Ira and Mike, continued
Mike eventually left working for the Vail/Lionshead ski school. It was inevitable. Unless you want to move into management, the pay scales really only work for young enthusiasts who are enjoying a few carefree years before they start their adult lives. Mike and I continued skiing together whenever I was in Vail; but now that Mike was no longer an instructor, we could no longer cut through the lines on ski lifts. We developed a method of avoiding lift lines, but more about that later. Mike worked as a concierge and other jobs around Vail before deciding that he wanted to operate a ski shop. While that shop is today a part of the Charter Sports chain, I was not Mike’s original partner. In a confused situation worthy of the Three Stooges, Mike didn’t realize that I had sent the money for the purchase of the shop and went into partnership with another. I eventually got my money back and Mike had his first shop which he called Tech Sports in the Lion Square Lodge in Lionshead.
Ira Riklis continues his interview about skiing and life:
“Mike eventually left working for the Vail/Lionshead ski school. It was inevitable. Unless you want to move into management, the pay scales really only work for young enthusiasts who are enjoying a few carefree years before they start their adult lives.
“Mike and I continued skiing together whenever I was in Vail; but now that Mike was no longer an instructor, we could no longer cut through the lines on ski lifts. We developed a method of avoiding lift lines, but more about that later.
“Mike worked as a concierge and other jobs around Vail before deciding that he wanted to operate a ski shop. While that shop is today a part of the Charter Sports chain, I was not Mike’s original partner. In a confused situation worthy of the Three Stooges, Mike didn’t realize that I had sent the money for the purchase of the shop and went into partnership with another. I eventually got my money back and Mike had his first shop which he called Tech Sports in the Lion Square Lodge in Lionshead.”
Ira Riklis will continue with this interview — complete with photos — soon.
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