Best job in the ski industry?

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Professional skier.

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tomPietrowski

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Boot fitter is a pretty awsome job. I get to ski 5 days a week and still work a 40 hour week. I get to work with some of the top skiers, get great deals on the newest gear an great to spread the stoke of skiing to the people. Sure there are pro better higher paid jobs but bein able to ski a lot is a big factor to me.

Aug 15 2014 1:49PM

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being one of the hookers Wallisch plows after X games every year

Aug 15 2014 1:54PM

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LC.

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Small business owner.

Aug 15 2014 2:05PM

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toastyteenagers

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BoaxSmall business owner.

It doesn't count if you are a company

Aug 15 2014 2:15PM

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Iraq_Lobster

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pro ho

Aug 15 2014 3:08PM

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being a ski slut would be the shit, it is similar to a puckslut

Aug 15 2014 3:09PM

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Ski coach

Aug 15 2014 3:11PM

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T.L.

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Personally, I'm a big fan of operating snowcats and fabricating awesome park features.

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SnowshoeThompson

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T.L.Personally, I'm a big fan of operating snowcats and fabricating awesome park features.

This!

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soulskier

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If I could get a job writing reviews of ski resorts across the globe, I'd be pretty stoked

Aug 15 2014 5:04PM

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shaun white's snowboard carrier

Aug 15 2014 5:07PM

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Chubz.

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RailersailerIt doesn't count if you are a company

what

Aug 15 2014 5:07PM

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T-Holt

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Aug 15 2014 5:48PM

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Lucky.being a ski slut would be the shit, it is similar to a puckslut

being a skislut/puckslut would be hell, i'd prefer not to have a train run on me

Aug 15 2014 5:49PM

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Aug 15 2014 7:09PM

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ThaLorax

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RailersailerI think owner would be pretty sick.

Owner of what? The entire industry? Ask the CEO of Vail about that.

Aug 15 2014 7:15PM

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Aug 15 2014 8:25PM

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BWalmer

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Mine is pretty sweet...Jamie and I fight over who has the better job on instagram all the time, I might have him beat this year though.

Full time park crew asst manager...I drive a cat and/or dig in the morning, ski and do random stuff bunch after that. Plus stuff for other things I'm not sure I can even talk about yet which will lead to some awesome traveling.

Aug 15 2014 8:55PM

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ThaLorax

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BWalmerPlus stuff for other things

I vote Jamie.

Aug 15 2014 10:31PM

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JahFeels

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rentals was the shittiest job i've ever had, so there's what not to do.

Aug 15 2014 10:43PM

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S.J.W

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Mosely has it pretty sweet with commantary. I think that wiuld be super fun

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tomPietrowski

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JahFeelsrentals was the shittiest job i've ever had, so there's what not to do.

Really? I always recomend that to first time seasonaires. You get to ride loads, more then a job on the mountain and you get deals. Not the worst job really.

Aug 15 2014 11:38PM

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skiersupreme

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amateur skier. not as much pressure as the pros, but you still ski and hang with them.

Aug 16 2014 12:02AM

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toastyteenagers

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Chubz.what

boax, a beanie company, commented.

i replied.

its not that hard

Aug 16 2014 12:05AM

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I'm a mechanical engineering major, and the only way I could see myself working within the ski industry would be by working for a ski lift company. Designing lifts and the gears and all the shit, that'd be cool, especially if I could get into the business side of it and travel to resorts all over the world while still getting paid good money.

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methscratchface

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any job in the ski industry means not skiing in the ski industry. Do not shit where you eat. stack cash in the off season and do nothing in the ski season.

Aug 16 2014 1:51AM

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MikeWeinerONE

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The most rewarding job is a ski coach. You get to influence the next generation of our sport/passion and guide them appropriately and spread your influence. Plus it's tons of fun and kids are rad. If you're trying to get rich, this probably isn't the industry for you. Unless you're an exec at a large ski corporation such as Head or Dynastar. Ski to have fun, thats the whole reason we all started and kept skiing a part of our lives.

