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Posted on January 29 2010 at 12:04pm by jamielee1333
I'm a recent 21 year old lady SUPER interested in the industry as a whole...Has been in it for 5 years riding and working...I'm coming from the midwest and have worked @ two shops out here....Shred Shop n' Viking Ski and Snowboards (Chicago, IL) I have no one or nothing tying me down, minus the cash flow, but was looking for 2nd, 3rd, and as many opinions as far as what could I/Should I get myself hyped up and get-it-goin as far as opportunities suitable for females not looking to become pro... work @ super shops out west? |
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Not too clear if you are moving out west. If so, sure you can work at a shop. A large number of the companies in the snowboard industry are out in Southern California, Portland and some in Seattle area. You can try getting a job in one of those companies. There are many if not more opportunities for females in the industry.
i would love to move out
i would love to move out west...i would like some kind of career in the field and not sure if working @ a shop would cut it all the way up to retirement ;)..... or could it?
JUST DIVE IN
working in a shop anywhere is a great job but moving to the west (CO,UT,CA,OR,WA) and working at a shop that makes an impact on the industry is a greater stepping stone. You can go east and get this also so depends on you and your geological interests.
I started driving a delivery truck for a shop in CO and ten years later I am a rep for one of the top four so if you want it you can get it. There are all sorts of ways to get it done but if you just absorb everything about the sport and work hard with little reward it will come around.
Just some BASIC friendly snowboarder advice. GOOD LUCK!
Career?
Looking back what I would have done is move out West (I was shooting for CO but Mt. Baker or anything out NW would have been cool too) and get a job that pays the bills - most important!
Don't know if you are/were in college, but get that business degree while you're young. Then hit up the companies because then you have something to offer them. Remember, they are not in business to hook you up, they are interested in what you can do for them. I just think it would be better to go to them with something to offer, instead of just offering to clean their floors or whatever.
This was just my "plan."