Living & Working in Great Places

Family run ski resorts?

im planing on going to work at a ski resort for the winter and im wondering if anyone has had a good experience at a family run, non-corporate resort. i worked at mammoth mountain for 2 winters and the atmosphere there is suffocatingly corporate, im looking for something friendlier and more laid back (as far as working is concerned). ive heard taos new mexico suggested as a nicer place, can anyone reccomend any others?

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Permalink Reply by Kathi on August 25, 2009 at 3:03pm: Arapahoe Basin makes a point of saying they're an "independently owned small area."

Alta Peruvian Lodge is a smaller ski lodge with ski benefits at Alta.

Grand Targhee is smaller, more home-grown, with tremendous amounts of snow.

Schweitzer Mountain Resort is a great place - been there. Also has a great local atmosphere.

All those are on the ski resort jobs page: http://www.coolworks.com/ski-resort-jobs/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erin on August 25, 2009 at 7:50pm: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge in Alta, Utah is family-run and a good place to work! My husband and I worked there the winter of 03-04.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DPar on August 26, 2009 at 8:37pm: I just got a job at a family run ski shop in Santa Fe today. The people there seem really cool and laid back. I'm looking forward to it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jackie morris on August 30, 2009 at 6:56am: dpar is a great guy and they will be lucky to have you but i will miss him keep in touch thanks coolworks; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ross on September 12, 2009 at 9:59am: hi, thanks for the responses, grand targhee looks great, im definitely applying there! im surprised i never heard of it. i guess i should have specified that i am specifically looking to be an instructor, but some of those lodges look nice to, i will think about them also. thanks for the suggestions!; ▶ Reply to This