6500 Views, 125 Likes and counting! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched this video, I am glad you enjoyed it. Working a ski season is an incredible life time experience that I would recommend to anyone. Tell me, do you want to do a ski season? Let me know your questions in the comments.
Great overview mate, I think you summed it up pretty well. I don't know about you but I found it hard to go back to a normal job after doing so many seasons, now I have shaped my life around living and working in the mountains and absolutely love it.
Hey mate thanks for commenting. I couldn't agree more with you its really hard to go and do a 9-5 desk job when you're so used to running about and spending loads of time with people all in the beautiful backdrop of the mountains. Can I ask how you've managed to shape it?
@@BramskiVlogs yeah for sure mate I have spent quite a few seasons in Japan both in Hokkaido and Honshu and just love the place can't get enough of it, me and my wife purchased a ski lodge in Myoko in Mid 2018 mountain hut myoko check it out online if you want to have look. We only operate in the winter months at this stage and was going pretty good till COVID threw a spanner in the works lol so this season will more than likely be pretty quiet for us but that's all good we should get plenty of time to ride. what's your plans for this coming season?
@@Neil.Denize I'd love to check it out where can I find it online? So as you probably guessed by now COVID has railroaded the European season for tourists sadly, my plan was to go back to Austria and start something i had been working on but this is now on hold. Currently Im working in the LFT covid test centres in my county.
@@Neil.Denize ay mate what resorts did you work at in Hokkaido and Honshu respectively? Japan is a place I’m considering doing a season at but I’m not sure yet, there are so many options.
@@BramskiVlogs Heavenly, Kirkwood, Squaw, Sugar Bowl, Mount Bachelor, Crystal Mountain (WA), Big Sky. I was a lifty for a few seasons then got into lift maintenance.
Almost all Canadian resorts give free season passes to the resort you're working at and many of the surrounding ones, even ones in other countries. on top of discounts for restaurants, pubs, gear, etc etc. . so...
Hey thanks for commenting, that's really interesting I didn't know this. But is that if you're working for the resort itself? Say as a lift operator or ticket official? What about if you're working in a hotel or ski shop, do they get them for free too?
@@BramskiVlogs lifty definitely. the others, That can depend on the resort. ski shop I think yes, hotels can be hit or miss, OR, they may offer half off a season pass or something similar for jobs like that if they don't pay for it. I also seen some jobs in the mountain town itself off the resort saying they'll pay for a season pass for the people they hire. and if you're part time you'll usually just get a pass for the resort, but full time you can get pass for multiple resorts. (Again, that can vary.) One place I applied to employees get discounts to McDonalds and the Liquor store! Haha!
Thanks for commenting buddy I did a season in Niseko. Culturally its a very different experience from western skiing but the snow is great and i had an awesome time. What do you want to know? ruclips.net/p/PLx8eW1LU-17XZc1IGxZLS_AgyCKoqDkuU
Hey thanks for commenting, I loved my time working in France. For my first season it was very intense but a lot to enjoy, France typically has more skiing. But I preferred my job in Austria because of the smaller town and landscape.
Thank you for the video really nice insight. I was wondering if you are allowed to go home for Christmas and New Year. And do you think you would have a better time in the chosen destination for you ski season (over Christmas and New Year?)
Hi Will thanks for commenting. You are not no because Christmas and New Year are some of the busiest times in the season, you can guarantee that you'll be working Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Eve/Day in some way. Its a misconception, especially of parents when they come out to see their child working a season, that you can book a block period of days off work whilst working a season - you can't, its just not possible because of the amount of work. With regards to your question on Christmas is this whilst working in the mountains or on holiday? Christmas in the mountains in my first season in Val Thorens was epic we had a lock in day at the highest pub in Europe where they threw us a proper Christmas feast .
