The Educated Ski Bum

now you can't claim first. boom bomb

damn

I did a similar program that incorporated a lot of mountain guide training in the program, and I'm no closer to being "employable" by a ski resort facility/ski guiding outfit than I was without the 10 000$ college course. Looks like I still gotta get on my knees and open my mouth if I want that job.

most resorts dont care that much about a degree in ski resort management and would rather you just have experience. That being said its a fun degree to get and may help further down the line.

The snow couldn't be that good.

Yay a degree that gets you employed 5 months of the year....

Good way to pigeon-hole your career. Surely better to do a general business and tourism degree to leave more future options. If you're a dedicated skier then entering the ski industry will not be a problem.

brb finance and economics student....

getting any resort job over any of these kids without any of this training.

Cool idea though for the right person could be a good idea

im going into first year at the end of the month

soo stoked!!!

There is colleges in the u.s with the same degrees that have their own mini ski resorts at the college with full snowmaking, lifts, grooming,heavy equiptment, welding, forestry, parks and tubing hills. I feel like you learn more doing that than just cat skiing all day

Gogebic Community College, Ironwood MI

2 yr Ski Area Management Associate degree

College owns Mt. Zion &

Indianhead, Powerhorn,Blackjack all within 10 min

Hurley WI .... STRIPPERS 6 bars on 1 block... 2 miles from campus

Full Transfer to

Northern Michigan University, Marquette MI

4 yr Ski Area Business Management Bachelors Degree

Marquette Mountain is 5 min from campus

I was a graduate of NMU with a Ski Area Mgmt degree.... Now I own THE COMPOUND SKI & BOARD SHOP

I highly recommend any one of these college programs around the country.

I just graduated from Colorado Mountain College for ski area operations and any one who says it's a pointless degree does not know what they'e talking about. You meet so many people who are very high up in the industry, my head professor is on the colorado tramway safety board which consists of 7 of the nations top ski industry personnel. I don't think a business or any other degree gets you that in with the ski industries top representatives, I am going on to get my bachelor in business but that is just back up help for my career. I was also a 45 minute drive from breck, key, copper, vail and beaver creek, while a-bay is a short hour 15. I don't know of many colleges that give you anywhere near this opportunity, with all of knowledge you learn, people you meet and mountains you get to ride!

if you graduate get full transfer rights to Western State in Co, where you can get any other degree you would wanna top this associates degree with!

To everyone saying "just getting a tourism degree would be way smarter" THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY A DEGREE PROGRAM! It is a diploma program, and it works as your FIRST TWO YEARS of a tourism program if you wish to continue! So if a tourism degree is the road you want to take, and you're an avid skier, then the SROAM program is actually a very awesome way to go. I just graduated the program in April and am going to be working in whistler this coming season. The ski industry in BC and Alberta really does look fondly on graduates, and also in China! Thats what I know from personal experience of looking for jobs.

its all how you use it though, if you get on a high horse and just demand a job then you probably wont get it.

CHYEA PAT, well said homie! i love you guys!