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FINDING
WORK ABROAD
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SKI
RESORT JOBS
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Winter Work
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ski resorts of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada
and the United States offer the chance to keep earning
all year. Work can be arranged in advance through
a tour operator or casual work picked up in a resort. |
When |
| The
winter tourist season. In Europe, jobs in ski resorts
are available from October to March with the peak
time at and around Christmas. The season in the southern
hemisphere is June to October. |
Where |
| The
French, Austrian, Swiss, Italian and German Alps,
Spain, Andorra, parts of eastern Europe and Scotland.
Outside of Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and
New Zealand have well developed skiing industries. |
Work |
| The
best skiers pick up the best jobs as ski guides. The
rest of us will have to take a job that allows skiing
after hours rather than during work time. All work
at the resort will involve, either directly or indirectly,
looking after paying tourists. See Ski
Work Rundown in The Working Traveller for
more details of the type of employment usually available. |
Qualifications |
| Most
employers, either tour operators or local businesses,
will be looking for people friendly staff that will
stick the entire season. A foreign language, either
French, German or Italian, increases the options available
but isn't essential for all jobs. Patience, resourcefulness
and maturity are other traits worth cultivating. |
Pay |
| It's
not high, but accommodation and board is included
for employees of tour operators. As are lift passes
and ski equipment hire. Others will have to pay the
high accommodation and living expenses of resort life. |
Finding
Work |
| Either
head for a resort and knock on doors of bars, hotels,
ski hire shops etc or apply in advance to resorts
or tour operators. Europeans and Aussies will meet
with restrictive work regulations in North America
(ie they're not allowed to) and vice versa for Americans
in Europe. Though it is always possible to find a
job on the spot without the necessary papers, most
work in a ski resort is in the public eye and the
indiscreet can quickly find themselves heading home
with a black marked passport. |
Tips |
| Don't
give up if you don't find work straight away. Though
competition is heavy for ski jobs, people drop out
before and during the season for many and varied reasons
and will need replacing. |
Further
Information |
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Vacation
Work's Working in Ski Resorts:
Europe & North America provides details
of finding work in advance with the major British
ski tour operators, and with school ski party organisers
and other organisations. Also included is advice
on picking up work on the spot, with information
on each of Europe and North America's ski resorts.
The
latest edition is available
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