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Old 03-23-2008, 12:05 AM
 
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All I can say is Breckenridge. But be forewarned... it's not cheap.
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Old 03-24-2008, 12:50 PM
 
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rando

This sounds great. I was planning a similar adventure prior to my induction into the Air Force many years ago. I first talked with the recruiter in late January when I was told that there were no openings till May ( this was during the Viet Nam era, so the Air Force was a VERY popular option back then ), so I started planning my trip to Colorado. Then one day a couple weeks later, I got a call from the recruiter saying that there was an opening next week and it was mine if I wanted it. With all of the pressure to avoid getting drafted, I said yes...and there went my big Colorado skiing adventure. Forty years later, I still havent done it. Moral of the story...don't let ANYTHING or ANYONE deter you. You'll probably hear a million and one reasons why you can't or shouldn't do it, and every one of them will be a big fat lie. Make up your mind to do it, then do it! I wish you the best!
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Old 03-24-2008, 04:39 PM
 
Location: New Zealand
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4.) lots of job opportunities - I'm pretty much open to anything as long as I have most days free for skiing
Don't get a day job. Work afternoons/nights/weekends and ski days. While working for the mountain (e.g. liftie) can be attractive (free pass), it often eats into a lot of ski time.

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what is the best way to find housing and a job?
Local papers. See if they're online and look up classifieds.
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Old 03-27-2008, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Jackson, WY. MUCH more snow, vert, etc. than any resort in CO.
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:03 AM
 
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Just some words of encouragement, DO IT! I was a snowboarding bum for a season in the Lake Tahoe area. It was the lowest paying job but the best job I have ever had, slept in my friends living room or in her bed (i.e., sort of couch surfed) now I am a college graduate and gratefully working in the field I studied which is rare. I carry those snowboarding bum days with me close to my heart! I think sunsprit said it well, I have a friend who would go out to Colorado every winter for snowboarding/working. He drove busses so this means he had a different class license but if you are responsible and a good driver, you may look into this!
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Old 10-27-2008, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Yootó
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There is no better place than living in Salt Lake City or outside of it and working at one of the many resorts. You will find abundant work and skiing. Of course, it is not really a "ski town", but it is a town with a lot of skiing and many employment opportunities...cheap housing too.
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Old 10-27-2008, 05:43 PM
 
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Just my .02--I would seriously look at Durango. Beautiful area and not as touristy as some of the others. Also Pagosa has always been able to maintain the small town feel. (No Walmart and 1 stoplight).

Durango not touristy? Seriously? If Durango's not the absolute most frequently visited tourist trap town in the entire state, it's certainly got to be up there near the top. It's also not really a ski town, in the true sense of the word. Purgatory (or DMR, whichever they're calling it these days) is a 30 minute drive north, and compared with numerous other options in the state, it's not very big, very interesting or very challenging terrain-wise where the actual skiing's concerned. Durango is and will always be a cycling town first and foremost.

I'd go with Gunnison, Steamboat, or Pagosa. Those are the most genuine, down-to-earth, least touristy ski towns in the state. If you want ritzy, obnoxious, overbuilt and expensive, go for Vail, Breck, Aspen or Telluride.
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Old 01-01-2010, 11:51 PM
 
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Default Ski Bum

I just got a trip booked, a guy is relocating out to california and he will drop me out anywhere I want between there...

Here are my predicament, I'm Junior in college now and Im taking a break inspired by one of my teachers actually. I think I can make it. Im a Georgia boy who has connections in Seattle,WA... Snoqualmie, I have made several cross country trips, but I had a car at the time... This time im going solo on foot with a bookbag with plenty of supplies and something to hold my board and im good. With my experience I feel like I can hold my own and find a job somehow mabe as a server with all my experience.

DO you guys have any ideas on what towns I should start looking at and consider relocating too? I have till the 8th to decide.

Dont worry I have plenty of money saved up for emergency reasons, im just trying to stay on a very short budget.,,

Im doing this till the winter season untill I start school back in the Summer I still have my job when I get back.

What towns are close to ski resorts with good bus transportatrions and ect.

Pointerd will be lovely. Ill be starting a blog with pictures and a journal

BTW any good places to camp out either?

Also Ive been looking around for roomates and what not I just need help on what cities first so I can research more
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Old 01-02-2010, 10:34 AM
 
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Well a couple of things to consider:

1. Most ski towns do their hiring in the fall and as housing is short that is when everyone gets that settled as well. To come in January you are going to have slim pickings on all that. It's doable but tough.

2. Best town I recommend is Vail. Vail and Beaver Creek has the best mountain and the wealthiest clients/tourists which means the best tips and it has a good bus system.

3. The cost of living is high. Going out for a night on the town in any ski town is going to be way beyond what you are used to. Rent is high, food is high, etc. Some employers have free ski passes or discounted ones but usually you have to sign up back in November for all that.

4. The best way to find roommates and jobs are via the local papers like the Vail Daily. Most of them are online.

5. Ski season ends mid April. However I always noticed business rapidly winds down from the 3rd week of march downwards with a corresponding decline in work as well. By April 20 all ski towns are dead. Most activity by then is people leaving town. May is for the most part a ghost town in any ski town. Restaurants and shops shut down.

6. Camping I don't think is an option. If you can find a place to camp it will not be anywhere near a bus route! Also the weather is brutal. I don't think you'll want to finish a day of work to drive 20 miles back to your tent and sit there all night freezing in -10 degree weather. I did seven years in ski towns and I know people that camped and based on everything I know don't let anyone talk you into it.

I did 8 ski seasons in Colorado, mostly in Vail and some in Steamboat, Aspen and Summit County. Feel free to ask questions.

Keep us updated with what you decide on.
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Old 01-04-2010, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
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Be prepared for extremely cold weather camping if that's what you intend in Colorado. Overnight lows are easily below 0 in many areas. In my personal experience, your sleeping bag should be rated 20 degrees lower than the lowest temp you expect to encounter. I've got a 0 degree synthetic bag that I'm okay in down to about 18 degrees. Anything below that and it's too cold for me. This is to say: you'll need a down bag that's rated to about -30 to be of any use to you here.

Plenty of ski towns in CO have what you're looking for. Vail, Winter Park, Aspen, Breckinrigde, Crested Butte. They're all over the state, just pick one you like.

The good thing about what you're doing is there's lots of young people in Colorado doing the same thing. This means you'll have company, like-minded people who help eachother out.

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I just got a trip booked, a guy is relocating out to california and he will drop me out anywhere I want between there...

Here are my predicament, I'm Junior in college now and Im taking a break inspired by one of my teachers actually. I think I can make it. Im a Georgia boy who has connections in Seattle,WA... Snoqualmie, I have made several cross country trips, but I had a car at the time... This time im going solo on foot with a bookbag with plenty of supplies and something to hold my board and im good. With my experience I feel like I can hold my own and find a job somehow mabe as a server with all my experience.

DO you guys have any ideas on what towns I should start looking at and consider relocating too? I have till the 8th to decide.

Dont worry I have plenty of money saved up for emergency reasons, im just trying to stay on a very short budget.,,

Im doing this till the winter season untill I start school back in the Summer I still have my job when I get back.

What towns are close to ski resorts with good bus transportatrions and ect.

Pointerd will be lovely. Ill be starting a blog with pictures and a journal

BTW any good places to camp out either?

Also Ive been looking around for roomates and what not I just need help on what cities first so I can research more
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