I've wanted to do a ski season for as long as I can remember! I'm thinking of going rather than going of to university so I can think more on what I want to do next while still living the independent/party life which makes uni appealing to many. I was wondering what the long hours were actually like? How many days a week do you work? What exactly is the pay? You mentioned accommodation, food etc not being free - what agency are you with? Ive seen a couple that say this is included then you get like £500 PCM. Thanks for this video :D
Hi Beth, thanks for commenting. Glad you enjoyed the video! So, I can guarantee that doing a season will open up your eyes and give you some memorable life experiences that will go a long way to helping you decide what you want to do next. So it depends on the job but if you are working with a holiday company as a rep/host/driver type role typically the long hours part will come on Saturday/Sunday as this is arrivals time. You will get up early to see last weeks guests off to the airport, depending on how busy it is you may go to the airport with them (or you could be back in resort cleaning chalets so they're ready, this is just a small taste of some of the activities you'd do on an airport day). I've done a couple of videos explaining how a typically good airport day can go here: ruclips.net/video/1Za8SGWWu-4/видео.html Now when things go wrong they can go really wrong snowstorms, flight/transfer delays, lost luggage these can lead to 18 hour days and in some case longer. For more info on when it goes wrong give these two a watch: ruclips.net/video/7AbmIO9gy9c/видео.html Normally you would get 1 and a half days off during the week. So for two winters I was a ski rep with Crystal Ski Holidays in France and Austria, then I worked as a concierge for The Niseko Company in Japan. Again depending on the role the european ski industry standard wage is about €800-1100 a month. I think if you worked long hours in a bar for example this would likely be more. So there's a bit of false tale that goes around that you get accommodation and/or ski hire/tuition/passes for free. What happens is that a lot of companies will often offer you these but there is a deduction off your salary. So in one season this roughly was about 200 Euro so in actual fact I was taking home about 750-800 a month. Hope that explains things a bit. I would recommend choosing to work for high end/luxury companies as the chances are the wages will be the top end of the standard. Regarding 'recruitment agencies' ski jobs aren't what you would find on indeed. There are some specific sites for ski jobs, but you can also apply direct to the company, there is also a seasonaire secret in finding jobs which you can find in this vid: ruclips.net/video/_OTQCV0k2h4/видео.html Hope this helps, feel free to let me know any questions you have? Thanks again for supporting the channel. Matt
Thank you for such an in depth reply! That sounds awesome, so 1.5 doesnt seem like a lot of time off to be skiing and partying etc! I really want to learn to snowboard while I'm out there since Ive already skiied a lot, on working days during the week, are hours quite lengthy? I've been on ski holidays with crystal when I was younger and remember their speeches on the coach journey to resort, speeches about lift passes etc in resort and taking families on tours of the mountains, but what else would I be doing in the weekdays on the job? I've looked at a lot of sites, but they always seem to include minimal information :D I'm also quite a shy person but really want to take this time to improve myself, I know its a lot of dealing with customers, I work in fast food currently so I do have a bit of customer service experience but obviously this is very different, so how would you suggest I prepare for that? Is training provided for the ski rep opportunities? I've also seen these 'rehearsal' videos a lot on YT, is that always part of the recruitment process? Thank you so much again for your reply! Being in the mountains, meeting new people is something that really excites me, I hope this is something I can get accepted too :D
@@beth02x Sorry Beth I should have mentioned that on most days you work you will have time to ski also. In my case as a rep I skied 5 days a week sometimes 6 almost every week. If you work in a bar depending on the shifts you could ski all day and then work the bars at night. In the case of say a chalet host or a driver it might be a few days less a week but you have all season. So plenty of time to enjoy the slopes and learn to board! Yes that will have been done by your rep. So the speech on the coach is more of a brief welcome now as legally you can't walk down the bus while its moving and start selling stuff. Instead there usually is a get together saturday or sunday night usually in the hotel or nearby bar where the reps would talk about the area, sell lift passes, ski equipment and tuition. They also would answer any queries and deal with any complaints, this is a big part of the weekly responsibilities as you are the expert in resort so you're there to give them info that might make the holiday a better experience, or resolve something quickly so that it doesn't ruin their holiday (room changes, meal out on you that sort of thing). I mentioned that the weekend is normally the busy time so as rep when its Monday-Friday your hours are typically a few in the morning and evening where you attend your accommodations check your guests are ok, again dealing with any issues. In between that, daytime its ski ski ski! Working a ski season is really good for growing in confidence and developing new skills because you are constantly interacting with people from all walks of life. There are times at the beginning when its scary, for example your first few weeks of the season are Christmas which is a very busy time and not every customer is smiley and patient . You're chucked in the deep end but over time you build up and learn things you would never learn in a typical 9-5 back home. In terms of preparation tour operators love to hear examples where you have gone above and beyond for a customer, or how you've dealt with a problem. They like if you have life experiences too. Yes training is provided and with a large company like crystal or inghams for example its very detailed. My training before the two seasons were each a week long with 50-100 other staff who were going to resorts across europe. The first season we did a week in Chamonix and then the year after it was at Lake Garda, during that week there is a lot of information thrown at you but you get to mix with experienced seasonnaires and managers so plenty of opportunities to ask questions, learn roles,responsibilites and practice scenarios. Its great to hear how excited you are, doing this type of thing is a very unique experience and very few are brave enough to do it. Those who do never regret it!
@@BramskiVlogs thank you so much for all the information! I'm definitely going to do this instead of university now. Do you know roughly when in the year applications open? I'm assuming when the current season ends? but just so I can get on it quickly :D
Hi mate, great video! Is it easy to do a 'DIY ski season' rather than go through ski operators? E.g finding your own accommodation & line up your own job for when you're there. Looking to do a career break so only planning on a bit of part time work whilst I'm out there rather than these 5/6 day jobs! Cheers.
