Oregon Lifties Get A Pay Raise

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Oregon Lifties Get A Pay Raise

By J.D. O'Connor
August 21, 2006

It's a tough job and someone has got to do it - and well.

Oregon's Mount Bachelor and other local ski areas upped the ante a bit and raised wages for its lift mechanics after a NSAA survey found that pay for the guys with the wrenches was below the industry standard.

Bachelor upped wages for starting lift mechanic's wages this year from $11.30 to $12.50 per hour in time for the debut of its new high-speed quad chair this season. Other considerations are being made for other ski workers who find iit hard to make ends meet during the season.

Last year, Bachelor brought 30 Peruvian college students to work on the mountain as entry-level employees to help address its worker void.

Carly Carmichael, director of marketing, said that finding workers cannot be addressed simply by raising wages.

"We're not going to give flat raises across the board without strategically finding ways to do it," she said. "We have to look at how the cost of labor will affect the business."

The annual survey, commissioned by NSAA and undertaken by Sierra Research Associates of Lake Tahoe, breaks down wages regionally and nationwide by position at 104 ski resorts, representing average wages for 65,658 total employees.

Ski resorts use the data to ensure they're competitive with other resorts in the region, according to Charles Riley, a principle researcher with Sierra Research Associates.

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