Lift ops can be a fun job- except for when its not.
The coldest, prettiest lift at Moonlight.
It helps make the day move faster, and puts a spring back in your step.
Youll have a pass to the mountain now, so you have no excuse to not be skiing.
4.Youll learn your mountain quicklyif you dont already, and feel like a local in no time.
Youll meet people to ski with on your days off, and make friends out of it.
Nothing says family like burgers to celebrate two weeks injury free.
2.Sometimes your lift can be pretty isolated,or you may be the only op.
This is ideal if youre struggling that day, but can sometimes be a downer.
To counterpoint that, working the main lift can be pretty difficult.
3.Getting hit by the chair.It can, and will happen.
you’re able to miss a bump, or simply be unaware of your surroundings.
The weather I feel also fits under this.
There is nothing worse than being on a carpet in -10.
Working on different lifts every day can mean ending at a different time.
I usually dont make any plans until after seven p.m. because I never know when Ill leave.
Sometimes you share a shack with patrol…
All things considered, lift ops is a pretty chill job.
You get to spend your time on a mountain you love, helping people doing what you love.