Hi Nathaniel, thanks for subscribing and commenting! There's different challenges to it in different countries, but for example I know that in France there are lots of people that rent out small studios to people doing seasons, so plenty of choice. The hardest thing is finding the work of course but when you've got that then you can get your digs and decide which lift pass you want etc. What did you have in mind, part time bar work that sort of thing?
@@BramskiVlogs No worries! Love the channel. At the moment, I'm open to anywhere in Europe, Switerzland may be easier for work due to brexit? I've got 7 years experience in fashion & retail so that would be the obvious choice, however I'd probably need to know the language to work in a shop? I'm planning a season as a break from my current career so ideally working to 3 days a week max would be ideal. I'm guessing part time work is quite rare in resorts so any sort of work really haha! Canada may also be an option as this would remove the language barrier. Are you aware of any house sharing websites for accom in ski resorts? appreciate your help man! :-)
Thanks mate.I did see that Switzerland were one of the first to announce they'd be issuing a couple of thousands work permits for UK workers post brexit which is good news. Perhaps we will see a portion of the British go back to switzerland since the 2014 exodus. People do get jobs in the ski/mountain equipment shops working as a techs or assistants. If you pick a resort thats popular with the Brits (verbier as an example) then you'll find they will employ english speaking workers. Part time is quite rare but I guess if you can afford to only work a few days then there's no issue. Im not aware of any house sharing websites, I recently discovered Workaway.com which looks quite an inventive way to do a season (would recommend checking them out). I'd also recommend asking about on the resort seasonaire facebook groups.
Hi Beth thanks for commenting. I don't no, I always go straight to the company I want to work for. There aren't many if any dedicated recruitment agencies for this that I'm aware of. Its just not the type of thing companies would pay an agency to find staff from because its a well sort after job. The workers come to the work. I'd recommend giving my finding ski season jobs video a watch as it may help you with what youre looking for: ruclips.net/video/_OTQCV0k2h4/видео.html
What I’ve heard is that in some places it can be difficult to get jobs directly through the resort if you’re from far away and don’t speak the language/your language isn’t spoken much in the area (like Japan or Austria if you’re an American or Canada and Cali if you’re like Korean or Russian, for example). In these cases is where you can find agencies if you want, or you can find jobs for local businesses that support the resort. Hope that helps!
@@Jakuboooooooooo Hi Connor, not sure how I missed your comment but thank you for it anyway! You are right, I've found it very hard trying to just get interviews working for European or Japanese resorts. However I'm now currently out in Canada and its a completely different situation. Had you worked seasons yourself?
Nice, I'll admit my knowledge of skiing in the states is quite limited, whats the ski area like and what job have you got? I didn't realise you could work at 14 in the US.
I'm 18 and am considering doing a ski season this winter. I have a dual citizenship (eu and uk). What jobs would you recommend and where would you apply.
That would depend on your skills, passions and to an extent personality. Typically first time season workers will go to big resorts. It's the best place to get the most skiing and best apres. Work wise it's going to be intense either way. Did you have any thought to what you wanted to do job wise ?
Hi Tyler, apologies for not replying back to this. I myself have not worked as a liftee but I always see them having a great time at work. Did you end up finding what you were looking for?
Hey Emily most jobs will be posted from July onwards but its never too early to start reaching out to companies, if you know who and where you want to work.
Hey was considering doing a ski season next year as a chalet host for the first time! Is there anything you’d advise to put in your application or necessary qualities that I would need to include in my interview, any advice will be great! Thankyou
Hi Molly thank you for commenting. As far as I'm aware there certainly aren't any mandatory host qualifications that you would need to take, If you have had a previous work in gastronomie (restaurants for example) and cleaning then you certainly want to highlight those experiences as you'll be doing a lot of cooking and cleaning. I would recommend you try include examples of problem solving and when you have had to use your initiative - you'd be amazed at the incidents that can occur in chalets and If you can showcase your ability to deal with these situations then you will stand out - the more unique the story the better. The other thing is that you will spend quite a lot of time with the guests in morning and evening, more than a holiday rep would in fact, so being friendly and social is quite important working in a ski resort.
Thanks for commenting Alan, I think being a few years ago when I was younger I was able to manage it with the excitement of being out in the mountains all winter. Now that I'm a bit older I certainly wouldn't do that again.
Hi J thanks for commenting. There's no set experience that is required but it always helps if you've had prior life experiences. It's about what makes you stand out from other candidates so if you've got examples of how you went above and beyond for someone, or how you dealt with a big problem/complaint you should always share that as employers love to hear that. Typical jobs in resort are holiday rep, chalet host, nanny, driver, Ski lift operator, bar work, restaurant staff, concierge, Ski instructor.
Hi I don’t know if I’m too late but I was wondering about the interview process, what do you have to do at the interview? What do you have to wear? What do you get asked? How many people are there?
