| When you think about working at a ski resort, does | | | | outdoor passions into their careers. Ski patrol is a |
| the word "liftie" first come to mind? Nothing wrong | | | | good example of this type of job. Year after year, |
| with being a lift attendant, but you may be looking | | | | many ski patrollers stay with the same resort. |
| for more of a full-time year- round professional | | | | Benefit: you're the first one on and the last one off |
| career. The seasonal hourly jobs which are most | | | | the mountain. You get to ski with expert skiers and |
| visible at a ski resort are perfect for some, but many | | | | really get to know the terrain. Ski patrol assists skiers |
| professional opportunities exist as well that keep local | | | | and visitors all around the mountain making this a |
| mountain residents happily employed, year after year. | | | | fulfilling job and career choice. A ski patroller may |
| Ski resort jobs can be broken down into three | | | | choose to work at the same resort doing building and |
| categories; seasonal, full-time seasonal or full-time | | | | grounds work in the summer, for example, and have |
| year-round. | | | | a month or two off in between seasons each and |
| Seasonal Jobs | | | | every year. Not a bad deal to work at the mountain |
| Starting with the seasonal job, the majority of | | | | for the majority of the year with the benefit of |
| employees in this group has either just recently | | | | having the mud-seasons off! |
| graduated college or intends to work seasonally until | | | | Full-Time, Year-Round Careers |
| they figure out what they really want to do. Many | | | | The third category of ski resort jobs includes many |
| are exploring their options, taking time off before | | | | full-time careers. At ski areas, the resort |
| grad school, or checking out a new locale. These jobs | | | | management is comprised of full-time staff from the |
| might appeal to a recent college graduate, die-hard | | | | CEO and CFO, to marketing and accounting |
| skier who has just spent the last 20 years going to | | | | professionals, human resources, department |
| school every day and wants to live for skiing for the | | | | managers, and office staff. If a full-time staff position |
| next year or two. Another candidate for these jobs | | | | at a ski resort is what you are after, the best thing |
| may be the person who has spent the last 10 to 15 | | | | to do if you are just starting out is to just get your |
| years in a career, has made the move to their | | | | foot in the door. How many administrative assistants |
| favorite ski resort, and wants to enjoy some time | | | | grow into resort managers? Quite a few! Ski |
| getting to know the community before settling back | | | | instructors become department heads, and guest |
| down into a full-time job. Retired workers are | | | | service associates become guest services managers. |
| another popular segment of the seasonal resort job | | | | Many ski resorts prefer to hire from within, and you'll |
| crew. Seasonal work is a great way to meet a lot of | | | | find as you gain more experience, opportunities will |
| people, get a free ski pass and stay active. Seasonal | | | | open up throughout the country. It is not uncommon |
| resort jobs include ticket sales, guest services | | | | to see resort workers who become managers get |
| associates, ski instructors, lift attendants, food and | | | | promoted up the ladder and then proceed to work |
| beverage jobs: cooks, cashiers, and servers, child | | | | at various resorts throughout their ski career. |
| care, and parking and transportation workers. | | | | Other full-time careers you will commonly see in |
| Full-Time Seasonal Careers | | | | resort towns include hotel/restaurant management |
| These ski resort jobs are career-oriented and many | | | | and staff, accounting/banking, architecture |
| are full-time, but only during the ski season or | | | | engineering and design, construction, IT, education |
| summer, depending on what the job entails. Ski | | | | and health care. A plus for permanent residents of a |
| patrol, ski school managers and supervisors, heli-ski | | | | resort town is that opportunities become more |
| and mountain guides are winter seasonal jobs. In a | | | | plentiful for those who have shown that they are |
| resort town with summer activities, fishing and river | | | | committed to staying there. |
| guides, climbing guides and many national park | | | | No matter what your preference for work, many |
| employees fit into this category as well. With | | | | challenging and exciting opportunities exist at ski |
| seasonal full-time work you may work different jobs | | | | resorts located in resort towns throughout the U.S. If |
| during the summer and the winter seasons, but | | | | you have been dreaming of a ski life from your city |
| essentially return to the same company and position | | | | office cubicle for way too long, it may be time to |
| each year. | | | | explore some of these job opportunities and think |
| This is a lifestyle that suits many active people who | | | | about moving on! |
| choose to stay in resort towns and incorporate their | | | | |