how much money does someone in ski resort management make?
im in highschool and looking into careers and thought of this. i just want to know if you can make enough money to support yourself without haveing to get a second job.
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Specific salary ranges vary greatly depending on the size of the resort, its Length of season, and what the resort amenities are in the off-season. Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, Engineering, Planning, and most of the off-snow-behind-the-scenes jobs (management and non-management) continue all summer long at large resorts. Base Managers, Mountain Operations, Rental Shop, and Food Service positions generally are seasonal. Many of the managers in those areas work in some other capacity at the resort if there are off-season things there such as a golf course, water park, or alpine slides. The resort I patrol at is run by a management company that also operates three summer camps and a fun park. Everyone in the management at the resort works at one of those other locations in the summer. While not actually on the ski resort property, it is the same company so they maintain benefits and same pay rates. Large resorts with on site hotels or rental properties also have managers who remain at the resort all year since many resorts rent the lodge out for weddings and events. Your best bet is to take up something like accounting, marketing or advertising (and take some hospitality management classes too) and then get a job at a resort. You still get the same perks as the on-snow guys and have a better chance at scoring a year round gig.
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I saw a show about a head guy at Breckenridge ski area and he was so busy he only skied like 10 days a season. So keep that in mind...
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crikeys got it. I have a degree in ski area management....... lot of good it did. i worked one season and realized I never got on snow. I quit, (the money was enough) but now I work in Interior design, my minored subject in school. I ski around 75 days a year and still make enough to get by.
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Remember, you can ruin the fun of skiing if you get a job managing a ski resort. Most times you just want to get away from work. Well you can't get away to your favorite place (the ski resort) if that is your job as well. Just try getting a job that pays a lot, that you will somewhat enjoy, and then spend all your money at the ski resort! Or consider a part time job at the resort or becoming an instructor so you get all the good discounts.