Hi again George, this totally depends on who you are going to work for. Each company will have a different interview process. So for wear you of course you want to be looking smart. In essence the interview is about them getting to know abit about you, your skills and life experiences. So it's worth prepping a few things to say. They always look for examples of how did you go 'above and beyond' for someone (a customer) and how have you solved problems. If you are applying with a tour operator you could be in large groups, in my case there was about 30 people all applying for ski jobs too.
Whats the overall salary for ski patrol and ski instructors from your experience. I was thinking of doing both a ski session and white water rafting guide.
Thanks for commenting, unfortunately I haven't done either of these jobs but ski patrol would likely get paid more because of the work they do and the level of qualification required. Most typical ski season jobs are anywhere between £800-1200 a month so I think you'd count instructors in that bracket. Hope that helps
In the USA it seems to be minimum wage so around 12 up to 18 bucks with free housing and a free season pass. Also I think big resorts are doing starting bonuses because they need people to work for them.
Hey Ben thanks for commenting, those are two great questions. It depends slightly on the role and I can only speak from someone who has worked as a ski rep, concierge and currently a lodge assistant. I've done a video on each of your questions already which you can find in my ski season playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLx8eW1LU-17UZ4a3pXsccnjxjrdf4G45h
i’ve been looking online and there are a couple of maintenance/driving jobs available. do you think this would be a good job to do? and what job did you do?
Hi Stan if you like the handyman,DIY stuff and being out and about then it is a good job. You'll likely be in and out of chalets fixing things and also driving guests to/from the slopes. I spent two winters as a holiday rep and another winter as a concierge.
What do you think the ski season will be like coming up due to Covid? I’m thinking about quitting my job for something just all round more interesting and fun. Only started boarding in March just before lockdown. In terms of costs, if I could buy my board etc and ski pass beforehand, could you see any problems with this? I’ve heard some places do give you them included but come out of your wages. So I’m looking to possibly offset the costs. I’m 30 and would I be correct in thinking I would be more likely to get a managerial type job because of experience? Thanks
Thats exactly what I am asking myself at the moment and there's so many areas to think about; the on piste situation, to/from resort travel, in resort (Apres ski) etc. Buying your board would be pretty straight forward but getting a season pass before a guaranteed season might be a risk. If you work for the likes of tour operators and ski school you can hire them but yes they do tend to come out of your wages. On the plus you would be working very closely with suppliers so that means get good rates and potentially some deals on gear at the end of the season which would give you time to test out a bunch of equipment. As for managerial jobs what type of company were you thinking of?
Bramski Vlogs havent looked into what company really yet. Currently work in engineering with a semi-supervisory role and have previous good customer service skills. Just trying to use whatever I can to make the possible ski season better/easier for myself. Eventually I’d like to be an instructor but obviously I need to get good enough to pass the quals. Hence wanting to do a season!
Well having previous customer service will certainly benefit you should you get a job. If I were you I'd really start looking and applying now because from what I've read over the last few days it's going to be a limited programme by many tour operators.
@@BramskiVlogs hi thanks for checking in! Not yet (he says) but just got back from Swiss alps mountain biking and the love is back! Have managerial experience now in a pub so hoping this will help my out
Hey Jake thanks for commenting, what were your experiences in Canada and Japan like? I haven't done a season in Canada but I would say that in Europe there's a stronger aprés scene, you'll find a lot more bars and clubs in resort. A lot of the seasonaires work for tour operators as reps, hosts, carers and chefs whereas in Japan it was more Hotel and Chalet Management companies where you'd work as concierge. There's the obvious jobs such as instructors and bar tenders too.
Thanks Chris, I think with your covering letter you should definitely write a few honest lines about why you want to work in the mountains. Sadly there are some who will do a season do the bare minimum at work and get drunk the whole time, which is fine...but if you want to work because skiing is something you love and you want to learn and experience working in a unique environment then be sure to communicate that. With your CV my advice would be to just make sure you put a couple of lines at the top about yourself in a way that works towards what ever job you are applying for. For example if you applying to be a rep/concierge make sure to highlight your experience in customer service. Hope this helps?
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks. I think the cover letter will be easier to sell myself. I've been in a job for the last 10 years that has very little customer experience but my current position does deal with the public so might be able to sell it to them with that. I'll have to be hopeful and hope I can get it all across. I've not had an interview for over 10 years 🥴
Sorry just one last thing. I understand most ski seasons are 6 months (nov-april) roughly. I'm only available for 4.5 months. Do you think this will be a bit of a problem with people hiring or do you not need to do the whole season?
@@chrisriley4426 European seasons are typically Mid December to Late March/Early April, its slight longer if you worked in Canada or Japan so it depends on where you go and then you would have to speak to your employer.
