kateyk 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hey guys, I'm going to Happo-one to work in a month or so. I was just wondering if anyone's worked there before, or knows anyone who has, who knows what the living conditions are like (dorms, etc)... or any other little things I'd want/need to know. Working on lifts, don't really know what I'm letting myself in for there but should be good huh. Totally looking forward to it... and to try boarding! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 lifts,,,,not a good job at all Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Get as many days off as you can. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by kateyk: Working on lifts, don't really know what I'm letting myself in for there but should be good huh. Totally looking forward to it... and to try boarding! Thanks! You will be the first westerner I have seen working the lifts in Japan. Great place to start boarding. Don't forget your straw broom. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 yo TJ - gym tonight? apparently there were some aussies working up at cortina/norikura last year, i never saw them tho. katey - i think happo have dorms right at the bottom of the slopes, score! and if you like japanese boys, well there will be plenty of them too haha. are you working the lifts? you are in for a fun season! welcome to hakuba! Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by eskimobasecamp: yo TJ - gym tonight? Just about to stroll down there now. See you down there Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 ayeeeee Link to post Share on other sites
kateyk 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Yeah, days off sound like the go (so do the Japanese boys ) Oh yeah, this'll probably be a silly question, but does anyone know if you can get wireless internet anywhere at the resort or at nearby resorts? (We also get ski passes to Tsugaike and Iwatake) Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 thx Link to post Share on other sites
kateyk 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Not a good job? Why's that? I'd rather know now than find out later Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Lifts Im not a fan of working lifts. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 You don't get many days off as a lifty at some places, so watch out. Some warm gloves and thermals mightn't be a bad idea for standing around in the cold. I'd imagine sun block is cheaper at your end than in Japan. When it shines, the sun can be very bright in Hakuba. Fingers crossed that the Happo pass will be for the entire hill. My missus used to work at one of the biggest hotels and she only got a pass for 1/3 of them. The lifts are operated by two different companies now though, not three. The same thing happens at 47, where some worker passes and pension passes don't get Goryu. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Mr Wiggles: My missus used to work at one of the biggest hotels and she only got a pass for 1/3 of them. How can that be? I thought a famous news announcer like her only needs to show her face to get on any lift without a pass! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I worked a season as a liftie in Colorado and agree in part with the other guys. I enjoyed the job, helping people have fun is cool and you get to board to and from work and maybe slip in a few runs at lunch and maybe other times Ask to work as few shifts as they will let you and you can afford. On your days off get up early and wear your work coat to the mountain and bump up the hill with the other lifties on thier way to work and get lots of first tracks well before the punters get on the hill. Also the lift huts are good places to stash things during the day - food etc. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I don't think the lifties we knew at Happo last year got much time off at all - they all went night boarding at Kashimayari instead Link to post Share on other sites
jgraves 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 If you are working lifts, teach the other lifties how to hold em so they don't slam into the backs of skiers'/boarders' knees. Hope you enjoy Japan. And Hakuba. And bring lots of warm stuff to wear INSIDE your house. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I always feel sorry for those guys having to brush the seat for everyone and standing in the damn cold watching people going up to have a great time. TB, you should get boots that are higher than the chair seat or time it just right so your bum hits the seat before it hits your calves. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 We used to hold the chair back as long as we could with some smart asses. It soon mellowed them out Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 the trick (for a boarder) is to catch it with your back hand and hold it while u sit down. You basically do the job of the liftie who just stands there and watches you Link to post Share on other sites
snosurf 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 If you have trouble getting on a chairlift you should really be participating in some other sport like lawn bowls.... It's really not hard to look back, see when the chair is coming and then timing it so your ass lands on it. In Niseko Hanazono last year there was a really cute Japanese girl lifty at the bottom of the Hanazono 1 lift. I felt so sorry for her when it was cold and windy - she had a big oversized furry jacket but i just wanted to give her a big hug to warm her up Link to post Share on other sites
Bonio 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Quote: does anyone know if you can get wireless internet anywhere at the resort or at nearby resorts? I got wireless net while sitting outside the ticket office at the base of 47 last year. Not sure if was intentional or not, and I discovered it by pure fluke but I used it to check my e-mails a couple of times on my iPAQ. I would chuckle if I saw a row of people tapping away at laptops in full ski/snowboard gear this year. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 there are better jobs at resorts in Japan than being a liftie - much better and you'd pro'lly get more riding time too. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 good way to force yourself to study in a smokey lift shack. You can leach on someones system that is for sure. The happo dorms might even have wireless or you can share it with everyone for like 5 bucks a month. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I think we should do a survey of lifties. Some seem to have a young crowd. Others with the ojisan farmers. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 happo has a good mix of young crew and ojisan farmers, it's quite funny Link to post Share on other sites
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