Hi. I’m Ben Benton from Flagstaff, Arizona. I believe that you will enjoy my daily journal from Winter Park, Colorado, Ski Resort during spring break 2000. I left downtown Flagstaff Sunday morning, March 19 with my skis, duffle, laptop computer, and portable 4-person spa, and ended up at Snoasis, a lodge midway up the mountain in Winter Park. My journal will continue through the end of March. You’ll read about Winter Park Ski Resort, Snoasis, Sunspot Lodge, the great people who work here, and anything else I can think of to write about.

I’m the author of “National Park Employment Data,” a guide to working in national parks, which is available for purchase on my web site at www.gorp.com/nped/. I’ve been working in national parks and ski areas off and on for over twenty years.

Because I want the data in my book to always be fresh, I continually test the concepts, employers, and tips that I provide. I first worked at Winter Park in the late 70s while I was a student at Arizona State University.

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Friday, March 24, 2000

Short Timer

Tomorrow is my last day here. I’ll be working Lunch Rock, at 11,200 feet at the top of Mary Jane. All the food for Lunch Rock is prepped at Snoasis and taken up in the snow cat.

Today I served pizza in Mama Mia’s to the ski school students and instructors. Since Mama Mia’s is closed for the season, we are just running Tony’s frozen pizzas through the oven for the hour or so that the ski school is here for lunch. They have the option of a hamburger, cheeseburger, hot dog, grilled cheese, grilled ham and cheese, wedge sandwich, small chili or soup, or two slices of pizza, plus a side of fries, Fritos, fruit, or Jell-O, and a beverage.

After ski school, I just helped out where needed by bussing, washing dishes, stacking chairs, and stocking.

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