A day in the life of a Perisher Lift Operator- extended version

Ever wondered what it was like to work at Perisher Ski Resort as a Lift Operator? Check out some of our Perisher crew as they show you the ropes of what it is like to work on Front Valley Lifts.
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[@bdbatu]

16 years of being a lifty was the best years ever! This winter will be the first season not working at one but I will alway miss the good friends and good times!

[@alexnielsen6880]

I would really want to do this when leave school, but anyways im still going on a ski trip with the school stdents and 4 teachers this year at perisher.

[@SkiGearTV]

Lifties and patrollers are what keep a ski hill running. Awesome vid guys.

[@BlueTJay]

Just finished my 5th winter season at Park City in Utah, being a "liftie" is the best job on the mountain. At 71, i've done it all, now I have a "great office" and meet 1000's of guest every day! Keeping fit in a healthy environment, better than attending the gym! Being a business owner wasn't this much fun! Recommend it to anyone at least for 1 season!

[@LuluBowenTarot]

So cool, a service industry where your clients are generally in a good mood. Then you have the awesome mountain views... and no doubt the apre ski. Man, I wish I were 20 again.

[@Slainz_Editz]

how old are u

[@GregNTaylor]

That was really well done! I was a Lifty at Thredbo for 4 seasons, really miss it.. now I'm stuck in an office all day.. So go do it! head down there and be a LIFTY!

[@smokinmangoblair4801]

What was the wage?

[@arcturusbbqsausagemaking2435]

I am a welder fabricator and built skilifts for borvig / partec for almost twenty years . although I did work as a chair operator and froze my ass off on top of the mountain. I think one of the things that kept me warm is laughing at the beginners getting off the chair lift and falling on their ass lol!!

[@SkiGearTV]

Borvig? They installed a chairlift up on Berthoud Pass, Colorado. The place closed down and now that lift spins at Mt. Crescent, Iowa. Best part? I've ridden that exact same lift at both ski hills. Wonder whatever happened to Gary Shulz?

[@harrisonrutledge5]

Awesome! Great attitude. I’ll be a Lift Op this year in Washington state. Can’t wait. Thanks guys!

[@halleberry6486]

1:08 Jesse Pinkman from breaking bad doppleganger?

[@SerenityMiya2009]

+Halle Berry I think you meant Doppelmayr :p

[@nickmadden986]

@@SerenityMiya2009 xD

[@CaseyRounds]

Classic

[@adamhernandez4903]

Gonna be a lifty at mammoth this year!

[@jcspeirman3215]

i worked Mammoth late 80s its a cool town.

[@Nordic42000]

Blone everywhere im on it. See you soon perish, and blondes!

[@aaronmeier7497]

00:50 doppelmayer thats makes me proud to be an austrian guy haha and and its even from vorarlberg where i come from :)

[@saadadib5391]

Coming to perisher this weekend and I hope that everyone is as friendly. First time on the snow and looking forward to it. 👍🏻

[@supremetempo]

as in penguins and eskimos and snow and ICE?!?

[@blakeellison8164]

apply online & go to one interview, easy as that. see you 2013 ;)

[@louisecassidy5991]

Easier than that, just appear the first day it really snows. Lots have drifted away sick of waiting about.

[@louisecassidy5991]

4 years a Perisher liftie, 1977-80, when women were only just starting to work outside. Relief operator on Mt P serving Olympic, Eyre, and top of old chair. Does the old chair still even exist? Then when Sun Valley chair opened, top station there was mine for permanent, unless we closed with wind. Yup, best days of my life. Skied my butt off, already a skier, my dad skied there in the 30's, long before any lifts, one or two runs per day! I remember Smiggins before the lifts, the Pink Hut on the left, pot belly stove and veggie soup, and a rope tow down below the road as you go up a little further. Smiggin Holes? I remember being about 8 years old and we walked over and stood in the floor of that little valley while Dad described what was about to happen, not a lift in sight. What is a smiggin hole? The gouge a cow's tongue makes in salt blocks. Smiggins was originally a salt camp, for summer grazing cattle. Oh yeah, you want to work lifts, just be there the moment the snow comes. Many hang around for a while waiting for snow, then drift away, so the day it snows, they want you.

[@timmo5192]

I was a lifty like 12 years ago and everyone was just trying to gossip and talk behind other peoples backs at work, specially the returning older staff were the most immature. I think it was just that resort maybe.

