Job Me

Hello World! So trying to find a job is not as easy as some may think, I have applied to several places, but mainly I am applying to ski resorts. Falls Creek, Mt Buller, Perisher and Thredbo in Australia, The Remarkables in NZ and currently doing the master plan in Canada with Global Work & Travel. Hoping to work the southern hemisphere season before going to Canada in November, once there though, I hope after a year or so to get in with the managers and what not and do this stuff!




Which would be snow grooming, looking after the runs, terrain features and what not, I have loved working on "diggers" for years, Dad has always had Bobcats, Tractors, Trucks, Excavators and what not, and it has just been a part of my life, have done it for work, my good mates family run heavy machinery, and as so, what could be cooler than looking after a ski resort? Make the runs, then snowboard on them! It would take a few years to get the job though, resorts obviously have to make sure their runs are top notch, so they don't let anyone out on the runs, word is it takes about three years of training before they let you loose.

Been researching everything snow and snowboard related over the last week, everything from the jacket with powder skirts, what colour lense to get with your goggles, repairing a gouge in your board with a P-Tex wand, and several videos and tutorials on the subject. While this by no means makes me a seasoned pro, it gives me some knowledge of what I am up against. People often wonder about my photography and they say my photos are good, I don't personally think that, but it's the feedback I have been getting, they wonder how my photos look good when I have been shooting for such a small time, and I can tell you that it's not some secret gift, I read up on photography for years and years before I got my camera, so I had a ton of knowledge ready to test out and apply once I had the hardware, all I have to do is perfect it and get it down to a system. Knowledge is power, remember that, and that is why I am learning as much about snowboarding and the snow as I can, so when I am in the situation I will have some understanding, but obviously reading and watching videos by no means gives you any experience.

Knowledge is nothing unless you can use it, but having it gives you a significant advantage. The trick is, don't be a tool and think I have researched this, I know more than the instructors and guys who have been here for years then go blabbing your mouth off, because nothing makes up for practical hands on experience and you will look and be a total idiot. At the same time, don't just accept what anyone says for the word of god, for all you know they could be spinning shit to look like they are pro, but the last thing you want to do is try to show someone up just to fail. I know I went on about that, but I think there is a difference between the guys who want to learn more, and the guys who want to seem like a hotshot because they watched a video on YouTube... I have dealt with those kinds of people, and it shits me, so the last thing I want is to be made out like I am one of them.

Well that is all really, just super keen to get out there and start, hopefully hear something back from the jobs I applied for soon!

Sam

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