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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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in early December offered patrollers a new contract that increases the hourly pay of each patroller by $3.89 for a median wage of $30 with a range of pay from $23.50 an hour for first-years to $46 an hour for veterans.
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For some perspective Colorado minimum wage is $15.16 per hour, with a median around $28 (depending on source).
I'm not sure what would be consider a "fair" wage. The most medically qualified are probably earning at least equal to, probably even a little more) than they would as an EMT. Plenty don't really have any serious qualifications. While the most experienced are certainly skilled $46 probably reflects that.
Nobody ever got into ski patrol as a serious career or even to make money. Of course there are some nice benefits to the job, that can't be ignored.
The bigger issue is probably lack of affordable housing and general high cost of living in Telluride.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Surprised there not a 20% tip on each lift pass
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| Surprised there not a 20% tip on each lift pass |
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Telluride is having a tough season.
Low snow in early season, followed by patrol strikes in peak season.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| stanton wrote: |
TBH.. Ski Patrol are treated like S H ! T by Corporate .. I fully support them !!
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If you'd like to go on strike in sympathy, you have my full support. 
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| boarder2020 wrote: |
The bigger issue is probably lack of affordable housing and general high cost of living in Telluride. |
Isn't that generally the problem with everyone working in a ski resort (particularly in America).
I don't know that area but it seems like anywhere that's commutable (even not in the actual resort) for North American resorts is eye wateringly expensive to the point where you end up with people having to live like ski bums in over occupied apartments etc even if they're technically on decent money.
It becomes self selecting in that the only people willing to put up with that are the ones who want that lifestyle. Sooner or later, even those people won't tolerate it..... particularly when they see lift passes going through the rough and the big resort owners making big money standing on their shoulders.
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