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Best job to mix with skiing ?

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Bromium
Posts: 181 - Karma: 2,145
What do you think is the best job to have ?
A job where you can mix skiing and working

I'm so confused, plz help my skier's mind !
Nov 12 2013 9:37PM
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last_tango
Posts: 2635 - Karma: 2,665
Ski patrol is cool but seeing little kids hurt really bad sucks.
Nov 14 2013 8:42AM
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skodeo7
Posts: 14949 - Karma: 9,234
But then you will hate skiing...





haha just playing
Nov 14 2013 8:43AM
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4-Front
Posts: 5306 - Karma: 199
I think working as a freelancing programmer/web designer could be ok where you could set your own hours. Ski during the day and work at night.
Nov 14 2013 1:05PM
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617freeskier
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I work at a shop and its pretty awesome. I work with like-minded people daily. My manager is the man. We get split shifts or mornings or afternoons off. can go night skiing after work. And wile we are at work we just dick around and drink beers in the tune shop anyways so it doesn't really even feel like "work" ive worked at other shops that were no fun but still got split shifts where i could ski between 11 and 3. I end up working on average 40 hours a week and I still ski at least 60 days a season. could ski 100+ days if I really got after it.
Nov 14 2013 1:13PM
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617freeskier
Posts: 544 - Karma: 71
For sure. My brother left his job at a firm in denver and moved up to the mountains to start his own company, free lance. and be a ski bum. And he's actually already making more money and gets to work completely on his schedule.
Nov 14 2013 1:16PM
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rach
Posts: 917 - Karma: 507
Depends on the kind of skiing you're trying to do...

If you are skiing and traveling so much that you're not reliable I would avoid a job in the ski industry. It is a small industry and it is easy to burn bridges/injure your reputation.


Nov 14 2013 6:08PM
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HaydenLaBrie
Posts: 563 - Karma: 397
Filming is pretty cool to mix with it.
Nov 14 2013 9:05PM
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Jibking1
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PornStar.......

Sex and Skiing.... Whenever you want??

Life complete

Nov 14 2013 9:19PM
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ParabolicSidecut
Posts: 100 - Karma: 158
Server at the Alta Peruvian Lodge. Probably the best combination ever!
Nov 14 2013 9:34PM
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+Tahoe_Shredder+
Posts: 189 - Karma: 124
start out on an events crew... setting up races, comps, any other events and you can work your way up to the events manager who basically plans all races and comps. I know the guy who does this at northstar and he basically skis all morning and makes a few calls in the afternoon. He does work his ass off on the weekends though when there is an event like Dew Tour or US Freeskiing
Nov 15 2013 1:31AM
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oldstylz
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Anything where you can work the evenings. I drive a taxi in the winter. Cruise around listening to beats and 7 days a week on the hill! Too easy.
Nov 15 2013 1:44AM
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Migo
Posts: 528 - Karma: 1,741
professional ski bum
Nov 15 2013 1:45PM
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B_Klukas
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I'm a bike mechanic in the summer. It's rad!
Nov 15 2013 2:23PM
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JoshuaLloyd
Posts: 103 - Karma: 180
working at a shitty mexican reseraunt at 5:30
Nov 15 2013 2:30PM
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Bromium
Posts: 181 - Karma: 2,145
wait ... you want me to be like this ?Click for larger image
Nov 15 2013 4:11PM
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Bromium
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yeah, but they blew it up ...
Nov 15 2013 4:13PM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
Anything with an evening shift. Doesn't really matter what it is. That way you can ski during the day and go to work at night.
Nov 16 2013 12:20AM
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