It's a fair comment, and I had to reflect on why it seemed bad to me, when I've done much worse commutes on a bus for a software job. I guess it's that you're s

It's a fair comment, and I had to reflect on why it seemed bad to me, when I've done much worse commutes on a bus for a software job. I guess it's that you're supposed to be there for a passion, but you're in snow gear, on a wet bus, in the cold, for minimum wage, and 30 minutes is the best case - probably more like 45-50 - only to work for people who make much more money than you, go to places you see but can't afford, who don't understand the local culture, and generally act like they're better. I realize this happens all over, but most workers are seasonal and doing it for a short time as a so-called once-in-a-lifetime experience. I actually took some time off college to do this 10 years ago, and 3 friends and I were able to get a large-ish home in a big ski town within walking distance to the mountain. It was great. We did have friends that drove in from the next town over, but I always felt bad for them, that they were wasting time during this short year. It sucks that that's the default in Ketchum. But I know skiing has only gotten more popular, and maybe this is just the new reality in certain places.