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whistler14

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I'm looking to work in the ski industry for a career. List off 10 companies that you would be most interested in working for.

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Doing what?

Do you want to make skis?

Do you want to run a cat?

Do you want to work in marketing?

Do you want to make clothes?

Do you want to work for a resort company?
 
I hear most ski chalets/ lodges need janitors. based on the qualifications you've given us so far I'd recommend that. If you work for a large resort you'll get paid more but you'll have less soul because you're scrubbing toilets for the man. If you work at a small resort you'll get paid less but you'll have more soul because you're sweeping up for the little guy. the choice is yours.
 
I never really did mention qualifications, sorry about that. I have graduated from college with 2 bachelor degrees: Environmental Studies and Sociology. Although i'm not necessarily looking for a job that suits my degrees.
 
idk about any company. but being a park keeper upper would be sick. they work for like 3 hours and get paid a good amount. and most places give season passes to employs
 
or become a rep for some company. all i ever see them do is travel all over and ski. and do demos so people can try the skis
 
become the next james neuhaus or however you spell it and draw out the trail maps for like every mountain
 
Well, my neighbor is the vp of marketing and sales at Stowe. He just came home in his new company car for the summer. Mercedes sl63 amg. I jelly bro. I want to get an internship from him.
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40843728/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/t/best-jobs-ski-industry/
There is your answer!
I've had #7, #8, #3, and am now working on #4. #9 could still happen, but it would be in the world of BC where for women, unless you are one of the top 5, you aren't making any money. So I'll stick with #4.
If you can get into the interactive part of a resorts marketing department, you would be pretty much golden. Or marketing for one of the many summer/yearround camps. Just be prepared to accept low pay. The one thing to keep in mind is if you are in marketing. All powder days you will go skiing... but it will likely be for photoshoots where not much skiing actually happens. I loved my job, but it had its highs and lows.
I will say this, I worked at probably one of the best ski shops in the US as far as just being a good shop, and being a good shop to work at. I made as much working retail as I did at my marketing job... but, I got health insurance and way better discounts. We were also all scheduled so that we got to ski at least 5 to 6 days a week depending on how busy it was. We also got to take out any demo skis that we wanted on weekdays. It was really wonderful. If there had been any chance at all of me moving up in the company with out someone dying I may have stayed. But alas, anyone who works there has a tendency to stay working there for a really really long time.
Now... I make websites (mostly directed at the action sports industry, just did one for a pro surfer's printing company, before that I did a bikini company) and I write about skiing (I have a few articles coming out online and 1 as of yet in print this year). Sometimes the money is tight, but I have way more freedom.
 
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