[@MrAlemannus]

job interview today woo!

[@MrHynd93]

Did you get it?

[@charlieman330]

whos the blonde bombshell?

[@hankmoody5514]

that blonde is stellar

[@JS-qg1ie]

Hank Moody Her name’s Kiri 🤪

[@human.rationally]

Hiring?

[@louisecassidy5991]

Just turn up the minute it really snows, best way.

[@todddawes2759]

Heaps of familiar faces from that season....

[@khunopie9159]

Totally fair dinkum show and tell mates!

[@rupertdenham239]

Hey Perisher how much do you get an hour as an operator? (adult )

[@nickjames8709]

So, I know absolutely nothing about lifting or snowboarding. I'm simply looking for seasonal work with good pay. Will I be able to do this? Do I need to learn to ski?

[@louisecassidy5991]

Just turn up the moment real snow arrives. You will be skiing in a week, but take at least one beginner lesson.

[@DougglesMagnificent]

wholesome, totally average kinda cutie! sometimes they're exactly what i want and nothing else will do, you feel me? anyway liftie is a fun PT job, i did it off and on while i was also teaching at the same resort (canada). loading quads is chill but for t-bar duty you'd better be in good shape. a t-bar track can turn into quite a mess when the wrong people start a pile up lol

[@louisecassidy5991]

Load. Look up the line, check tickets, load, look up the line, check tickets. Load, look up the line, check tickets. No pile ups if looking!

[@lsayed73]

OoOoOo I HAVE BEEN THEREEEEE

[@Encrylius]

Being a lift operator blows ass. I worked at Copper Mountain for 2 years while in school and you just get to watch people have fun all day. It's not that hard but I rather be snowboarding haha

[@tonykartracer8032]

Yeah.... but you get to see a bunch of cute chicks all day though.

[@Encrylius]

Tony Kart Racer Meh..

[@thisonewastaken1]

Say you're a bitch ass without saying you're a bitch ass. Come on dude. Don't be pathetic.

[@StFrancisWestonConn]

Where?

[@julianbeaver1955]

hard work......

[@louisecassidy5991]

Australia. Yeah, good hard work, steady not heavy.

[@chrisjones245]

but what is it like to be an operator compared to an attendant? they looked like they were performing attendant duties rather than combining with maintenance crew in start up and shut down procedure, and also the stuff during the day?

[@louisecassidy5991]

Operator is attendant. Stop, start, load, check tickets, watch, stop button, safety. Maintenance is another crew, slope grooming another crew, and snow making in the night another crew. Lifties have to erect and remove fences morning and night for groomers. Also put atke boat away and out in the morning.

[@chrisjones245]

@@louisecassidy5991 so attendants arn't lifties?

[@regard60]

hey perisher how do you become an operator?

[@louisecassidy5991]

Be there the day it snows.

[@timmac5142]

why so many farrkin Australians

[@tristenbaylis8670]

One might assume that they are in Australia

[@owenmagee9168]

Maybe because it is in Australia

[@mieschglenn]

Hey wow! This is in Australia between Sydney and Melbourne!??? I didn't know you guys have a ski resort, even snow at all. Thought you only have snow north of australia. So how secure is it that you have snow in Perisher and when does your winter season start and how long does it last? Greetings from Switzerland :)

[@tiamcevoy8335]

yes we have a couple snow resorts perishers snow can vary somedays power somedays a bit icy but if it does not snow they always have the snow machines running in winter which make snow the winter season starts around june give or take its last a couple months so yea hope that answers your questions I don't know much but i hope this helped.

[@sk8erdude173]

being a lifty/park shaper is the best job ive ever had. only down side is not snowboarding all day.

[@JuanCruz-cw6fm]

is it difficult to be a lift operator ?

[@sk8erdude173]

+john wolf nah man

[@JuanCruz-cw6fm]

no ? cool where did you work ?

[@sk8erdude173]

+john wolf Smokey mountain, Labrador city NL, Canada mostly Palma lifts but we do have a chair lift!

[@JuanCruz-cw6fm]

Amazing views !!!

[@mickrowe1600]

Does this job require a high level of skiing/snowboarding ability?

[@vaughnsigal4560]

You'd need to be fairly confident in your ability, and have at least a few seasons under your belt. It's more just fitness that you need loads of

[@benjaminc8789]

Vaughn Sigal If you know how to rack a line of coke , you’ll be set .

[@louisecassidy5991]

You learn real quick!