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caleb.cutler
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I've been going out to Colorado for the past couple winters n working at WP for the winters n its been great...just been thinking about what i'm gunna do when minimum wage wont cut it. Everyone says make sure you do something you love. Well I'm not good enough to be a pro skier so that's out, but working in the ski industry would be rad...I don't have like a specific job in mind.. ive looked into Colorado mountain college and there Ski and Snowboard Business program just wondering if any ns have gone there n got any opinions on it or like maybe know what kinda jobs you can get with that degree or even know of any other degrees that they offer in the ski industry that are not a bad gig. any feedback is appreciated.
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Sep 25 2014 9:31PM
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taj.
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This town is expensive as fuck so let your asshole be prepared for insertion.
Sep 25 2014 9:38PM
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.Rybak.
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I can already tell you will fail out of school if you can't even type out the word and.
Sep 25 2014 9:41PM
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TOAST.
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Don't know much about their programs, but depending on the cost I would not think it would be worth it. A lot of ski resort jobs are obtained through networking from what I have seen.
Sep 25 2014 9:46PM
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caleb.cutler
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I think I'm kinda steering more away from resort jobs
Sep 26 2014 9:34AM
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.Duncan.
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CMC is fucking useless.
Sep 26 2014 12:30PM
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.Rybak.
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.Duncan.CMC is fucking useless.


Its really cheap though.
Sep 26 2014 3:44PM
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snowdon
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CMC isn't a very good school. If you have halfway decent grades you should look into the U of Utah, CU, etc. That said I do know someone who went there after getting rejected by the U of U and he loved it.
Sep 26 2014 5:40PM
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deleted5
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.Duncan.CMC is fucking useless.


if you live in Colorado and you can get your core classes out of the way go for it.
Sep 26 2014 7:15PM
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caleb.cutler
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does u cu or utah have any ski specific programs?
Sep 26 2014 11:57PM
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deleted5
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caleb.cutlerdoes u cu or utah have any ski specific programs?


if you get a degree in hospitality it's not going to matter if it came from a community college with a ski specific program or a regular hospitality major or whatever its called at a four year school
Sep 27 2014 12:15AM
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ggfski42
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My roomie and a few friends attended CMC in Leadville, they liked it a lot. But I heard that when they transferred to CSU a few classes didnt transfer with them, which seemed really odd to me.
Sep 27 2014 10:33AM
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caleb.cutler
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i didn't say anything about getting a hospitality degree..
Sep 28 2014 4:20PM
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scandy101
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my friend who went there then transferred to CU said he learned more at CMC than he did at CU, apparently a lot of the teachers are actually very good, smaller class size, more involving, etc.
Sep 29 2014 1:09AM
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theabortionator
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Minimum wage won't cut it, wants to work in the ski industry. I'm not saying that there aren't jobs involved in skiing that pay decent but for the most part it's for the passion to be involved in the sport and not the pay.

Also depending on what you're looking for you might be better off with an internship or just snagging a low level job in whatever and getting the work experience to move up. Obviously it depends what you want to do but a lot of things experience matters more than a degree, if you can even get a degree in whatever.

$.02
Sep 29 2014 1:29AM
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caleb.cutler
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Really good input guys thanks !
Oct 20 2014 3:06AM
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Peach.
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Teachers and town are phenomenal.
The student body sucks. You will truly get what you put in.
Oct 20 2014 7:02AM
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op14
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i think emma_watson on ns goes there? maybe not, he might just go to colorado college I cant remember. But u can at least message him and ask.
Oct 20 2014 2:34PM
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I_liketobutter
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Peach.Teachers and town are phenomenal.
The student body sucks. You will truly get what you put in.


I "graduated" from Leadville and this is so true. The teachers are awesome and have some serious knowledge of the ski industry.

The biggest thing you get out of attending school there is connections. Some of the guys I graduated with 5 years ago have some pretty sick jobs right now because of their connections from CMC. BUT, that's about 10% or less of the kids that went there. The other 90%+ spend their days getting high on whatever is available and skipping class. The teachers won't bug you about it much, but trust me, they know. And when/if you graduate and are looking for help finding a job, they'll remember and you'll be shit out of luck.

Now this is more on the operations side, which Leadville specializes in. For the business side, it's even more about connections and an argument could be made that a 4 year degree in _____ would be more worth your time ON TOP of good connections. Even then it is always, always, always about who you know. Being a reasonable smart, polite person is the given. In the ski industry, for the most part nobody gives a fuck where or what you went to school for.
Oct 20 2014 5:38PM
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Peach.
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I_liketobutterI "graduated" from Leadville and this is so true. The teachers are awesome and have some serious knowledge of the ski industry.

The biggest thing you get out of attending school there is connections. Some of the guys I graduated with 5 years ago have some pretty sick jobs right now because of their connections from CMC. BUT, that's about 10% or less of the kids that went there. The other 90%+ spend their days getting high on whatever is available and skipping class. The teachers won't bug you about it much, but trust me, they know. And when/if you graduate and are looking for help finding a job, they'll remember and you'll be shit out of luck.

Now this is more on the operations side, which Leadville specializes in. For the business side, it's even more about connections and an argument could be made that a 4 year degree in _____ would be more worth your time ON TOP of good connections. Even then it is always, always, always about who you know. Being a reasonable smart, polite person is the given. In the ski industry, for the most part nobody gives a fuck where or what you went to school for.


It's true.
Oct 20 2014 11:13PM
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BirtDike
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It's aight.
Oct 21 2014 12:21AM
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kung_powpow
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DU shits on CMC
Oct 21 2014 8:59PM
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Peach.
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kung_powpowDU shits on CMC


Unfortunately not everyone can afford to go to DU. It's a great school but it's so damn pricey if you're out of state.
Oct 21 2014 9:05PM
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kung_powpow
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Peach.Unfortunately not everyone can afford to go to DU. It's a great school but it's so damn pricey if you're out of state.


Financial aid and merit based hooks it up, I'm paying much less than half of the out of state tuition cost.
Oct 21 2014 9:24PM
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Peach.
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kung_powpowFinancial aid and merit based hooks it up, I'm paying much less than half of the out of state tuition cost.


I got accepted to both CU and DU and I just couldn't justify taking that much out in financial aid. Even with the scholarships I scored. I mean if it's what you want to do then go for it. I managed to get a great price at CMC, get to live in Steamboat, and after I graduate I'll have in state tuition pricing at any other school I choose to pursue.
Oct 21 2014 9:35PM
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I_liketobutter
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kung_powpowDU shits on CMC


Anyone who is looking to go to DU should not even have CMC on their radar. Same thing other way around.
Oct 22 2014 11:54AM
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ThaLorax
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Peach.Unfortunately not everyone can afford to go to DU. It's a great school but it's so damn pricey if you're out of state.


DU is a private school.....
Oct 22 2014 12:05PM
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g_lectrolyte
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Currently attending CMC Leadville for SAO. Rad program and the instructors have been in the business long enough to seriously know their shit. Town gets a solid amount of snow and Copper is right next door. If you're looking for a social life or want to meet girls you're pretty fucked though, this town is pretty dead outside of tourism.
Oct 22 2014 3:43PM
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