Hi i live in england.. do you think there will be jobs available this season because of covid... and also what is the age range because i am 18 and i would want people around my age going aswell because from videos i only really see older people in their 20s
Hi Kato, thanks for commenting! There will be jobs, perhaps not as many as before because of the effect covid has had economically on the industry. But I think the biggest challenge for working a ski season next year will be Brexit, as things stand there is a lot of red tape in the way. I'd recommend watching my Ski Chat Special with the guests who talk about this issue. Its very common for people who are 17/18 to do a season , they normally go and work as chalet hosts as they get some good real world training from it. I did my first season after Uni so alot of who you see in my video are slightly older. Let me know if you have any questions.
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks, i have a few others, where do you recommend doing a ski season and when to apply? and also do you get to leave the resort at any point to go out
Is there any ski resorts in France that you would recommend? I’m 19 and would like to learn a little french and do some skiing .What jobs would I have the best chance of getting in a resort with no experience ?Do you think working in a bar would be a good option?
Hi thanks for commenting! So for sheer volume of skiing the 3 Vallees is good to go, Tignes is a beautiful area too. Some smaller resorts like Samoens and Sainte Foy are gems. There aren't that many jobs in resort that require previous experience or qualification. It does help if you have life experience though. The bar option would be good yeah, If you wan't to know how to find these jobs I've got another video in the series. Let me know if you have any questions.
Hi Alex thanks for your question at the moment I don't know of any specific companies. I will answer your other question on the other video you commented on.
Im a bit late to this video haha! But my question is, does it matter if you can't speak the leanguage of the country you want to work in. For example i want to work a ski season in france, but i do not speak any french. thanks
Hi James thanks for commenting. I'm always checking the videos so don't worry. It does not matter that you do not speak the language, with British tour operators and resorts where there are a lot of bits you'll be speaking English all the time. If does help to know a few basic words and phrases if you're dealing with local suppliers. Hope this helps
Thanks Gumoor it depends on where your from and what agreement your country has with where you want to work. In the case of the UK we have just left the European Union so now we are technically a 3rd Party Country, they've introduced a short term working visa for which lasts for 90 days. As far as I know its not that expensive, companies normally support you in some way with accommodation, equipment or lift passes so I don't think they would sponsor your visa but I could be wrong.
Hiya, so i've been seriously considering dropping out of uni and doing a ski season as a chalet host (or possibly doing one after uni) for a while now. I REALLY am tempted but I feel like I don't have the confidence and the social skills to get offered the job, let alone do the job. I also have no idea how to cook and have only skied once (very badly haha). Any advice would be amazing! But do you have to be ubeer confident for this type of job?
Hi Izzy thanks for commenting, so firstly don't worry about not being able to cook and having only skied once - you get very adequate training as a host as the companies want to make sure you are delivering customer service to their standard in the chalets. You'll likely get very good rates on lessons, I know loads of people who have done a season and not skied before, the beauty is that you get to practice everyday with the mountains as your backyard for 4-5 months. So with regards to confidence/social skills, typically these jobs involve a-lot of customer interaction (entertaining, answering questions, problem solving etc) - it certainly helps to be confident and outgoing but Its not necessarily a deal breaker, the first few weeks are always quite nerve racking anyway. End of the day you and the customers share a common passion which is that you love the mountains and thats all you really need to talk to them about. You will find yourself in challenging unfamiliar situations but you will grow in confidence. SO typically when you're applying for ski season job you would do so between June-September, this is when they have a massive recruitment drive. Due to covid the situation is very different and uncertain this year, because there's no guarantee of british holiday makers there aren't as many jobs going. If you are interested my advice would be to have a look what jobs are still going at this stage but perhaps give it a year when hopefully there aren't travel restrictions and employment laws in EU countries are clear post brexit. Hope this helps?
@@BramskiVlogs HIya! Amazing thank you so much for the advice! Yeah i'm not painfully shy (I think haha), I can quite confidently talk to customers but for some reason when it comes to talking to people my own age and not in a professional situation, I loose all my confidence eee. Yeah, if I do decide to drop out of uni it will be around Christmas time anyways so it wouldn't work out this year, plus with Covid i'm not sure how it would all work. So possibly next year, or if I decide to stay on at uni, in three years time! Thanks again for the advice!
@@izzydale4097 You'll find yourself socialising a lot in the first few weeks during training and familiarising with your resort, seasonaires are super easy to get on with :) I would have said to give this year a miss so you're on the right track. Glad I could help!
