Careers that allow for plentiful skiing

hippy.

hippy.

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what are some careers that could allow me to ski a lot? ive been on track to be an underwater welder but that couldnt work out in my favor because many projects are in the gulf of mexico aka no skiing..anything else i could do with my life that would be decently entertaining and let me ski?
 
If you work in Canada it is common to have 3 weeks vacation and another 2.5 worth of flex days, plus stat holidays. Plenty of time to ski.
 
The most logical thing would be to be a Ski Tower welder / maintenance.

Or you could be a website developer, work on a contract basis and then you can ski / work when you want... Plus if you're any good, you can make up to $100 an hour.
 
work at a resort. accounting/IT/HR/lift maint/vehicle maint...all will pay mid 20's an hour and have skills that will transfer into the "real" world
 
Nursing? Live wherever you want, work 3 days a week and ski the rest, make more than minimum wage.
 
13301939:.CJ. said:
An obvious one would be to work at a mountain resort.
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I used to do this. You ski a lot less than most people and you get paid shit. Plus... you always work holidays and you cant really travel that much.

I'm a freelance front-end developer. I charge $40 - $80 an hour (you get paid more if you live in a city and/or do backend development or app development).

I pretty much ski every morning from 8:30 to 11. Then I do work for a few hours and have my evenings free. I work around 20 hours a week... I could work more and I do when I'm planning a trip or want to buy something outside of my usual expense level. But 20 hours pretty much gives me the perfect play/work/plan balance. I will say that I do spend quite a lot of time finding quality work/planning for jobs as well as doing various tutorials to stay ahead.

That being said, I have a ton of friends that are freelancers and do other stuff. I have friends that write, own weird websites, do photography, one friend that's a paragliding instructor...

Have you thought about being a Padi instructor? You could do winter diving for Lake Tahoe and the same for Bariloche or I'm sure there is something in New Zealand as well... Or you could just keep Tahoe as your base.
 
13301959:momsspaghetti said:
work at a resort. accounting/IT/HR/lift maint/vehicle maint...all will pay mid 20's an hour and have skills that will transfer into the "real" world
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this. but don't expect to get a job right away. most mechanics at my mtn. all have been bumpin chairs or doing something else at the resort for a few prior to becoming maintenance folk. its like any other job, you start small and you work your way up.

same with lift ops, all my managers/heads of departments enjoy their jobs, get paid pretty good w/ benefits, and they get plenty of skiing in.

honestly, it all depends on what you wanna do. do you want to make boku bucks or do you want to do the shit you wanna do and have fun in the process?
 
Work for a municipality. Your halfway there if you can already weld. Great retirement , tons of paid time off, laid back pace, not too shabby.
 
Dude honestly the money you would make being an underwater welder.... You could rent a place for the season somewhere and come up in between projects
 
13302264:gin said:
Dude honestly the money you would make being an underwater welder.... You could rent a place for the season somewhere and come up in between projects
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Yeah but do you really want to be locked in a tiny metal box, underwater, for sometimes weeks at a time.
 
You could work at a ski area. A lot of people would argue that's not a career but fuck em.

You could do something with welding. Maybe build park features. Maybe start a rail building company.

Or you could become an underwater welder. Do it for a few years, save a few bucks, and then move to a more mellow job in the mountains and crush it, maybe buy a house.

Idk. I make very little but I live cheap and I like what I do. If you want to make some loot or you love the idea of working that job go for it.

Good luck regardless.
 
once you get your journeyman/ B pressure, plan on working for a good paying company in northern Alberta for the summer, maybe a few months into the winter. then renting a place in whistler or whatever. i've thought a lot about this exact topic for a long while.

you can find a job in fort mac paying around $60/hr (pretty common for B pressure) then work for 7 months, you'll make $180k and be set for the winter living in a nice place in pretty much whichever mountain town you want with probably some left over if you're careful.
 
be a nurse. thats what I'm doing. pay is pretty good and if you are willing to do 3 12hr shifts a week that leaves 4 days to be on the mountain
 
13302343:shotvet said:
be a nurse. thats what I'm doing. pay is pretty good and if you are willing to do 3 12hr shifts a week that leaves 4 days to be on the mountain
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Hell many with ER or trama experiance can lead medical facilities at resorts.
 
Trades are pretty much the way to go. Jobs everywhere, good pay, flexible hours. Or become a surveyor, 2 years education, you work outside all the time, and they're needed everywhere.
 
Shift work in trades. Get on a rotation working for a few weeks, then having time off (ex. 14/7) somewhere relatively close to skiing & your set. Some companies will even fly you in/out for your shift. Many opportunities for welding in oilfields for both pipeline & structural, although many places arnt hiring or are doing layoffs at the moment due to low oil prices, but that will change.
 
Check out bath iron works in maine. I know they have to do some underwater welding for naval ships. You can live near topsham and be a hour away from sunday river.

Is there anything near seattle or portland oregon you can look into?
 
topic:hippy. said:
what are some careers that could allow me to ski a lot? ive been on track to be an underwater welder but that couldnt work out in my favor because many projects are in the gulf of mexico aka no skiing..anything else i could do with my life that would be decently entertaining and let me ski?
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Try to find something to invest in that you can resell for a profit. Always stay hustling.

