dude, im gonna tell you now, you are one of the most forturnate lucky bastards in any ski town. all the groomer guys i know back at steamboat are the coolest guys ever and easily get 100+ years, heres the ultimate plan you gotta follow if you work the late night shift:
Start at Midnight and you'll usually go till 8, head back to the garage where they probably have a ski locker for all your shit, get dressed and you'll be out by 8.30, just in time for the lifts to open and get first tracks, ski till lunch, go home (oh yeah, buy yourself some heavy, black curtains), sleep for 8 hrs, get up, do it again. it kinda takes some getting used to and seems like it cuts out on the nightlife but if the crew at vail is anything like the one at Steamboat, its a crazy bunch of fun dudes and you always have the weekends too to party and you'll be used to the allnight grind a lot better than your other friends.
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