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Ski Patrol is it worth it?

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Adamskinick
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I'm thinking about doing it this year. I'm 17, and I want to know if it's fun at all. I know its work, and I'm down for it. Because I want to put this on my college application. I only get to ski every other weekend, but this will be an excuse for my parents to let me ski. Should I do it? The class schedule is pretty rigorous, but it will pay off I guess with the free ski pass, and all that shit. Thanks.

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Aug 13 2005 10:13AM
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Adamskinick
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^ill be able to ski more now because of it.

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Aug 13 2005 10:13AM
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Coalescent
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it would be dope but try to get into your park and pipe or instructor

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Aug 13 2005 10:36AM
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girl_jibBer
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ya it's worth it...you get to see some nasty injuries, but if you like it, it can lead to a paid position which is even better.

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Aug 13 2005 10:39AM
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duhamelski
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i think so, but not the type of patrol that has to get mad at people. a good patrol has gotta be chill with people who break the rules

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Aug 13 2005 11:34AM
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Sharpy
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i'm not sure how it works at your mountain, but ski patrol aren't alowd to hit the park features. I suppose it is better than instructing little kids though. now THATS a bitch


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Aug 13 2005 11:42AM
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Al_Smith
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just make sure you find out how much time they will give you to freeski


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Aug 13 2005 11:43AM
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bigeasy3223
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what mountain are u gunna patrol


Aug 13 2005 11:45AM
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nilzlet
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all you get at my moutain is a free pass, and free passes for your family, so its all old people who do it and get passes for their grand kids.

Aug 13 2005 11:46AM
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skoganskier101
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i think it is worth it. where would you be patrolling at? and bring some cool back to the ski patrol

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Aug 13 2005 11:52AM
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dynathug
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yea do it...but be chill with kids building shit...like look the other way and dont flip out

Aug 13 2005 12:14PM
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jeeesus
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Just don't be one of those asshole ski patrols.

Aug 13 2005 1:37PM
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bigsoxfan
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^word some patrollers r huge pricks

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Aug 13 2005 1:39PM
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skogenjake
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hah i thought this thread was about the movie ski patrol with george lopez and some white guys




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Aug 13 2005 1:41PM
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WONTON
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no just go session whatever theyre building

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Aug 13 2005 1:46PM
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bigsoxfan
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that movie was pretty funny actually....wicked stupid tho

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Aug 13 2005 1:49PM
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skogenjake
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its a beautiful thing.




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Aug 13 2005 1:54PM
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MistaSkier
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Nah, if you're a park instructor for beginners, it can actually be kinda fun. I did it just over Christmas break once. You get somewhat decent pay and you get to watch the kids you're teaching eat shit after you tell them that the 100 foot stepdown is a lot smaller than it looks.

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Aug 13 2005 1:54PM
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DuncanK
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THe ski intsructor thing is def. not worth it...a couple of my buddies did it last year and basically you do all the grunt work and there is not much time to freeeski at all

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Aug 13 2005 2:12PM
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A_T_K
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yeah dude i did it for 3 years and it is definately worth it, got to ski for free, and i didnt really do a whole lot of work since i was a junior. i just got to ski around a lot and cut lines and i would help somebody about once every two days i was up there, so i pretty much got to ride all day. i would only do it every other weekend though, because i wanted to go ride with my friends somewhere else. and its most definately good for college apps.

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Aug 13 2005 2:27PM
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montageskier
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What i would do is become an instructor an only do one class the whole day and then just ride for the rest of the day, thats how it is at my mountain.




Aug 13 2005 2:37PM
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BigJew
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Be nice to people that build jumps but be a total asshole to snowbladers!

Aug 13 2005 2:38PM
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ztragnoB
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^ let them be as long as they arent ignorant fucks when it comes to park ediquite. But a lot of patrollers at stratton are pricks, but also pussies. They will yell from the lift then we will yell back and they will tell us to "wait right there" and then they never show up.

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Aug 13 2005 5:18PM
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waynewong
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your clueless bro

next time your down for the count on some BC kicker and some "gay patroller" has to hike 50 minutes to rescue your ass, you should remind them of how you think

out west we have MAD respect for our patrllers...without them we would not have good pow days...so stfu and learn a lttle bit more about your sport

Aug 13 2005 7:55PM
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canuck
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I tried it last year and all the patrolers where all on such power trips that I quit.

Aug 13 2005 8:55PM
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dweezileast
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^i know that, sometimes they get cocky, and hyper. but what he said about having respect, so true. they saved my friend when he cased a bigass jump, and he WOULD have died

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Aug 13 2005 9:02PM
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canuck
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^yes agreed, but joining their ranks was like joining the darkside.

Aug 13 2005 9:05PM
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deleted000
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Yeah I don't think Patrol is aloud in the park. You can go in anyways just dont get hurt.

Aug 13 2005 10:00PM
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Adamskinick
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Im not planning on being able to hit the park anyway which I sorta understand. Im a shitty freeskier anyway, so I dont do much when I'm free. It would either be at a local hill or Bear Creek, in Pennsylvania. its got a decent park for Pa, but I almost might check out Blue Mtn. cause they have a high speed lift. and I hate slow lifts. so im looking all over the area

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Aug 13 2005 10:45PM
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Schnoodle.
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its good... most of the time you can go off and do your own thing anyway, have a good ski.. plus no lift lines, first lift on powder days etc..

