 Poster: A snowHead
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hi all,
sorry if this isn't the place for this, but hopefully someone can provide some advice, or maybe even share some personal experiences...
has anyone ever been a lift operator? know anyone who has? i'm considering being one this winter out in salt lake city. my only reservation at this point is that i was told (at the mountain i'm looking at) lift ops work 5 days a week (all day long the days they work) and i'm wondering how much skiing i'll actually get to do. i know that you rotate positions so you get a run every so often (every hour maybe?). but would i be able to get significantly more skiing in if i got a different job, like working at a lodge or restuarant on the mountain?
i don't mind shovelling snow or working out in the cold...i just want to ski!
as a liftie, will i get to ski enough to satisfy my urges?
thanks all,
manz
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to snowHeads, manzrek 
I can't help you with any facts; you would have a glorious view, but it could get a bit dull...
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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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manzarek,
Are you miserable, surly, easily irritated, happy to help women and ignore men, adept at tutting and don’t get ever get bored, then your made for it.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Are you miserable, surly, easily irritated, happy to help women and ignore men, adept at tutting and don’t get ever get bored, then your made for it.
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This is America you have to have an inane grin on your face, work out a hundred different ways of saying 'have a good one'. With the deepest insincerity, then go ballistic if you do not receive a tip half the GDP of a developing nation.
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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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| This is America you have to have an inane grin on your face, work out a hundred different ways of saying 'have a good one'. With the deepest insincerity, then go ballistic if you do not receive a tip half the GDP of a developing nation. |
Tip for a lifty? never seen it. Mind you, the only place I have skied in North America was Fernie - didn't see it happening there.
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The best job that lets you get a lot of skiing in is as a bar person on the evening shift, typically this means being able to ski from 10.30 till 15.30 plus getting tips, lifties have to do a lot of hard work, look for evening jobs to get as much time on the slopes as possible
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