Aug 16 2014 2:20AM

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Negromancer

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tomPietrowskiBoot fitter is a pretty awsome job. I get to ski 5 days a week and still work a 40 hour week. I get to work with some of the top skiers, get great deals on the newest gear an great to spread the stoke of skiing to the people. Sure there are pro better higher paid jobs but bein able to ski a lot is a big factor to me.

How does one get hired as a boot fitter? Is there a certain course in fitting that you take or is it more just experience and being taught by other accomplished fitters?

Aug 16 2014 2:34AM

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tomPietrowski

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NegromancerHow does one get hired as a boot fitter? Is there a certain course in fitting that you take or is it more just experience and being taught by other accomplished fitters?

The second. I got into it because I saw a job posting at my local dome. I was lucky enough to work with one of the best fitters in the world but if you want to do it do it. The guy who taught me was self taught and he is amazing so it for sure can be done. Also there are plenty of us who are more then willing to help you learn. Spreading the stoke is one of the best parts of working in the sport.

Aug 16 2014 3:01AM

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tomPietrowski

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methscratchfaceany job in the ski industry means not skiing in the ski industry. Do not shit where you eat. stack cash in the off season and do nothing in the ski season.

Depends on the job. If you work in a job on the mountain no you won't ski much but if you work in a job such as retail then your hours will mainly be outside the slope hours. People don't shop when the hill is open they shop after it closes. Be clever and you can ski a lot and make good money.

Aug 16 2014 3:31AM

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Being paid to be Colby West would be alright, wish I was qualified to have that much fun

Aug 16 2014 6:29AM

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Railersailerboax, a beanie company, commented.

i replied.

its not that hard

It's hard when you're retarded

Aug 16 2014 10:10AM

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trustfunded semi-pro primary consumer

You know, that 'ski bum' with the late model Audi/Tundra/WRX with a fuck ton of stickers and a venti double vanilla cappuccino in the cup holder, who gets in 80 days a year and just got back from his latest trip to: Japan/Revelstoke/Utah/AK/Jackson. He totally gets it, bro.

Webisode will be uploaded from his MacBookPro shortly.

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cobra_commandertrustfunded semi-pro primary consumer

You know, that 'ski bum' with the late model Audi/Tundra/WRX with a fuck ton of stickers and a venti double vanilla cappuccino in the cup holder, who gets in 80 days a year and just got back from his latest trip to: Japan/Revelstoke/Utah/AK/Jackson. He totally gets it, bro.

Webisode will be uploaded from his MacBookPro shortly.

Can't think of the name?
It's jon olsson
I still can't figure out what the guy does that can afford to constantly modify a $200,000 supercar, and have an apartment in monaco. He's big, but there's no way his sponsorship contracts are worth that much

Aug 16 2014 11:13AM

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Mingg

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I think being an event planner would be pretty sick. Not even just for big events like the x games or dew tour, but local events as well!

Aug 16 2014 11:48AM

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TurquoiseGrizzly

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The dudes that pull the skiers up the hill with a sled so they can kill it again and again. That's what I do :)

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HuckNorris44

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R & D for a ski company would be sick. Test and abuse gear.

Aug 16 2014 12:17PM

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Blowjob getter.

But having instructed, been a bootfitter, been a sales rep, shop tech, product testing, liftie, etc etc etc, I have to say the best job was hands down instructing.

...not for the money, but for the reward of it all, and the fact that you're actually skiing.

Aug 16 2014 12:23PM

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throwing bombs, skiing untracked, being on the mountain before and after everyone else, and dropping ropes and gates for pumped rippers. One of the best moments of my life was controlling Wild Child after a dump, and when we popped the gate for the first time that season, something like 25-30 people had been waiting, chomping at the bit. We posted up in the runout and looked up just in time to see a few dozen absolute killers toss themselves off 15ft cornices and disappear into blower. I've never heard so many childlike whoops of joy in my entire life. I broke trail out of the flats and pretty much everyone followed my tracks. I stood there just off the track and person after person high fived me and thanked us for getting it open. That's a damn good feeling.

Now...if I had a patrol job at a mountain with no control work and nothing but groomers and 13 year olds with mittens and no poles, that job would suck.

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