ski resort jobs pennyslvania/ new york area?

Question

ok so after my cousin graduated from high school he got a job at a ski resort in winter park colorado and moved out there and had a blast. I'm thinking about doing that but I want to find a job at a ski resort in pennsylvania or new york area. I've never been skiing or snowboarding but I would like to learn how to and I think it would help if I worked at a ski resort. could you guys please help me. I've been looking online on google but I havent had any luck. what I need is one that would hire someone who is 18, offers housing, how to apply, and lists benefits (if any). could you guys please help me find some websites with this info.


also if you are recommending a resort you have worked at could you please tell me what you did and what you liked and didnt like about the resort.

Answer 1

Most of the PA resorts don't offer housing. The vast majority of the seasonal employees are locals. You might be better off trying to get a job at Windham or Hunter of you need housing. Vermont resorts will give you a place to stay and food. Killington, Stratton, Mt. Snow, Okemo, all hire people from other places. Sometimes they have employee housing, sometimes they don't.

I worked at Ski Big Bear last winter in Lackawaxen, Pa. It's a tiny hill close to my house. I also looked at Elk and Montage (Sno) Mountain. Pay and hours and bennies were all about the same. We had a few kitchen workers and 1 liftie who were imported. They had a house (all 7 of them) that the resort owners rented for them. Everyone else was local. Even most of the VT resorts leave housing up to you if you are a US citizen. They really only like to put up the imported employees.

Bennies are slim. Free skiing and discounts at the cafeteria are about all the benefits you'll get. Again, most resorts are only looking for seasonal employees. Also, PA law allows resorts to hire seasonal employees and not pay them overtime. So if you are making $9/hour running a lift and work 45 hours one week...kiss and time-and-a-half goodbye.

Every ski area lists their available positions on their website. You should start by looking at individual resorts and see what is available. There is always a phone number or email to ask further questions.

If you live in the PA/NY area and can reasonable drive to a resort from your house, then you should start there.

I'd go west if you want a job. My friends who work out west also did not/ do not have employee housing. One had a cheap shck outside Winter Park, another one lives in Taos, and another rented a dirtbag place outside of Crested Butte. All were/are cheap places. Likewise, cheap housing can be found near Killington. Good luck finding cheap digs anywhere else in VT close to the resorts.

Answer 2

I agree, go WEST! I'm originally from the east also, but have lived in the Rockies for 12 years now. I will NEVER go back. Once you ski Rocky Mountain powder you'll never ever consider skiing in the east coast again. Trust me. (well, MAYBE Vermont, but only after a storm or something...)

Anyway, like the other person said, either CO or UT is perfect. My preference is the Salt Lake City resorts. There are many right close together and also a big city (SLC) nearby where you can do city activities, or get extra work too. I don't know if the resorts provide housing, but there should be plenty of housing in the SLC area. Just check various apartment websites.

You could take lessons too, so don't worry about that. You'll learn over time.

If you are set on the NY area, probably northern NY isn't bad (Lake Placid?), but I don't know much about the east coast ski scene anymore.

However, I'm biased toward the Rockies, obviously. :) Good luck.

Answer 3

Seriously, East Coast snow sucks. It's icy and flat. Your cousin had it right, go to a ski town in CO or UT. You can get a job at the resort and you get a free season pass and then you can find a roomate no problem and have the time of your life. Just be careful and don't get caught up in the drinking and drugs. Not that I am opposed to extra curricular activities myself, but I see sooooo many kids come here and end up hungover and sleeping all day and not riding.

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