Even though Matt had learnt to ski in Durango, when he was a kid, I had never even been to Colorado, before we moved in here. I looked up some photos on the internet, and I was sold - yeah, let's move there, looks good to me.

And two weeks later we were in Durango.

If you want to give Mountain Living a try, there are tons of seasonal jobs here. There is a summer tourist season and a winter tourist season, and if you can do any job in the tourist industry field, you will find a job here.

Durango Mountain Resort hosted their annual job fair a few weeks ago, and most of the applicants were under 23, and wearing baggy jeans and ski hats. It sort of tells me, that if you have any experience at all, or have a college degree, you probably could get a job from here pretty easily. They probably still have a few job openings, so check on their site for the open postitions.

When walking down town Durango, seems like there is always "Help Wanted" signs on store and restaurant windows. Really, if you want to come here for a season to ski, you will find a job to finance it. The more difficult part is finding a short-term rental though!

When it comes for big corporate jobs, they are available, but limited. When looking for jobs and salaries here, take the cost of living in consideration. Living costs in Durango are high and even higher towards Telluride.

Mountain Jobs is also a pretty good resource for jobs in the Rocky Mountains, and so is Jobs in Durango.