Careers in skiing

Working for a resort. It is generally very competitive for the year-round positions but it definitely keeps you close to the mountains.

My friends dad got a business degree and started up a ski club program. He'd organiza trips for them (hotel, transportation, equipment, tickets, etc.) He ended up making a shit ton of money and was paid to supervise (aka ski). Sold it and cashed out a few years ago and now owns a house on Whistler. Solid lifestyle.

ZachAndCheeseMy friends dad got a business degree and started up a ski club program. He'd organiza trips for them (hotel, transportation, equipment, tickets, etc.) He ended up making a shit ton of money and was paid to supervise (aka ski). Sold it and cashed out a few years ago and now owns a house on Whistler. Solid lifestyle.

Was it like a high school club or a private club open to whoever would pay for it?

-marketing
-accounting
-HR
-IT

^^^all decent jobs that every major ski area needs.

ZachAndCheeseMy friends dad got a business degree and started up a ski club program. He'd organiza trips for them (hotel, transportation, equipment, tickets, etc.) He ended up making a shit ton of money and was paid to supervise (aka ski). Sold it and cashed out a few years ago and now owns a house on Whistler. Solid lifestyle.

That's my kind of shit. I love the entrepreneurial spirit. If I had gone to school it would have been for business with a plan of doing my own thing. Kind of wish I had but made the right choice. School wasn't for me.

OP there are lot's of different options. Depends what you want to do, how much you want to make, how much you want to work, how much you want to ski. IT depends on your passion. Some people might love working all day in a shop making skis knowing that they're going to be loved by somebody and bring them joy everyday on the hill, some people want to make a little more loot, idk. Some people would rather make bank in "the real world" and then buy a ski house or take ski vacations. Depends on the person

This coming winter will be my 14th season working at mtns and I love it. It will be my 10th year working in terrain parks. I fucking love it. I'm never going to get rich doing it, but I LOVE IT. I'm directly involved in skiing, I can ski throughout the day, and I get to build the parks that I and everyone else get's to ride. I could slave away for days not even riding much and still be happy. I'm going to be doing this as long as I'm alive.

PortskierWas it like a high school club or a private club open to whoever would pay for it?

Just small time, high school clubs. He had like tons of different schools go through him though so he was able to negotiate with mountains and get prices quite low.

I at the moment either plan on getting a job at Childerens hospital or if a position opens up at a resort as a trauma nurse or CCRN.

I really want to be a ski mountaineering guide. You get to climb mountains and ski the sickest lines. This winter I'm doing my first certification through the American Mountain Guides Association for ski mountaineering. Definitely one of the best careers you can have in the industry in my opinion.

What type of requirements or stuff are ski companies looking for for making skis?

The answers will probably be different for designing them vs making them, but I would love the answers to both!

theabortionatorThat's my kind of shit. I love the entrepreneurial spirit. If I had gone to school it would have been for business with a plan of doing my own thing. Kind of wish I had but made the right choice. School wasn't for me.

OP there are lot's of different options. Depends what you want to do, how much you want to make, how much you want to work, how much you want to ski. IT depends on your passion. Some people might love working all day in a shop making skis knowing that they're going to be loved by somebody and bring them joy everyday on the hill, some people want to make a little more loot, idk. Some people would rather make bank in "the real world" and then buy a ski house or take ski vacations. Depends on the person

This coming winter will be my 14th season working at mtns and I love it. It will be my 10th year working in terrain parks. I fucking love it. I'm never going to get rich doing it, but I LOVE IT. I'm directly involved in skiing, I can ski throughout the day, and I get to build the parks that I and everyone else get's to ride. I could slave away for days not even riding much and still be happy. I'm going to be doing this as long as I'm alive.

Amen. I don't care too much for the money, as long as I have enough to get by and still ski,im all set. Thanks for the insight man