I’m in a very similar situation as yourself, and highly considered dropping out of uni myself. My advice don’t. You will most likely regret it. see it over and get that degree and you will have more opportunities in the future if it turns out ski season is not for you. I battled hard and stayed in despite very close to dropping out, now am on my final weeks of uni and am looking forward to the future despite knowing I’ll probably not use my degree, but I’m happy I did it. I love skiing, being doing it all my life since the age of 3, my dad was a ski guide in his youth as well so I’ve been highly tempted to do it. I’m a bit late for this seasons applications or unsure how it’s going ahead given COVID. So will probably hold off and do the 2022/23 season. I love skiing so am tempted to try and become a guide/instructor, or like yourself become a chalet host, or more recently I’ve been looking at training as a ski technician. I too don’t have much confidence and tend to keep to myself but I believe once I’m out there in the mountains among like minded people I’ll open up more and rise to the occasion. Will just need to get over that initial fear. In the mean time I’m gonna scrub up on my french and do some other adventures and part time work. You posted this a year ago so I don’t know what you did or how you feel now, but I give you my best wishes. Good luck
ive looked into courses online im from the UK and interested in being a ski instructor but its soo expensive! are there cheap ways of going about it? thanks
Hi Thanks for commenting, to be honest getting qualified to be an instructor is expensive and can take a while. I'm afraid I don't know of anything in the UK that's cheap. The main teaching board in the UK is BASI, i did my Level 1 years ago and the stuff you learn is pretty wide ranging but very valuable for teaching on the slopes. Where have you been looking online?
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks for replying so quick I’ve been looking at BASI but wow the prices are mad. im only 19 I do have a job and the money to do it but if i went for it i’d come back jobless and broke haha The experience would be amazing though!!
@@carysjones1055 Yeah they are pretty crazy, but from what I remember there's alot of practical and theory work and It felt worth it. Only reason I never went on to Level 2 BASI was because I went to Uni and there was no snowcentre nearby where I could have built up my hours. Try looking at places in Europe/Canada/New Zealand I've seen a number of courses advertised where you pay and you then go to resort, they train you up to the required level and they give you a job after.
The big resorts have public sport centres with Pool, Spa, Gym etc making time for it is another thing all together. I used to try go for a swim or sauna often just to get away from the buzz and stress after work.
@@BramskiVlogs While I'm here could I ask you a slightly weird question? What seasonaire job would you recommend/are there job opportunities for people who have worked for a couple of years post grad in customer service? And by customer service, I mean doctors who have worked in the NHS for the last 2 years haha? I'm not even talking about getting a seasonaire job as a doctor. I'm fairly sure those would be impossible to find. Just any job that you think would be interested in hiring someone with 2 years working under their belt? Thanks
I wanted to try do it after my winter in Japan but due to covid restrictions is wasn't possible. I know people have done it and they speak very highly of it, different to a winter in Europe though.
@@BramskiVlogs thanks for answering! I’m Canadian so we’ve got great skiing here but I want to live somewhere else for a season. I’m mostly wondering if NZ still has that young party ski town vibe like other resorts
@@cm69420 Nice where about's in Canada are you from? Im currently working in Revelstoke, BC. From what I've heard the party resorts are near Queenstown; Coronet Peak and The Remarkables.
I am 18 about to graduate high school. I have been in a dual credit program and set myself up to get a 2-year degree by the end of this year. A few years back, I came up with a long term plan to work while finishing school to save some money, graduate college by the end of the fall semester, and work a ski season somewhere in Canada. Due to current events, my dear sweet mother will not allow me to work, all my classes are online, and many of my college classes may be canceled because they require hands-on labs. My goal was to have a degree, be financially independent, and be able to have a blast and travel at a very young age. I haven't given up on that yet, but it is looking grim. If there is ANYONE who would like to give me ANY advice or help me achieve my goals I would be very appreciative.
Hey Christopher what research have you done so far? I'm afraid I don't know a lot about doing a season in Canada, Europe is more my area of expertise, but I'll try my best to be helpful. Fair play to you for wanting to work whilst finishing your education. You'll need to come up with a way to balance the two and of course leave time for yourself. So depending on how much school/degree work you have you hit the slopes a bit in the afternoon and then say for example work a bar job or restaurant role in the evenings. You'd have to be pretty disciplined and not party 5 nights a week but it sounds like you're really passionate and committed to doing a season so good luck to you. Am I right that 'fall' is your winter? and you're looking at this coming year? If you live in Canada the chances are you stand a better chance because I don't think as many people will be flying overseas to work or ski due to covid. Ski seasons tend to start earlier in Canada compared to here in Europe, id guess they would be recruiting about now. Let me know if you have any other questions.
6500 Views, 125 Likes and counting! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched this video, I am glad you enjoyed it. Working a ski season is an incredible life time experience that I would recommend to anyone. Tell me, do you want to do a ski season? Let me know your questions in the comments.
Great overview mate, I think you summed it up pretty well. I don't know about you but I found it hard to go back to a normal job after doing so many seasons, now I have shaped my life around living and working in the mountains and absolutely love it.
Hey mate thanks for commenting. I couldn't agree more with you its really hard to go and do a 9-5 desk job when you're so used to running about and spending loads of time with people all in the beautiful backdrop of the mountains. Can I ask how you've managed to shape it?
