Students resort to winter work
By Chris PentMa
Emerald Contributor
Imagine trading in your books and the Oregon
rain to spend winter term on tin- ski slopes and
working in a ski resort
Many University ski fanatic's are doing just that
at resorts suc h as Sun Valley. Ida , Keystone re
sort in Colorado and Oregon's Mt Bachelor Sun
Valley Ski Resort will i>e on campus Nov 1 *» re
cruiting students for the winter season.
Interviews will take place in Century Room C at
the EMU. Interested students should visit the Stu
dent Employment office in Hendricks Hall for
more Information
Carolyn Miller, a University senior majoring in
business, plans to spend her winter at Sun Valley
Miller plans to work evenings as either a house
keeper or a food service employee at the ski re
sort.
"I want to spend the mornings and the after
noons skiing," she said. "Skiing is so expensive I
don't want to miss this opportunity. 1 want to ski
all I can."
College students who work at Sun Valley either
rent an apartment or stay in a dormitory located
within the ski resort. Dorm rcx>m costs average
around $70 a month, and a typical two-bedroom
apartment in the Sun Valley area rents for $000 a
month.
Many students, like Gary Bennett, an econom
ics and political science major, decide to share an
apartment to keep costs at a minimum.
Bennett said he plans to share a two-bedroom
apartment in Sun Valley with three friends
"Sun Valley is far less expensive than Colorado
ski areas, where a holo-ln-the-wall, two-bedroom
apartment can rent for SI 100 a month," Bennett
said.
Kura Kisto. a spokeswoman for Keystone Resort
in Dillon, Colo., agreed with Bennett, saying
housing in Colorado tends to run higher.
"Last year I paid $000 a month for an average!
one-bedroom apartment.” Kiste said, "And for
employee housing, it costs anywhere between
Sl(M) and $300 a month." she said
Kiste said mns! students are hired In operate ski
lifts or to teach ski classes Others work in the re
sort iis kitchen helpers or housekeepers
Kiste s.iul winter is the busiest time at key
stone, and college students .ire hired for the
Christmas season
"We expect to hire between 200 and 250 stu
dents to work at Keystone during Christmas
break, from mid-December through January.'
Kiste said
Typic al jobs ,jt Sun Valley are similar to those
at Keystone. Including food propping, fcxxi bus
sing and bartending
There are also bakeries and movie theaters
nearby that employ students
Shannon Besoyan. a spokeswoman for Sun Vul
ley. said although most jobs pa* minimum wage,
some pay more depending on a student's work
experience Students who work at Sun Valley
also pay less for a ski pass Instead ol paying S I 1
a day to ski, students pay S12 a day.
Ken Kleeker. Director of Skiing at Ml Bachelor,
said the University's trimester system makes it
easier for them to recruit student workers
Students arc1 usually interviewed for jobs six
weeks before the' jobs fiegin
Wayne Allen, u recruiter for Sun Valley, said
Sun Valley employers wants to hire" a total of tVO
students recruited from the University of Wash
ington, Oregon State University and the Universi
ty They will be hlrod mainly for restaurant jobs
"Wo am Icxiking to staff the mountain restau
rants," Allen said "These am generally H-hour
day positions We try lo gel forty hour weeks out
of the students "
Most students average two-and-a-half days of
skiing per week, he said
Both Miller and Bennett said they are looking
forward to putting away their Ixxiks and flitting
the slopes They sex; this as an opportunity of a
lifetime
"I'm doing it for the fun of it," Bennett said
Miller agreed, saying. "Soon i ll have a re.ii job
and lots of responsibilities "I! you like skiing,
this is just something you want to do "
MADD
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Bill Rue, president of the
MAPO's Lano County chapter,
said his involvement with th«;
group began four years ago,
shortly after his son died in an
alcohol-related accident
"I'm hoping tins your that
there are no fatalities, that no
one gets that phone (all from :
police officer," he said.
Rite said MAD!) recently es
lahlished a telephone hot-line
for victims and families of
drunk driving to < all for help or
support T h e n u m b e r is
1-800-598-62:1 it
Police officers from Eugene
and Springfield were also on
hand and said their involve
ment is more substantial this
holiday season, helped by the
recent addition of the DDI! car
to the Eugene police depart
ment
Pfuakj t»y Oanlyft
Bill fhca, president ol the Lane County chapter ot MADD, ties a red
ribbon on Eugene s DUII car, which was made to track drunk drivers
Tho Ut11 cur is designed spe
(ificully to track, down drunk
drivers and is even equipped
with a video camera to catch
offenders on flint. More than
100 arrests havo idreativ been
made with the car. which made
Hs debut In late September,
EPDGipt. James Horton said
To receive a red ribbon nr for
more information, call MAD1)
at 343-8115
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