Karma: 17
you wouldnt be able to hit it much , maybe i dunno.

you work through the night and into the morning so your days hours are messed with,
Dec 24 2006 11:03AM
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derick
Posts: 1045 - Karma: 11
you would test it so there would be no law suits
Dec 24 2006 11:07AM
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oSe
Posts: 811 - Karma: 16
there wouldent be law suits anyways, why do u think wen u buy a pass ur waving all your rights to sue..
Dec 24 2006 4:19PM
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hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
are there cat drivers? or is it jsut the maitnence guys taking turns cuz it all depends ont hat if u were jsut the driver that would be sick cuz u can groom all night and ski all day and hopefully for free
Dec 24 2006 4:45PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
hahahaha. The waiver on the back of a lift ticket doesn't really mean anything. Especially for minors.
Dec 24 2006 5:12PM
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WIllW
Posts: 4578 - Karma: 2,512
I imagine grooming a park on a regular basis can do a number on your back(looking over your shoulder backing up many many times)
Dec 24 2006 7:43PM
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jKutcher
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meh the hours blow. could be fun tho
Dec 24 2006 7:45PM
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HeathR
Posts: 4359 - Karma: 1,382
It gets really boring. Plus the hours really suck.
Dec 24 2006 7:56PM
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op_fugitive
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Hours do suck, pay is marginal, but its never boring.  It takes your full concentration at all times, in the matter of seconds you can become a 17,000lb sled going down the hill fowards , backwards, or sideways.  Building shit is cool, cabs are climate controlled and have mp3 player hookups.  Blast the music and relax, wouldent wanna do anything else in the winter, very  rewarding job.
Jan 12 2008 10:06PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
where do you work at?
Jan 12 2008 10:09PM
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ValPow
Posts: 1049 - Karma: 10
not sure you would be allowed to go and build stuff after your shift
Jan 12 2008 10:42PM
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BMskier
Posts: 3363 - Karma: 365

that didnt make sense

Jan 12 2008 11:50PM
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brokebutitsworthit
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My buddies who groom work 10pm to 8am, ride fresh cut and empty park every morning at 9 before bed, they like it. 
Jan 13 2008 1:47AM
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skeedle
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 628
move to whistler
work for my mom
best job ever
Jan 13 2008 2:08AM
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jimmychung
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my aunt groomed at sunday river for a couple years. she's fucking awesome.
Jan 13 2008 2:14AM
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ax_murderer
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you guys would enjoy it for half a week at the most...
Jan 13 2008 3:43AM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
so boring.  Even after riding in groomer for one night it is boring.
Jan 13 2008 10:35AM
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skiblandford
Posts: 1503 - Karma: 2
it would be the best frickin job in the whole world how can i get it
Jan 13 2008 11:10AM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
seems like it would be fun for a week before it got boring. or every now and then. but all the time..
Jan 13 2008 11:48AM
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skiP.E.I.
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I know the guy that does it sometimes at Brookvale, PEI where I used to ski and he doesn'e seem to enjoy it a huge amount. He's waaaayyyyy happier when he's teaching teh snowboard team. Seems like driving teh groomer would just be work, plus I'd be stressed out about driving a hugely expensive machine liek taht cause I wouldn't wanna break anything.
Jan 13 2008 4:12PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
hit big shit? are you dumb, they go like 5mph
Jan 13 2008 5:26PM
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KeithB.
Posts: 608 - Karma: 12

Is your mom in charge of the cat crew there?

Jan 13 2008 6:15PM
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McDirty
Posts: 68 - Karma: 10
lol
Jan 13 2008 6:20PM
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mtbakerteacher
Posts: 4185 - Karma: 20
My dad used to drive snowcat, and this one new guy back in the day was refueling the cat, but he put the fuel into the hydraulics system instead of the gas tank...
Lesson learned, if you enjoy having money, don't fuck up a snowcat.
Jan 13 2008 6:32PM
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DJPaulyVee
Posts: 307 - Karma: 53
i think it would suck big time..you work really shitty hours, and just because you build a jump once in a while doesnt mean your entitled to, or have the time to hit it all the time
Jan 16 2008 5:32PM
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Meh42
Posts: 2431 - Karma: 14
So many people are bitching about the "shitty hours."  No full time job that would allow me to ski everyday has shitty hours in my book.  If anything a 9-5 has "shitty hours" during the ski season.
Jan 16 2008 5:53PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
word.

and if at all possible i would love to become a park crew when im older/ drive groomer.
Jan 16 2008 6:31PM
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skiing_monkeys
Posts: 166 - Karma: 28
 
 when u start its a job, cos u groom all the minor stuff, once you get experiance under your belt and go into a specialist area like park grooming its amazingly rewarding. building kickers and seeing kid's psyced on them the next day is sweet and having a sweet manager is a bonus cos they dont mind if u steel the cat for a every once in a while  to build a kicker in your secret spot.
Jan 16 2008 6:33PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
I heard the cat drivers at shiestya get drunk and shoot guns out of the cats at night.  Sounds like fun.
Jan 16 2008 8:23PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
my dad drove cats for over 20 years

he said they smoke a lot of weed

I am going to drive cats after school for a few years just to enjoy life and ski all the time.
Jan 16 2008 11:34PM
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king.tubby
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where i ski, the groomers either work a 4-12 shift, which would be perfect- ski all day every day. or a 12-8am shift, which i would not like at all. but if you got the earlier shift, it could be pretty sweet.

Jan 16 2008 11:38PM
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Sno.
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hours and pay suck dick
Jan 16 2008 11:44PM
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Bangor
Posts: 9599 - Karma: 129
I can imagine it being a dope job at a mtn that doesn't do night skiing; I'd do the 4-12 gig for sure.

I DO know that the 3rd shift hours for smaller (read: east coast) mtn that are open till 10pm SUCK. I built park for two years, which was a dope job, and when we had groomer time it was real fun, but the daily maintainance seems to suck from what the groomers (that aren't diehard ski/board people) say. Alot of people say it's boring; like mowing the lawn every night.

I love the machines though, they're a blast. I'm also mechanically (specifically driving-nically) inclined, I love driving things with big engines, so take that for what it's worth.
Jan 17 2008 1:09AM
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Elijah.
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Rick should get an NS account hahaha....
Jan 17 2008 1:32AM
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da-bling
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it'd be sick to be building parks, or just driving around for one season would be ok.  But unless your totally lit it wouldnt be that fun for a life job
Jan 17 2008 1:49PM
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mtbakerteacher
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Haha he'd check it at work and when he gets home right after he finishes checking who said yes on his dating websites.
Funny thing is, he doesn't say yes to any of them anymore.
Jan 17 2008 6:18PM
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op_fugitive
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Kissing Bridge in NY the place blows but our park is decent.
Jan 26 2008 9:06AM
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KravtZ
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sickkkkk..waht mtn u work at?
Jan 26 2008 10:12AM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 134
how do you get a cat driving job? do they hire people with no experience?
Jan 26 2008 1:27PM
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