@@BramskiVlogs yeah for sure mate I have spent quite a few seasons in Japan both in Hokkaido and Honshu and just love the place can't get enough of it, me and my wife purchased a ski lodge in Myoko in Mid 2018 mountain hut myoko check it out online if you want to have look. We only operate in the winter months at this stage and was going pretty good till COVID threw a spanner in the works lol so this season will more than likely be pretty quiet for us but that's all good we should get plenty of time to ride. what's your plans for this coming season?
@@Neil.Denize I'd love to check it out where can I find it online? So as you probably guessed by now COVID has railroaded the European season for tourists sadly, my plan was to go back to Austria and start something i had been working on but this is now on hold. Currently Im working in the LFT covid test centres in my county.
@@BramskiVlogs www.mountainhutmyoko.com/
That's us there mate, yeah winter is a right off for us this year.
@@Neil.Denize ay mate what resorts did you work at in Hokkaido and Honshu respectively? Japan is a place I’m considering doing a season at but I’m not sure yet, there are so many options.
Thanks for the info mate! Really appreciate it
Thanks for commenting and watching my videos Grant! Great to have you here.
did it for ten year at seven different resorts in the western usa. best times of my life.
It really is such a great experience. Which resorts did you work at?
@@BramskiVlogs Heavenly, Kirkwood, Squaw, Sugar Bowl, Mount Bachelor, Crystal Mountain (WA), Big Sky.
I was a lifty for a few seasons then got into lift maintenance.
@@m0sesdewitt Wow, bet it was an experience? Do you still work in resorts now?
My daughter has just started for crystal
I hope she will enjoy it
Fantastic company to work for MT, it was an experience of a life time for me. Im sure it will be the same for your daughter!
Almost all Canadian resorts give free season passes to the resort you're working at and many of the surrounding ones, even ones in other countries. on top of discounts for restaurants, pubs, gear, etc etc. . so...
Hey thanks for commenting, that's really interesting I didn't know this. But is that if you're working for the resort itself? Say as a lift operator or ticket official? What about if you're working in a hotel or ski shop, do they get them for free too?
@@BramskiVlogs lifty definitely. the others, That can depend on the resort. ski shop I think yes, hotels can be hit or miss, OR, they may offer half off a season pass or something similar for jobs like that if they don't pay for it. I also seen some jobs in the mountain town itself off the resort saying they'll pay for a season pass for the people they hire. and if you're part time you'll usually just get a pass for the resort, but full time you can get pass for multiple resorts. (Again, that can vary.) One place I applied to employees get discounts to McDonalds and the Liquor store! Haha!
Looking at going out to Japan for the 2024/25 season. Just looking for opinion on it as you were there as well as what hill you worked at
Thanks for commenting buddy I did a season in Niseko. Culturally its a very different experience from western skiing but the snow is great and i had an awesome time. What do you want to know? ruclips.net/p/PLx8eW1LU-17XZc1IGxZLS_AgyCKoqDkuU
Nice video man. How did you find the ski jobs in France ?
Hey thanks for commenting, I loved my time working in France. For my first season it was very intense but a lot to enjoy, France typically has more skiing. But I preferred my job in Austria because of the smaller town and landscape.
Thank you for the video really nice insight. I was wondering if you are allowed to go home for Christmas and New Year. And do you think you would have a better time in the chosen destination for you ski season (over Christmas and New Year?)
Hi Will thanks for commenting. You are not no because Christmas and New Year are some of the busiest times in the season, you can guarantee that you'll be working Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Eve/Day in some way. Its a misconception, especially of parents when they come out to see their child working a season, that you can book a block period of days off work whilst working a season - you can't, its just not possible because of the amount of work. With regards to your question on Christmas is this whilst working in the mountains or on holiday? Christmas in the mountains in my first season in Val Thorens was epic we had a lock in day at the highest pub in Europe where they threw us a proper Christmas feast .
Hey will, thought I'd check back in with you after your question. Did it help with whatever you were looking at?
I've wanted to do a ski season for as long as I can remember! I'm thinking of going rather than going of to university so I can think more on what I want to do next while still living the independent/party life which makes uni appealing to many.
