Bridger Bowl, MT, Pays Staff End-of-Season Bonus After Early Closure After an early end to its season, Bridger Bowl in Montana is doing everything it can to take care of its employees. Warm weather and poor snow conditions forced Bridger Bowl to end its season on March 22, 2026. To make up for the lost final weeks of work, employees at Bridger Bowl will be receiving an end-of-season bonus, helping […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | May 13, 2026 0 Comments
Is This the Best Job in the World? Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Skiing makes the world go-’round… and lifties make the chairlifts go ’round. Lift operators, or lifties, are some of the coolest people on the mountain and work in one of the most awesome positions in the job market. Whether the liftie works at a smaller, local mountain or a more commercialized mountain, they are […] Featured Article Jesse | December 13, 2021 2 Comments
With Borders Closed, Canadian Ski Resorts Will Be Forced to Hire Domestically COVID-19 has posed a plethora of questions with regards to this upcoming ski season. Among the many issues at hand, sourcing local employment for ski resorts is one of them. In a typical ski season, Canadian ski resorts hire a large bulk of international workers to operate lifts, run lodges, and fill hospitality positions. However this season, due to closed […] Industry News Spencer Cox | August 17, 2020 0 Comments
Angry Vail Resorts Employee Places Sign In Front of Beaver Creek, CO Webcam In a letter to employees earlier this month, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz advised that in the best interests of the community, those who can return home should do as soon as possible. This also included any who had summer jobs with the company lined up. The direction came from Eagle County officials, and the company gave employees 10-days to relocate […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2020 0 Comments
How Ski Resorts Are Fighting The Employee Shortage Crisis Brighton, Utah Snow Cat Maintenance Ski resorts are finding it harder and harder to find employees with the unemployment rate at an all-time 50 year low. With more and more jobs coming on the market with better wages, benefits and, stability the vintage ski bum life is becoming harder to live. Thankfully, resorts big and small are putting in the effort […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | November 20, 2019 5 Comments
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