First job for a skier?

My first job was working at a rental shop, they usually start you off fitting people with boots, they're probably not going to throw you on mounting people's skis when you have no clue what you're doing. Screwing up someone skis is definitely not a path to take.

First jobs at a resort could be working in the parking lot, you start early but you potentially have time to ride in the afternoon. Or food court. Janitor, working your way up to better jobs.

LynxNationMy first job was working at a rental shop, they usually start you off fitting people with boots, they're probably not going to throw you on mounting people's skis when you have no clue what you're doing. Screwing up someone skis is definitely not a path to take.

First jobs at a resort could be working in the parking lot, you start early but you potentially have time to ride in the afternoon. Or food court. Janitor, working your way up to better jobs.

Screwing up someone's skis is definitely not a path I wanna take
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I would get a job as a ski instructor or a lifty at your local hill...preferably, I would be an instructor before a lifty.

First off you would get a free ski pass. no one can argue with this, it is a automatic plus to the job
(i presume that this is a standard of your local hill)

You would get a feeling of giving back to the sport that has given so much to you and that you love. It might be a humbling experience, teaching people how to ski.

Start at a ski shop. Tell them you want to learn. Absorb everything

Ski instructors usually got next to none time to ski on their own though, evening shifts at a bar or a restaurant is perfect.

Working evenings is definitely the way to get the most ski days in, if you want to do something related I would try to get a shop gig. If you live in a place big enough to support it, I really liked working retail at a shop. There are definitely pros and cons of front vs. back of the house, but I always enjoyed interacting with people. Boot fitting or selling a pair of skis beats the hell out of shoveling a sidewalk or bumping chairs imo.

Most people get hired at a shop not knowing a ton, if you do go that route bust your ass to learn as much as you can, attend clinics and talk to the reps. Nothing was better than someone coming in to tell me that they loved their new skis or the boots I fit for them changed their skiing.

Instructing is generally pretty easy to get into. Especially at small mtns. Also you can do it at 14 many places.

My dad worked his entire ski bum years in a ski shop (in the winter, he was a white water rafting guide in the summer).

I am currently working public works in my home town, but will work as mountain crew out in Utah when I move out there.

I started working at a shop. They would let me tune and mount the rental skis to learn the basics of tuning and running the machines (you can really fuck a ski up on a stone grinder). Since that first year, I have worked in a shop every winter for the last 9 years. I learned most of what i know from working with a diverse group of people. Everyone fixes and tunes skis a little bit different and have little tricks that can work well and you can learn a lot from just being curious (sometimes probably annoying).

Best way to start is to work in a shop and be excited. When someone is doing something you dont know how to do, ask to look over there shoulder or walk you through it. Ask lots of questions, talk with the reps, be a sponge.