Ski season work

[Sezzler]

Worked a season a few years ago out in Val d'Isere - had an absolutely fantastic time! Worked in a chalet which was pretty gruelling but meant I got to ski everyday and go out every night. Pay isn't great and you only get 1 day off a week, but you get your food, accommodation, ski/boot hire covered and generally get tips too.

Check out natives.co.uk for info on all the resorts, jobs going etc

[Moscow Mule]

A few of my mates have done seasons. If you work as a tour rep, you'll work like a dog one day a week, the rest of the time there's not much work.

Every single one of them has had an awesome time...

[snaw]

Anyone ever worked the ski season?

If so, where and what did you do? What was the money like?

Am thinking ahead to later in the year if the market fails to pick up.

Done two seasons, never worked though - well I did a little on my first one, but it was impacting on my riding time so I gave it up.

It's possible to turn up and do it cheap, or get a bar job, something like that.

Get a share house, or long term deal in a hostel (Better I think, meet more people in same situation). Get a season pass. Learn how to do it cheap - cook all your own meals, take lunch up with ya, hitchhike or walk if it's not ski in/out, do your own waxing/edging etc You'll be surprised how long you can last for.

Ski resorts are funny little social systems. You have your proper locals, who hate us all, ones who work who hate the ones who don't work, and the tourists who everyone hates ...

Best thing I've ever done. Also, my advice - Canada is reasonably cheap away from places like Whistler and Banff, and has some absolutely awesome ski-ing ... (I'd recommend Fernie, or Kicking Horse). I got a season pass in Canada that covered 13 resorts, inc kicking horse, banff ones etc. Loved it!

[Archangel]

I've worked the ski season every year for the last 20.





and the summer season and the autumn season and the spring season.

and all in west yorkshire in frickin IT.

Now I'm on the bench. I hope I won't be on the bench all next ski season.

[Menelaus]

Anyone ever worked the ski season?

If so, where and what did you do? What was the money like?

Am thinking ahead to later in the year if the market fails to pick up.

Did it, aged 22 (Churchill - straight after coming back from exercise at Hammerfest ) when couldn't decide what to do with my life.

Worked like a dog (may have had a correlative relationship with the trust-fund-wielding-floppy-haired-spending-Daddys-money-supposedly-working-but-really-chasing-after-flange... ***** (ahem)).

I'm sure if you get a good bunch of people it'd be ace: my experience wasn't great. Did get laid though on so many occasions I had the amoxycillin in the fridge ... penis in one hand, penicillin in the other!

[Clippy]

Anyone ever worked the ski season?

If so, where and what did you do? What was the money like?

Am thinking ahead to later in the year if the market fails to pick up.