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LINKS FOR WINTER JOBS IN SKI RESORTS

Top Sites
Natives.co.uk - The Season Workers' Website - A great resource of information about working a ski season, including a job search area to find a ski or summer job.
VOOVS.com - Provides staff to the ski tour industry. Register your CV at VOOVS to apply for jobs. Managed by seasoned ski professionals who are always available for advice on the best jobs, resorts and companies to work for.

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ABTA - The Association of British Travel Agents comprises 2300 member companies in the UK. ABTA's search facility, by destination or activity, is a handy tool for finding addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses and websites of tourism organisations such as ski tour operators.
The Adventure Network - Chalet helpers employed for catered ski, golf or alpine leisure holidays in the French Alps.
Airtours - Large tour operator. The majority of jobs are available during the summer though there are a few winter vacancies. 
Alprecruit - Specialists in finding work for candidates and staff for tour operators in the ski industry, they also place candidates into positions within the UK hospitality, catering and leisure market.
AnyworkAnywhere - Recruitment site that can help with ski jobs.
Aspen Snowmass - Operates four ski areas around Aspen. Excellent visa information provided for potential applicants from abroad.
Base Camp - Run ski and snowboard instructor courses in Meribel, Whistler and Verbier. The courses include freestyle, racing and freeride training as well as first aid courses, avalanche courses and ski and snowboard tuning clinics. Base Camp aim their courses at those looking for a career change, on a gap year or taking time out from work.
Belvedere Chalets - Offer holidays in three luxury chalets to skiers who enjoy being seriously pampered. No employment details on the site but we have seen them recruiting for staff to do the pampering.
British Association of Ski Instructors - Offer a gap style course as a practical way to gain a ski or snowboard qualification in one season.
Chalet Cuisine - Chalet cookery and management courses, in Meribel, to prepare you for a winter ski season.
Crystal Holidays - Offers a variety of ski holidays and employ over 1,000 staff in Europe and North America. The majority of staff are required from the end of November to the middle of April, but some additional staff may be required once the season has started.
Descent International - Luxury ski comapany that operates chalets and ski lodges in France. Jobs available for couples catering to a high standard. Incoporating the Ski Company.
Equity Travel - Employ around 100 people each year in hotels and resorts throughout Europe.
Esprit Holidays - Winter work for British passport holders available from 1st December until 30th April. Pocket money wage plus lift pass, ski hire, accommodation, uniform and medical insurance are provided.
FindaSkiResortJob.com - Ski season jobs.
Finlays Skiing Holidays - Family run chalet holiday operator who take on professional and friendly seasonal resort and chalet staff in Val D'Isère and Courchevel.
First Choice - Very large tourist operator. Now with jobs on site, they recruit for both summer and winter positions.
Free Radicals - Look for chalet couples/hosts, chefs and hotel managers to work for UK independent ski companies. If they cannot find you a position they will advise you on your best option to take. To register is free and can be done on the site.
Global Village Backpackers - Independet backpackers hostel company in Canada with jobs available for gap students from the UK.
Go Ski - Information about American and worldwide ski resorts.
Headwater Holidays - Recruit overseas reps and instructors who are prepared to be on call 24 hours a day and willing to tackle any emergency. Headwater operate activity holidays in Europe and require cross country ski instructors from December to March.
Inghams - Large employer of ski personnel. Recruits from April to October for winter jobs.
International Student Exchange Center - ISEC offers a variety of work experience abroad for students and adults including ski work in the USA.
Interski Snowsport School - Employ over 300 Basi Grade 3 (or national equivalent or above) ski instructors each season for Italian resorts. Their temporary instructor package includes a weekly training package, concessionary scheme for spouse / partners, return coach travel, six day lift pass and half board accommodation. Other positions available in the winter include resort assistant, ski / snowboard hire assistant and photographers.
Jobs in the Alps - 100 jobs in winter (December to April) and 80 jobs in summer (mid June to mid September).
Kareeve.com - Kareeve covers all kinds of seasonal jobs including ski resort jobs around the world.
Le Ski - A family run business specialising in catered chalet holidays in Courchevel, Val d'Isere and La Tania. They recruit 55 alpine staff each winter season, the majority chalet hosts. However they also recruit resort managers, chalet managers, ski guides, maintenance and nannies.
Mark Warner - Recruit over 1,500 staff for the Alps and the Med each year. Applicants must be over 19 and hold an EU passport.
Meriski - Recruit employees for the winter season in Meribel. Now with application form available online.
Mountain Highs - A small, friendly ski company operating catered chalets and apartments in Morzine, Portes du Soleil, French Alps.
The Mountain Trading Company - Bars and restaurants in the French Alps. 
Natives.co.uk - The Season Workers' Website - A great resource of information about working a ski season, including a job search area to find a ski or summer job.
Neilson Ski - A wide range of vacancies for the up-coming season.
Nomadic Jobs.com - Specialises in seasonal recruitment for ski and summer seasons with an emphasis on providing a dedicated and tailor made service.
Northstar at Tahoe - Openings available all year at this American summer and ski resort.
On The Piste Travel - Independent ski holiday company with positions in Switzerland.
Oxford Ski Company - Luxury catered chalet holidays in the Swiss and French Alps.
