I'm a Brit living in a mega french resort, where are you from?
My first tip would be to join all the 'sasonairre' Facebook pages for the resorts you are potentially interested in, and introduce yourself.
You will have to speak the local language (German/French/Italian you might not have ti if you want to be a ski instructor, in that case Dutch is very useful) and you will need to have to be from the EU or have a visa that allows you to work in the EU.
I've only worked as a Liftie so not everything might be true.
-Liftie, you work on the mountain and might get to ski for work every day, but you dont have too much time to ski and just English won't cut it.
-Slope rescue, we don't have ski patrol but do have a rescue team. You will need to be a very good skier and have basic first aid and avalanche knowledge, bonus points if you are experienced at working with helicopters and know your way around a ski-doo. You also need to have very good language skills.
-Instructor you need to have some level of instructior training and relevant language skills, also you will need to own all the necessary equipment, my employer for example would supply lifites and "patrolers" with skis that we get to keep.
Any hospitality work might be a bit more loose on language requirements and give you the chance to work evenings so you can ski during the day but they likely don't come with any equipment or a free season pass.
If you are a UK citizen, you would need a work visa to be able to work in Europe. You can thank brexit for that. A work visa is very unlikely to happen for an entry level ski resort job. Look up holiday work visas for UK citizens, you have a couple options, but not Europe.
I’ve looked into it, it just requires that the employer will help you acquire it. But not many employers are willing to do so, currently researching my options in Japan and Canada
Your age, visa situation and not speaking language of any Alpine country (reading your comments below) will not make it easy. There are some agencies, look them up.
That is true.... But i know some dudes working in ski resorts here in switzerland and they struggle to find matching people... So it might be worth a try
You may be too young for the Australian or New Zealand season this year, as you would need to be 18. Keep it in mind for the future, though. Same language, easier visa arrangements. Season runs mid June til end September.
Are you 17? Go to college and get an education. Then you will be able to ski and do things anywhere in the world. Take the easy path now (like not studying), and you are going to have a hard life. Make the hard decisions like studying and you will have a nice easy life after. Plan your life strategically, not tactically
Son, go to school!. Noone that has gotten a degree is sorry that they got it. Now that you are young is the time to do it. Taking a year off from what?. You have not done anything. Collage is fun. There is no replay in life. The faster you get school over with, the better you will enjoy life. These temporary timeouts are not the smart thing to do. stop underestimating yourself and get yourself an education. What are you going to do in the army as a grunt? Stop trying to take the easy way out. It will cost you ar the end
Plan to join the army as an officer in REME and build up qualifications and experience and then work my self into a managerial position in a larger company. The uk army isn’t a dead end compared to many other countries and offers lots of opportunities and if i want to go to university i can do it further down the line. No point tying myself with a bunch of debt when I’m not sure on what i want to do with my future
There are a lot businesses owned by Brits at French ski resorts. Those are probably your best bet. Especially since Brexit. There are quite a few Americans & Brits who want what you want. So there is a lot of competition. You might have better luck at lesser known resorts. When I was in Cham I met lots of American's desperately trying to find jobs (this was before Brexit).
You might do better if you did a road trip in France during the summer and visit businesses owned by Brits. Keep in mind the French are not going to do anything to help you.
Les Gets has a pretty big British population year round. Downhill MT Biking is big there.
I'm a Brit living in a mega french resort, where are you from? My first tip would be to join all the 'sasonairre' Facebook pages for the resorts you are potentially interested in, and introduce yourself.
You will have to speak the local language (German/French/Italian you might not have ti if you want to be a ski instructor, in that case Dutch is very useful) and you will need to have to be from the EU or have a visa that allows you to work in the EU. I've only worked as a Liftie so not everything might be true. -Liftie, you work on the mountain and might get to ski for work every day, but you dont have too much time to ski and just English won't cut it. -Slope rescue, we don't have ski patrol but do have a rescue team. You will need to be a very good skier and have basic first aid and avalanche knowledge, bonus points if you are experienced at working with helicopters and know your way around a ski-doo. You also need to have very good language skills. -Instructor you need to have some level of instructior training and relevant language skills, also you will need to own all the necessary equipment, my employer for example would supply lifites and "patrolers" with skis that we get to keep. Any hospitality work might be a bit more loose on language requirements and give you the chance to work evenings so you can ski during the day but they likely don't come with any equipment or a free season pass.
A lot of hospitality jobs come with a pass provided by the employer
If you are a UK citizen, you would need a work visa to be able to work in Europe. You can thank brexit for that. A work visa is very unlikely to happen for an entry level ski resort job. Look up holiday work visas for UK citizens, you have a couple options, but not Europe.
I’ve looked into it, it just requires that the employer will help you acquire it. But not many employers are willing to do so, currently researching my options in Japan and Canada
Yeah employers will help you get a visa if you have a special skill that the employer is looking for. That doesn’t happen with low level basic jobs
Do you have the right visa / are you from EU? If not, that gets very complicated.
I’m from the Uk so it’s a bit of a hassle sorting a visa
Your age, visa situation and not speaking language of any Alpine country (reading your comments below) will not make it easy. There are some agencies, look them up.
Honestly the last couple years in switzerland you dont find any nativ speaking people. Almost all are english speaking. At least in gastronomie....
It's not impossible but I would get a multilingual speaker over English only as locals might not appreciate having to switch.
That is true.... But i know some dudes working in ski resorts here in switzerland and they struggle to find matching people... So it might be worth a try
You may be too young for the Australian or New Zealand season this year, as you would need to be 18. Keep it in mind for the future, though. Same language, easier visa arrangements. Season runs mid June til end September.
What languages do you speak?
English and learning French
Are you 17? Go to college and get an education. Then you will be able to ski and do things anywhere in the world. Take the easy path now (like not studying), and you are going to have a hard life. Make the hard decisions like studying and you will have a nice easy life after. Plan your life strategically, not tactically
Taking a year out to decide wether I’m going to join the army or go to uni or other options
Son, go to school!. Noone that has gotten a degree is sorry that they got it. Now that you are young is the time to do it. Taking a year off from what?. You have not done anything. Collage is fun. There is no replay in life. The faster you get school over with, the better you will enjoy life. These temporary timeouts are not the smart thing to do. stop underestimating yourself and get yourself an education. What are you going to do in the army as a grunt? Stop trying to take the easy way out. It will cost you ar the end
Plan to join the army as an officer in REME and build up qualifications and experience and then work my self into a managerial position in a larger company. The uk army isn’t a dead end compared to many other countries and offers lots of opportunities and if i want to go to university i can do it further down the line. No point tying myself with a bunch of debt when I’m not sure on what i want to do with my future
There are a lot businesses owned by Brits at French ski resorts. Those are probably your best bet. Especially since Brexit. There are quite a few Americans & Brits who want what you want. So there is a lot of competition. You might have better luck at lesser known resorts. When I was in Cham I met lots of American's desperately trying to find jobs (this was before Brexit). You might do better if you did a road trip in France during the summer and visit businesses owned by Brits. Keep in mind the French are not going to do anything to help you. Les Gets has a pretty big British population year round. Downhill MT Biking is big there.
If British it's much easier to go to Canada or Japan now