Ski Town Jobs

Unless you got crazy debt (student loans or the like) go for it. No shame in taking a season of life just to have fun, career advancement be damned. You got your whole life to save for that retirement in 40+ years.

What’s the job?
whats thee pay?
do you have a room to yourself?
is there a full kitchen in the unit you stay in?
whats the cost of rent per month?
can you choose roommates or is random?

Ya just send it. You'll have a blast

It all depends on the hours my dude. If you can ski every day, absolutely worth it. If you gotta work all day and ski on your days off, there's probably better places to work tbh.

r00kieUnless you got crazy debt (student loans or the like) go for it. No shame in taking a season of life just to have fun, career advancement be damned. You got your whole life to save for that retirement in 40+ years.

nah Im all clean, college this semester is chalked so im moving out of the residence halls and figured I should look at new things

50KalWhat’s the job?
whats thee pay?
do you have a room to yourself?
is there a full kitchen in the unit you stay in?
whats the cost of rent per month?
can you choose roommates or is random?

-mountain dining services
-12.25 per hour
-dorm style housing
-yes there is a kitchen
-400-600 per month
-not sure yet

get ready to spend all of your money at CiCi's

As mentioned if you have no debt send it. Some people love it, it's not for everyone, but it can be a great experience.

If you're working in the day and can't ski that kind of blows but plenty of night jobs.

I've had s few cool roommates and a bunch if shot ones. But it is what it is and usually you can make the best if it. And most people aren't terrible. My buddy was living with a nsrc dude in breck one year. Like 5 years ago. Dude told him if he ever saw him with weed he'd call the cops, friend laughed at him, dude said he'd call housing or the mtn. Pretty chill. Ended up doing riding alongs with cops. Also had sticker on his silver ruroc helmet thatbssid "ride the gnarly smoke like marley" and dude couldn't keep up at all.

But thise super shitty people are more rare lol.

Idk ski a bunch, meet cooo people, do fun shit. Get sendy. Yolo or whatever and stuff.

I've been living in ski towns snd "ski towns" forever. It has +s and -s but i like it both for riding, and the job, and the people. Although mega vacation towns are tough.

Send it and if you dont like it you can always move. Now's the time to get out there.

Good luck.

Well if you need any ski shop help, we're here for ya at Slope Style! I always offer various discounts to NSers, just message me if you need anything.

typicaldenverkid-mountain dining services
-12.25 per hour
-dorm style housing
-yes there is a kitchen
-400-600 per month
-not sure yet

Is that on mountain dining service? If so you’ll at least get one run a day unless they don’t let you ride down the mountain. Try to get 4 day on 3 day off if your working daytime. Breck has night skiing I believe or keystone near by has it as well.

For a person with limited to no work experience $12 hr isn’t worst but you could maybe do better if you really hustled for different work.

You can always take the position and if a better deal comes along take the better one.

Dorm style housing means a lot of things in ski towns. Get written clarification of you are getting. You Could be living with one other ski bum or sharing a bedroom with 6 Argentina college kids or anything in between. This year with Covid I would push for limited roommates to reduce possible exposure.

400-600 a month for rent is a big fucking difference. If it’s a slow shitty year that can make or break you.

I spent pretty much all of my 20s during winter working and playing in A ski town. It’s really fun and there’s a ton of amazing places to do it.

Not to scare you but Covid has thrown a big ass question mark in the industry for the season.

Will people want to travel as much this season? Will there be enough work to support me ?
Will the Colorado state shut down the ski resorts or will certain county’s shut down?

With those thing in mind I would still say send it for the season but have a bit of a plan in the back of your mind of your gonna do if the season sours. It might be as simple as heading back to your parents place.
Get stoked for the season and ask around on NS for people who will be at breck. There is a lot of people on here who ski there.

It can be hard to live on that income in Breck. I'd say get a part time trade job up there instead and try to find some roommates. If you're working full time, that means you'll probably be skiing 2 days a week, unless you night ski keystone after work.

Anyway, good luck either way, I'd say go for it! And eat some pizza at giampietros, they have good slices.

.nastyWell if you need any ski shop help, we're here for ya at Slope Style! I always offer various discounts to NSers, just message me if you need anything.

OP take advantage of this, @.nasty is the goat and so is slopestyle. I'll make the 1.5 hour drive whenever I need my skis mounted

.nastyWell if you need any ski shop help, we're here for ya at Slope Style! I always offer various discounts to NSers, just message me if you need anything.

Bro thanks man I appreciate you🤙🤙

Why not?

Just do what you can to not have to work 6 on for 1 off. I'd try and groom or night crew snowmaking.

Get a script of adderols to sling for some pocket change.

PeppermillRenoWhy not?

Just do what you can to not have to work 6 on for 1 off. I'd try and groom or night crew snowmaking.

Get a script of adderols to sling for some pocket change.

^^thats why I love this website

It's something everyone should at least try out. Yea you may not have the ideal job, but just the environment of living in a ski town, the communal energy there is after a fresh snow, etc. It's more so about enjoying what you do, and basking in where you live. It's not really about the money or bling. It's about quality of life. Doesn't hurt to try, if you already have a job, go for it, and see how it plays out. Have fun.

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2020 at 9:24:23pm

send it man, I had the opportunity to work out in WP last winter but I backed out, big regret there... life is pretty fuckin crazy so take all the opportunities like that that you can

What position are you working? On the mountain? In the lodges? Front desk? Bell man? etc

I worked lodging for about 4 years in Park City at various places and enjoyed it for the most part being a guest service/bellman/airport shuttle and ski shuttle dude, which meant lots fo running around all night to help guests/homeowners and skiing every morning before shifts which was cool. Worked mostly 3/4pm to midnight shifts which yeah, the sleep wasnt always there some nights but still able to bank about 6 hours of sleep before getting up early if you want to go take some laps.

Its becomming a lot more work than it needs to be though, in terms of wages being stagnant/low and cost of living in areas near where you work being absolutely insane, and especially now thanks to COVID. Ski bum life is only fun until you wake up and realize you're broke as shit and can barely make rent/are tired of eating ramen every night....But if its something you want to do for 6 months, have at it.

I’d be working food service on the mountain, and I’ve got plenty saved from my last job and if I keep a budget I’ll be able to make to April with some cash left over

DeebieSkeebiesWhat position are you working? On the mountain? In the lodges? Front desk? Bell man? etc

I worked lodging for about 4 years in Park City at various places and enjoyed it for the most part being a guest service/bellman/airport shuttle and ski shuttle dude, which meant lots fo running around all night to help guests/homeowners and skiing every morning before shifts which was cool. Worked mostly 3/4pm to midnight shifts which yeah, the sleep wasnt always there some nights but still able to bank about 6 hours of sleep before getting up early if you want to go take some laps.

Its becomming a lot more work than it needs to be though, in terms of wages being stagnant/low and cost of living in areas near where you work being absolutely insane, and especially now thanks to COVID. Ski bum life is only fun until you wake up and realize you're broke as shit and can barely make rent/are tired of eating ramen every night....But if its something you want to do for 6 months, have at it.

According to lendingtree.com, I have lived in 3 of the top 10 most expensive places to live, on resort job wages. Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, and Hood River. And I wasnt panhandling or eating ramen every night. Just gotta be clever.

Aight I'm bored at work, but I'm living in brek now. figured that I should thank you guys for the inspiration