Park City Mountain Resort - American resort.
Peak Leaders - Ski and Snowboard Instructor courses in Canada, New Zealand and South America.
Planet Subzero - Long stay and seasonal accommodation in the top freeride and snowboard centre of Les Arcs.
Powder Byrne International - Now have an online job application and job description section. Vacancies for summer and winter work.
Purple Ski - Jobs in catered Chalets in Meribel including chefs, chambermaids, drivers, maintainence/delivery men, waitresses and ski guides.
Season Workers Resort Guides - The resort guides are all edited by people who have lived there or are living in resort now and are intended to give a genuine insight for someone considering working in a ski resort.
Silver Ski - Require couples to run ski chalets in France.
Simon Butler Skiing - Employ nannies, cooks, chalet people and ski instructors in the French Alps.
Simply Morzine - A small and friendly company offering winter holidays in the alpine resort of Morzine. Jobs are offered from December to April in two luxury chalets, self-catered apartments and a family run hotel. Benefits include competitive rates of pay, board and lodging, return flights, insurance, lift pass and free ski equipment. Recruitment takes place in September.
Simply Ski - Small specialist ski company offers high quality chalet and hotel holidays to Courchevel, Meribel, La Plagne, Chamonix and Val d'Isere in France, Verbier in Switzerland and St. Anton in Austria.
Ski Amis - Ski tour operator offering catered chalets in la Plagne and la Tania in the French Alps.
Ski Barrett-Boyce - An independent family run ski company, based in Megeve, in the French Alps. They always need chalet girls and boys, ski instructors and chefs.
SkiCentral - American ski news, features and employment links.
Ski Connection - Ski recruitment site with the option to apply online directly to each operator. Over fifty operators advertising current vacancies and company profiles.
Ski.co.uk - Lots of interesting skiing resources including vacancies. Add your name to the looking for work list.
Ski Heavenly - American ski company.
Skiing the Net - Ski and snow sport jobs at American resorts.
Ski-Jobs.com - This site aims to give info on ski resort jobs, aimed specifically at the first-time seasonal worker or gap year student. It has general information , profiles on different kinds of resort jobs and useful links.
SkiJobs.net - A job matching service for winter workers.
Ski le Gap - Provides the option of going to Canada to qualify as a ski instructor. After the students have received their qualification many stay on to work at the resort.
Ski Magic - Based in Courchevel and La Tania in the Three Valleys, France, Ski Magic is a family run chalet company that looks to recruit chalet hosts/cooks, nannies, handymen/drivers and ski technicians.
Ski Recruit - Positions available for resort managers, reps, chefs, chalet staff, hotel staff and nannies from December through to April. Applicants need to be hard-working, flexible, dedicated and committed to the job in hand. Minimum age is 18 with either qualifications or relevant experience. British passport holders only though there may, at times, be vacancies for non-EU passport holders as well.
Ski Staff - Agency, specialists in placing all levels of chalet & hotel staff with British Ski Companies in the French Alps. Also have positions for au pairs and nannies.  Renumeration includes salary package plus food, accommodation, travel, ski pass, insurance and equipment provided. Positions are from Dec-April and Interviews are held in the UK.
Ski Tips - Improve your skiing technique. Plus a few links to working in a resort.
Ski Total - A catered chalet specialist operating in Austria, France, Switzerland and Canada.
Ski World - Opportunities for chalet girls and boys.
SnowCrazy - SnowCrazy is a luxury ski chalet company operating in France that are looking for chalet host couples to run their chalets. They also run the Ultimate Chalet Host Cookery Course for all those wishing to run a chalet and learn to cook for large numbers.
Snowlife (Jersey) Ltd - Recruits chalet girls, nannies and au pairs.
Snowline - Ski tour operator providing luxury chalet holidays in the French Alps. 
Snow Safaris - Adventure ski and snowboarding company. No employment information available on site.
Snowsport Recruitment - Specialise in finding work for ski & snowboard instructors.
Stanford Skiing - A small family run company based in Megeve for 17 years. They employ 13 staff in resort ranging from managers to chalet girls. Current vacancies are advertised on their site.
Steamboat Springs - Resort employment opportunities in America plus winter jobs.
Supertravel - Large winter tour operator.
Thealps.com - News, resorts and links.
Thomson - Big time employer of winter and summer staff.
Tops Travel - Independent tour operator specialising in ski and snowboard holidays in France. Their winter recruitment requirements include chalet staff, hotel staff, chefs, reps, bar staff and porters. EU nationals only.
Travel Class Ltd - Specialist tour operator recruits instructors for summer work in the UK and ski staff for winter jobs in Europe.
Vail Resorts - Own and operate four Colorado ski resorts: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone.
VOOVS.com - Provides staff to industries of interest to worker travellers. Register your CV at VOOVS to apply for jobs at four related sites including findaskijob.com. Managed by seasoned ski professionals who are always available for advice on the best jobs, resorts and companies to work for.
YSE Limited - YSE is the biggest specialist chalet operator in Val d'Isère, France requiring a team of qualified chefs, keen cooks and assistants to run chalets from 4 to 60 guests, from November to May. Ski 6 days a week. British passport holders only.
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