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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. |
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"puff" wrote in message ups.com... 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 |
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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 |
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