What is the worst job a skier could have?

[UVSHTSTRM]

I was a lift-op at snowbird for one season on the Gad II lift. Best job on the hill I skied every day including the days I worked. I got the 7:45 - 8:00am tram (with a few other lifties and a few ski patrol) up to the summit and got to ski from the summit down to Gad II at 8:00 am. The days it snowed hard 24 " - 36" a few lifties including myself needed to ski with ski patrol to get clearance at designated avalanche work in progress areas. One of the best days I remember was a 30" storm in early January. It was storming and dark at 8:00 am snow drifts to 48" and it was only a few of us that are skiing from the summit. As I’m skiing I could see flashes of light and than hear big explosions from the other patrollers conducting avalanche control work in other areas of the resort, what an experience that was.

The days I worked it was one hour working and one hour off to ski, one and half hours working, one hour to ski. I got about 3 hours a day of skiing on the days I worked. I worked four - five days a week. I was paid for 8 hour days, and believe it or not I got full medical and dental.

If you are going to work at a ski resort be a lift-op and work the upper lifts.

It's to my understanding that many other resorts do not let the lifties ski while on the clock, reason, insurance.

The problem at Waterville while I was there was the fact that many would quit, other wouldn't show up due to hangovers, basically we were short staffed often. Combine South Africans with American college kids and a party school like PSC you tend to have many many "sick" days.

 

[lolkl]

Snowplow driver, maybe? Then you'd need to always be plowing when it's dumping instead of heading up for fresh pow.

Or a Hawaiian Tropics model. Because then you'd be in the tropics.

Other ideas?

(... can you tell we need more )

I operate a front end loader for work. I go out around 4am if it snowed and get done around 10:30. I do miss the first chair when it snows but I got in 103 days of skiing last season. I worked 89 days. I am paid on salary so I get the same money ( 4G/ mo ) even if it doesn't snow. Many times when it snows, the patrol can't get the upper mountain opened until I get there. Funny that the first words on this thread are " snowplow driver."
Being a liftie can suck. Night janitor is MUCH better. Teacher? Please. I guess if 20 days a year, mostly on weekends and holidays is good then I suppose it could be done.

 

[lolkl]

Another perk to running a big loader is that I can park at the bottom of the stairs at the base area, in my loader, and walk up to my locker.