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What is the worst job a skier could have?
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Bandit2941
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You guys are overlooking the fact that teachers get every powder day off. Like I said before I'm a teacher and I get 60 days a year in. Sure the time is limited for vacations but the powder days make up for it, at least for me.
As several above have mentioned; most jobs at a ski area aren't very good for getting any skiing in. Being a lifty on a powder day is absolute torture!
4aprice
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snowmonster
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Same can be said about Bledsoe, right? Now, that he's retired, he can ski his brains out everyday. I think the point we were making is that while an athlete is under contract, he probably can't ski.
I'll say it again, being in education has its perks. This is my line of work too and I know of which I speak. There are a lot of people who work in downtown offices who can't get MLK, President's Day and Patriots' Day off but teachers and administrators can. You hardly ever have to work on weekends and, when it's a snow day, it's a ski day.
Just a few words about weekday skiing: I know that there are those among us who have their own businesses or have really flexible work schedules (good for you) but, if your job has a M-F workweek and you're really conscientious about what you do, in this economy, is blowing off a day of work just to ski really an option?
QFT, especially if you teach near a resort. If I had to live my life all over again, maybe I'd spend a year or two after college and teach history or math at a high school near Stowe.=)
That's true on snow day = ski day
St. Bear
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There's a big difference between a powder day and a snow day. What's more likely, a powder day on the mountain with little to no snow in the flatlands, or a snowday in the flatlands that also hits the mountains? Not to mention the "snowdays" that are due to ice.
Or you can get years like last year when there are so many snow/ice days that they start taking away the vacation days.
To reiterate, I'm not saying it's the worst profession to be a skier, but it's below average.
Cannonball
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Septic tank pumper. Nothing to do with skiing.....just the worst job.
hammer
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I doubt that they bother with courtesy flushes...:wink:
abc
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Not a problem.
Some of us work in teams, where you only need to pull your weight, which we can do by working longer hours on working days. Or taking the less popular shift like evening or weekends in exchange for a day off during the week.
Others have no worry. Either because their industry aren't affected or because their duty is essential to the company, they won't get laid off.
SIKSKIER
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I'll have go with proctologist.That job stinks whether your a skier or not.
riverc0il
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This is true only if it snows equally where you are teaching as it does in the mountains. A significant number of storms pound northern New England without hitting southern New England. And often times the biggest storms for SNE (snow days) don't hit the mountains as hard. Teaching gig is good for skiing but not great because you can't take the powder day unless your school gets cancelled too. Its certainly not the worst but not the best either.
The best job is one that gives you winter flexibility to take a vacation day or work a half day whenever conditions are good.
riverc0il
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You don't blow it off... you request a vacation day. Straight up, "hey, I live for this and I'll be more productive having this one day off".
If you're referring to people pretending they are sick to go skiing... you're right and anyone doing that can rot and I hope they loose their jobs (not joking either).
Maybe a dive master on a dive boat in a remote carribean island?
Several years ago we were diving in Roatan in March and I was talking to the local dive masters who said they had never seen snow or ice. A couple of the younger ones, about 20 years old had never been off the island. They asked me about walking or skating on a frozen pond and how they just couldn't understand the concept. I told tham that in a few days we'd be skiing in Vermont and they found that facinating too.
Several years ago we were diving in Roatan in March and I was talking to the local dive masters who said they had never seen snow or ice. A couple of the younger ones, about 20 years old had never been off the island. They asked me about walking or skating on a frozen pond and how they just couldn't understand the concept. I told tham that in a few days we'd be skiing in Vermont and they found that facinating too.
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I would always just call my manager and be like "Hi Scott, I won't be in today, see you tomorrow." The other bonus to my job was flexibilty in hours. This allowed me to make up any time if I wanted to or just take vacation hours. Of course I would never do this if I had important meetings, reviews, deadlines, etc.
abc
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I think that's the key.
I don't work in old fashion industry where "being there" is more important than getting the work done. So as long as I get my work done, my manager really couldn't care less which day I'm in or for how long I stay on a given day. Sure, I let my immediate manager know I'm "out of office" in case someone is looking for me. But it's really not that big of a deal.
Some others might answer their e-mail on the chair. I completely understand.
billski
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A temporary assignment on an oil rig for 6 months, starting in October.
Hawkshot99
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License Plate stamper at a state penitentiary?
It technically is a job, and I dont think there is any chance that person can call in sick to go skiing.
It technically is a job, and I dont think there is any chance that person can call in sick to go skiing.
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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.
Bandit2941
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That's because you live in NJ where there's hardly any snow! My school used 8 snow days last year, and I skied on every one of them. Sure, sometimes you get some ice and sleet mixed in, but having a day off because it's snowing and getting to ski is a great perk!
