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Family run ski resorts?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by ross Sep 12.

 

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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 w...
September 12
dpar is a great guy and they will be lucky to have you but i will miss him keep in touch thanks coolworks
August 30
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.
August 26
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August 25
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 Mou...
August 25
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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, ...
August 25
i worked for mammoth for 2 years, the housing is high, but the pay there is better than just about any resort except vail i think, the lowest of the lowest job will still start you around $10/hour. you can save money, but it depends on how much yo...
July 19
Montana Conservation Corp. is what you want then
March 1
my cousin is the captain of a hot shot crew. he says you just have to call like crazy to get a position. Where are you looking to go?
February 28
yeah firefighting is what i want to do. but its a pretty popular job, i have applied to the forest service twice for firefighting and to a private company and no one has hired me. i figured i would try for a lower level forest service position thi...
February 28
Being a Hot Shot (forest firefighter). Pick a place. and find out where all the hot shot groups are. send in your resume to all of them. then call them like crazy. I think there is opportunity to do that in most parks. The ones that stick out most...
February 26
Check out the Conservation Corps page for various outdoor/labor jobs with a purpose. Conservation Corps Jobs
February 26
yeah ive done it on a few different farms. ive been on 4 different farms. all were very different. but basically yeah, you work for room and board. if you have an idea in your head of exactly what you want, make sure you get clear information thro...
February 26
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im thinking about looking for a jo for the summer but mos of the jobs here are all resort related. i realy want some outdoor labor-intensive work, something that will keep me moving and where i dont have o wear some fancy uniform. ive applied for ...
February 26
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February 26

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At 6:45pm on August 25, 2009, reggie said…
how was mammoth have an phone interview friday my manager here in denali was at mammoth she told me some thing about it want to here some more

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mammth mountain
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more places than i can possibly remember
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