Careers in ski towns?

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kidd

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Graduated college with a marketing degree in May, and moved back home because $$$ is easier to save without rent. "Home" is 12 hours from a real mountain(unless you count the ski hill in St. Louis and thats still 4 hours). Trying to find a career type job and not something delivering pizzas. I'm basically trying to move to one of the sides of the country and want something permanent that will actually pay the bills. Anyone have any experience in this department?
 
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Graduated college with a marketing degree in May, and moved back home because $$$ is easier to save without rent. "Home" is 12 hours from a real mountain(unless you count the ski hill in St. Louis and thats still 4 hours). Trying to find a career type job and not something delivering pizzas. I'm basically trying to move to one of the sides of the country and want something permanent that will actually pay the bills. Anyone have any experience in this department?
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Don't deliver pizza, deliver skis and skiing equipment. 11.00/hr plus tips.

Tips are phenomenal if you work in a place like Park City. I would make between $60-$275 in tips each shift. Never less than $60 unless you suck at putting boots on kids.
 
I'd say just go skiing. get a career some other time. wtf good is a career. save as much money as you can until next fall then move to a mtn town and live the dream. you'll forget about a career pretty quickly
 
I mean, all ski areas do marketing. There are marketing jobs out there with ski areas, ski companies, shops, etc that are in or near ski towns.

Or get some shitty job to pay the bills and find something better. Do some marketing type work from home on the side.

Idk. Life's a garden, dig it
 
I have that stuff all planned out. I'm going to take a gap year in Jackson in a couple winters, I'll see if I like it or not... I'll find a school to study environmental law and earn a degree.

After getting my degree, I'm going to try to get a seasonal park ranger job in a national park, maybe a wildland firefighter. Something that is only during the summer/fall. I'll work as much as possible during the summer and then work part-time as a liftee at Jackson Hole, maybe live in employee housing as long as I am allowed.

Just going to ski a shit ton and enjoy my life, not going to worry about a solid 9-5er job. That's just not me.
 
As far as careers and good jobs go they will find someone better qualified who doesn't even ski, or hire their bro. You probably arn't going to just show up and get career style job.
 
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I have that stuff all planned out. I'm going to take a gap year in Jackson in a couple winters, I'll see if I like it or not... I'll find a school to study environmental law and earn a degree.

After getting my degree, I'm going to try to get a seasonal park ranger job in a national park, maybe a wildland firefighter. Something that is only during the summer/fall. I'll work as much as possible during the summer and then work part-time as a liftee at Jackson Hole, maybe live in employee housing as long as I am allowed.

Just going to ski a shit ton and enjoy my life, not going to worry about a solid 9-5er job. That's just not me.
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You should just skip college alltogether, you don't need a degree to be a park ranger or a fire fighter.
 
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