Working @ a Ski Resort in Copper Mountain, CO

+ $ / ★★★★★

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DONE BY: Anna Greene | Auburn High School '16 | Stanford U. '21

HOW OPPORTUNITY WAS FOUND: coppercolorado.com

LENGTH: 5 months

LOCATION: Copper Mountain, Colorado

FUN: ★★★★★

PERSONAL GROWTH: ★★★★★

KIND OF PERSONAL GROWTH MOST EXPERIENCED:

Healthy relationships

DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: 

• 8am-9am: wake up
• Either spend the whole day snowboarding with my friends or waitressing at my job
• In the evening (either at 5 or 11pm depending on my shift) I hung out with my friends either at an apartment or we went to the bar to hang out or see music.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK/ACTIVITIES DONE: 

• Snowboarding!
• Hanging out with friends!
• Waitressing

HOW MANY HOURS OF WORK DID YOU DO PER WEEK? 40

IN EXCHANGE OF WORK, PROVIDES: 

• Free shift meal
• Discounted housing

TOP TIPS: 

Apply to as many ski resort jobs as possible and you will definitely get a job somewhere. If you have no previous work experience lift-ops will probably still hire you.

MOST MEANINGFUL LESSON TAKEN AWAY: 

Friendships and love don't have to be hard or painful