Weed is close to legal. Coke is popular everywhere and will sell itself. I sell tickets Im a ticket scalper its cool and pays the bills and leaves time to ski.
 
13302423:MCsugarcat said:
Try to find something to invest in that you can resell for a profit. Always stay hustling.

Weed is close to legal. Coke is popular everywhere and will sell itself. I sell tickets Im a ticket scalper its cool and pays the bills and leaves time to ski.
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I thought you were going to suggest real estate agent... But yeah coke and ticket scalping!
 
topic:hippy. said:
what are some careers that could allow me to ski a lot? ive been on track to be an underwater welder but that couldnt work out in my favor because many projects are in the gulf of mexico aka no skiing..anything else i could do with my life that would be decently entertaining and let me ski?
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As I said though I'm entrepreneurial so any Russian folks who want to go into business PM me Im trying to import some bomb ass caviar at good prices. Obviously I'll be eating a bunch of it but with the rouble hurting I'd love to get my hands on it at good prices.

I could probably sell 10 jars a day of Beluga caviar on the gondola in Aspen.
 
i put stickers on cars and charge $200/hr to do so, on day 35 this season so far. just be a contractor in whatever you're good at
 
I would say EMT, EMTA, Paramedic, Medic/Firefighter, Or even a park ranger.

With EMT and Medic you can work 8, 12, 16 or 24 hour shifts (At least in Michigan), It is a short program, you get a nice pay for working 3 days a week, and can ski on off days/time. Also there is a lot of down time in the Ambulance so you can sleep and be rested.
 
EMT, i’m thinking of getting my EMT license as well, wouldn’t hurt. Can work 2 24 hour shifts probably grueling, or 12 hour shifts. Get a lot of time off and it’s defiantly something worth having. Can become a firefighter later on or work on the slopes.
 
13303155:TheFap said:
Date a professional skier, mooch off/travel with her..
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i should legally marry tom wallisch and we could just be 2 straight dudes that arent gay but are married
 
13303445:SFB said:
be a cam girl
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well i kinda already do that i just go on omegle and wear my moms bra and it makes my man boobs look good so i charge kids $10 to jerk off to my moobies when im stapped for cash $15 for pussy aka dick tuck
 
An easy way to make lots of money quick is to "slang street rox". Everyone loves a nice honest coke dealer and you'll be the man at parties. Tons of job perks and the best part is you get to work with something you love. Tons of opportunities to work at home and your customer group is really dedicated to the product and great to work with!
 
13303482:ZachAndCheese said:
An easy way to make lots of money quick is to "slang street rox". Everyone loves a nice honest coke dealer and you'll be the man at parties. Tons of job perks and the best part is you get to work with something you love. Tons of opportunities to work at home and your customer group is really dedicated to the product and great to work with!
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Nothing beats a job that betters the well-being of the community and insures a bright future for our children.
 
Funny you mention underwater welder, that was going to be my suggestion. I met a guy who makes bank and just takes the winters off.
 
Gondola sexual pleasure provider.

Underwater welder sounds interesting and from what I've seen it pays a lot too. A job like that in Maine would be the bees knees.
 
13302044:RudyGarmisch said:
Stay at home dad.
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Works best with a sugar mama. Get a rich wife. Become stay at home dad. Hire a nanny without the wife knowing and go skiing.
 
I'm an electrician working on heavy industrial and mining projects, 14 days on 14 days off rotation. Pay is pretty damn good. And work load isn't very difficult.

And all the talk about underwater welding, I've been considering tech diving to try and get into offshore oil, being an electrician and having tech diving would be invaluable.
 
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I don't know ask the magic conch.
 
Ski instructing is so sick once you get good at it, I teach all over the world and get paid really well, yeah it kind of sucks when you teach little kids all day at the start, but that doesn't last long.
 
13302762:GregFlik said:
I would say EMT, EMTA, Paramedic, Medic/Firefighter, Or even a park ranger.

With EMT and Medic you can work 8, 12, 16 or 24 hour shifts (At least in Michigan), It is a short program, you get a nice pay for working 3 days a week, and can ski on off days/time. Also there is a lot of down time in the Ambulance so you can sleep and be rested.
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Yeah that downtime is very dependent on where you are working/stationed. Most night shifts here mean 1-2 hours max of sleep, and that sleep is the weak not restful passing out on the bus kinda sleep so you're pretty boned for skiing the next day. Its doable but not as rad as you want it to be after a night.
 
fwiw, I think the specific job you take has a lot more influence than the field you're in. I know a lawyer who skis 100 days a year, and ski instructors that hardly have time to ski for fun at all. My suggestion would be to find something you enjoy doing and worry about the scheduling later.
 
well i know its not something everyone likes doing, but being a cook is great for skiing. i can work at pretty well any resort, hut, heli lodge etc. currently i start work at 3pm most days, and get off around 10. occasionally I have to come in at 1 at the earliest, but only if its really busy. the pay isn't always the greatest, but if you do it right theres definitely some money to be made.
 
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