career as a ski lift operator

hello,

my son who is a pretty good skier want to go Colorado mountain college
for 2 years to study Ski Area operations. I know nothing about the
field and wonder what is a job situation. I found very few requests on
line, with very minimal salary, seasonal shifts and it seems to me more
like a winter job for someone in school versa full time career.
your help will be hightly appreciated.

"puff" wrote in message
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hello,

my son who is a pretty good skier want to go Colorado mountain college
for 2 years to study Ski Area operations. I know nothing about the
field and wonder what is a job situation. I found very few requests on
line, with very minimal salary, seasonal shifts and it seems to me more
like a winter job for someone in school versa full time career.
your help will be hightly appreciated.


Probably a lot better than a CS or engineering program right about now...at
least in the US. And, lots of people end up in good, high paying jobs that
have nothing to do with what they study in school. I think there's a lot
more to Ski Area Operations than the lifties - sales, marketing, finance,
IT, operations, legal/environmental etc. Especially at larger destination
resorts. Anyway, following one's passions can't be such a bad thing. He'll
be networking with people that have the same interests, making connections
that may lead to good career opportunities in the future, learning more
about the industry, and learning more about himself. I'm sure working a
season as a liftie would give him plenty of time to think about what he
wants to do with the rest of his life.

Chris

puff wrote:

hello,

my son who is a pretty good skier want to go Colorado mountain college
for 2 years to study Ski Area operations. I know nothing about the
field and wonder what is a job situation. I found very few requests on
line, with very minimal salary, seasonal shifts and it seems to me more
like a winter job for someone in school versa full time career.
your help will be hightly appreciated.

I think ski area operations has more to do than learning to be a liftie.
I'm guessing that it has something to do with the management of the
mountain (ski patrol, administration, business,) rather than hands on
operation. Plus, jobs posted online are usually lower level positions.
Like many companies the good jobs will be known internally and will need
some networking.

This is all from speculation. I just don't think you need 2 years of
college to operate a lift.

stu