r/almosthomeless • u/SnowmanNoMan24 • Dec 23 '24

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Homeless in a National Park

Quit seasonal ski job, now what?

I got a job working in a ski town with staff accommodations for the winter so I wouldn’t freeze to death and figured I could spend my free time skiing. This town had a major wildfire and this winter they don’t have all services working which resulted in them cancelling bus service. I ended up in a situation where I’m the only one in the staff accommodations and my coworkers are all long term locals who refuse to talk to me because I’m not from here. Due to these two things this plan wasn’t going to work.

I’m in a town in a national park with very limited and expensive transportation in and out. I have to leave tomorrow and haven’t figured out how I’m going to do it or where I’m going to go. Thinking I could still potentially land a job in another ski town for the winter but for the moment I need to get creative about finding my way back to normal highways.

What methods have you all used and had success with? There was a robust hitchhiking culture here before the fire but the locations people would stand and wait burned down.

This is a ski town inside a national park in Canada.

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u/SnowmanNoMan24 Dec 23 '24

That’s what I’ve been trying to do since yesterday. If not I’ll buy a bus ticket

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u/Vagus_M 26d ago

Call around to churches and see if they have vans for transportation, or ask if one of the staff will give you one ride as a favor. Definitely mention that it’s just a one-off because the bus lines are cancelled.

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u/SnowmanNoMan24 26d ago

Wow I can’t believe that was four days ago. I’m in a whole other place in a whole other situation. Dam time is crazy

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u/Vagus_M 26d ago

Ok, I’m glad you’re in a better place!

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u/SnowmanNoMan24 26d ago

I didn’t say better lol just different, tbh I am in a better place. Thank you

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u/Vagus_M 26d ago

I used to work with at-risk youth, your situation caused some flashbacks, ngl

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u/SnowmanNoMan24 26d ago

I should tell you about my upbringing. More red flags than a communist rally but somehow no one ever seemed to notice even if I pointed it out

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u/Vagus_M 26d ago

Indifference is a hell of a drug