Replying to Your Ski Bum Experiences//Mental Health

A friend of mine moved out west this winter after graduation, got a job at a lodge and gets to ski everyday. You would think this is the dream, but he says he's been just better than miserable. It's hard to imagine that getting to ski out there every day would leave you miserable. When you study for 4 years to get your degree and then work as a barista, I can understand feeling down about it. He also described it as an extension of freshman year of college, just tons of dorm-like drinking all the time.

Has anyone else become a ski bum for a year or a few and had similar experiences? Is there a psych research that shows working these entry level jobs might hurt you mentally? I understand it also probably depends on your personality, some may be thrilled to do exactly this, where others need to do more. I am curious what your experiences have been like working jobs like these (lodge barista, janitor, etc..)

**This thread was edited on Jan 9th 2018 at 11:26:20am

**This thread was edited on Jan 9th 2018 at 11:27:02am