Aug 14 2005 3:15AM
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Adamskinick
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we dont have powder days.

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Aug 14 2005 8:55AM
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lamp
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yeah, you dont want to be an idiot ski patroler

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Aug 14 2005 8:59AM
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triebby
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yea but we all know the world needs more cool patrolers

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Aug 14 2005 10:09AM
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RAnderson
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try getting into working at your park thats what i do i get paid to open and close the park make the jumps the way i like to ski them and then i ski the park all day and all i really have to do is carry around a radio to call in to ski patrol if anyone gets hurt

Aug 14 2005 1:17PM
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awsomecoolguy
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ya i was thinking about it too but i decided i hate them so much i couldent join them

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Aug 14 2005 1:35PM
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ejoy
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I'm sure it would be worth it, especially if it's just for now. Being in an environment that you love being in makes a job so much more fun.

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Aug 14 2005 2:39PM
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waynewong
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the whole "i hate patrollers" shit is so damm lame its amusing....


whats the beef....so they yel at you for puffin weed on the lifts...thats your prob not theirs

so your skiing like a jackass and they bust you...guess what your fault not theirs

i tell you what...come to Alpine this winter and introduce yourself to kyle or migs...tell them how you think..after they beat the shit out of you ... you can enjoy there 450 to distater on the rails

this has got to be the gayest thread ever...calling people out that have dedicated more of their life to skiing and the enjoyment of snow than any of you little pssy groms willl ever!

and a volunteer safter partoller is not a patroller...there just mall cops...real patrollers deserve your respect cuz they r the ones who will save your ass

Aug 14 2005 5:05PM
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skogenjake
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yeah definetly right







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Aug 14 2005 7:16PM
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powder_2_the_people
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fucking patroll... in verbier i only saw the patrollers get pissed once, and that was when this guy pissed in the gondola...


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Aug 14 2005 7:31PM
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theORANGEshovel
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i know ski patrols can carry u down the mountain but i was skiing wit some friends and we had a small jump that was only good for 180s and some grabs but it was really fun and like 10 ski partols skied by and they didnt care and then to old ones say u can build jumps they said that it blocked everyone skiing down the hill and the jump was like off in the powder where no1 skied and they started to wreck it....we were so pissed

Aug 14 2005 8:58PM
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Fr2Planker
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fuck patrol......you cant ski the way you want to and cant fuck around. And work in the summer bitch, ski in the winter

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Aug 14 2005 9:05PM
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waynewong
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ski mounatins are not allowed to permit people to build enhanced features without prior approval...it sucks but thats life...
even having terrain parks is a tenuous situation..next time ask the park crew or go BC...theres a reason why u dont see much big jump footy from mountains

its fd up but thats the deal...if you want to use their lifts u gotta listen to their rules...




Aug 14 2005 9:21PM
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eastAR5
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dont do it... i hate ski po

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Aug 14 2005 9:23PM
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J.Durst
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wow.. it would be funny as hell if u patroled and then some kids built a kicker or w/e and you say take it downa shit and they say something like shut up old udde that cant hit shit and then just pull a cork 7 and be like take it down.. haha that be mad epic... but all in all i would do it if i had more time... college and puttin in the hours dont work for me so... i would like to do that though... def. do it!
Aug 10 2007 9:24PM
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InitialG
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the thread is 2 years old, try again
Aug 10 2007 9:32PM
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Do it. Believe me, anything to do with skiing is awesome. If you love skiing as much as I do, you will love it. I tought at a tiny ass hill in NY this year, was so fun to be on the snow 5 days a week instead of only once. i would ride park after lessons, giving me 2 hours a day on weekdays and 7+ hours on saturday. It was sweet, i just love being on skis and snow.
Aug 10 2007 9:41PM
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mistaskia
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as much as i hate the ski patrol... i think its definatly worth it. as long as ur not one of the douche bag ski patrols.
Aug 10 2007 9:43PM
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dorikin
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It's a rewarding job it seems,if you wanna help people and do bitch work go for it. Working for a mountain in a skiing position seems like it would really suck though, unless you are coaching a team. My bro started instructing at Vail so he could ski more, now he gets like a handful of days a season to freeski, and the rest of his countless days are wiping little kids asses and dealing with shit. I guess having private lessons with chill kids is really rewarding but other than that, It basically ruined skiing for him. Also When he is in uniform there is a rule where you are not allowed to fall because It reflects badly on the resort, so he is constantly skiing like a pussy not progressing or pushing his limits becuase when he falls, he gets bitched out if someone sees him. I'm sure it is quite similar for Ski Patrol. People on the mountain want to be able to look up to you and trust you, skiing park and wiping out isn't conducive to that I guess.
Aug 10 2007 11:28PM
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TheButterHashira
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you get more skiing around than you would as an instructor and for the amount of time you work you actually get paid decently but most patrollers are asses in my experiances.
Aug 10 2007 11:32PM
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Bo_bot9
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your getting paid to ski. bottom line, If it gets old quite
Aug 10 2007 11:43PM
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SkierX
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I'm hoping that the original poster made up his mind by now.
Aug 11 2007 9:54AM
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