I was wondering what the long hours were actually like? How many days a week do you work? What exactly is the pay? You mentioned accommodation, food etc not being free - what agency are you with? Ive seen a couple that say this is included then you get like £500 PCM. Thanks for this video :D
Hi Beth, thanks for commenting. Glad you enjoyed the video! So, I can guarantee that doing a season will open up your eyes and give you some memorable life experiences that will go a long way to helping you decide what you want to do next. So it depends on the job but if you are working with a holiday company as a rep/host/driver type role typically the long hours part will come on Saturday/Sunday as this is arrivals time. You will get up early to see last weeks guests off to the airport, depending on how busy it is you may go to the airport with them (or you could be back in resort cleaning chalets so they're ready, this is just a small taste of some of the activities you'd do on an airport day). I've done a couple of videos explaining how a typically good airport day can go here: ruclips.net/video/1Za8SGWWu-4/видео.html Now when things go wrong they can go really wrong snowstorms, flight/transfer delays, lost luggage these can lead to 18 hour days and in some case longer. For more info on when it goes wrong give these two a watch: ruclips.net/video/7AbmIO9gy9c/видео.html
Normally you would get 1 and a half days off during the week. So for two winters I was a ski rep with Crystal Ski Holidays in France and Austria, then I worked as a concierge for The Niseko Company in Japan. Again depending on the role the european ski industry standard wage is about €800-1100 a month. I think if you worked long hours in a bar for example this would likely be more. So there's a bit of false tale that goes around that you get accommodation and/or ski hire/tuition/passes for free. What happens is that a lot of companies will often offer you these but there is a deduction off your salary. So in one season this roughly was about 200 Euro so in actual fact I was taking home about 750-800 a month. Hope that explains things a bit. I would recommend choosing to work for high end/luxury companies as the chances are the wages will be the top end of the standard. Regarding 'recruitment agencies' ski jobs aren't what you would find on indeed. There are some specific sites for ski jobs, but you can also apply direct to the company, there is also a seasonaire secret in finding jobs which you can find in this vid: ruclips.net/video/_OTQCV0k2h4/видео.html
Hope this helps, feel free to let me know any questions you have? Thanks again for supporting the channel. Matt
Thank you for such an in depth reply! That sounds awesome, so 1.5 doesnt seem like a lot of time off to be skiing and partying etc! I really want to learn to snowboard while I'm out there since Ive already skiied a lot, on working days during the week, are hours quite lengthy?
I've been on ski holidays with crystal when I was younger and remember their speeches on the coach journey to resort, speeches about lift passes etc in resort and taking families on tours of the mountains, but what else would I be doing in the weekdays on the job? I've looked at a lot of sites, but they always seem to include minimal information :D
I'm also quite a shy person but really want to take this time to improve myself, I know its a lot of dealing with customers, I work in fast food currently so I do have a bit of customer service experience but obviously this is very different, so how would you suggest I prepare for that? Is training provided for the ski rep opportunities? I've also seen these 'rehearsal' videos a lot on YT, is that always part of the recruitment process?
Thank you so much again for your reply! Being in the mountains, meeting new people is something that really excites me, I hope this is something I can get accepted too :D
@@beth02x Sorry Beth I should have mentioned that on most days you work you will have time to ski also. In my case as a rep I skied 5 days a week sometimes 6 almost every week. If you work in a bar depending on the shifts you could ski all day and then work the bars at night. In the case of say a chalet host or a driver it might be a few days less a week but you have all season. So plenty of time to enjoy the slopes and learn to board!
Yes that will have been done by your rep. So the speech on the coach is more of a brief welcome now as legally you can't walk down the bus while its moving and start selling stuff. Instead there usually is a get together saturday or sunday night usually in the hotel or nearby bar where the reps would talk about the area, sell lift passes, ski equipment and tuition. They also would answer any queries and deal with any complaints, this is a big part of the weekly responsibilities as you are the expert in resort so you're there to give them info that might make the holiday a better experience, or resolve something quickly so that it doesn't ruin their holiday (room changes, meal out on you that sort of thing). I mentioned that the weekend is normally the busy time so as rep when its Monday-Friday your hours are typically a few in the morning and evening where you attend your accommodations check your guests are ok, again dealing with any issues. In between that, daytime its ski ski ski!
Working a ski season is really good for growing in confidence and developing new skills because you are constantly interacting with people from all walks of life. There are times at the beginning when its scary, for example your first few weeks of the season are Christmas which is a very busy time and not every customer is smiley and patient . You're chucked in the deep end but over time you build up and learn things you would never learn in a typical 9-5 back home. In terms of preparation tour operators love to hear examples where you have gone above and beyond for a customer, or how you've dealt with a problem. They like if you have life experiences too. Yes training is provided and with a large company like crystal or inghams for example its very detailed. My training before the two seasons were each a week long with 50-100 other staff who were going to resorts across europe. The first season we did a week in Chamonix and then the year after it was at Lake Garda, during that week there is a lot of information thrown at you but you get to mix with experienced seasonnaires and managers so plenty of opportunities to ask questions, learn roles,responsibilites and practice scenarios.
Its great to hear how excited you are, doing this type of thing is a very unique experience and very few are brave enough to do it. Those who do never regret it!
@@BramskiVlogs thank you so much for all the information! I'm definitely going to do this instead of university now. Do you know roughly when in the year applications open? I'm assuming when the current season ends? but just so I can get on it quickly :D
@@beth02x don't mention it. Normally they start recruiting from June until around October.
Hi mate, great video! Is it easy to do a 'DIY ski season' rather than go through ski operators? E.g finding your own accommodation & line up your own job for when you're there. Looking to do a career break so only planning on a bit of part time work whilst I'm out there rather than these 5/6 day jobs! Cheers.
Hi Nathaniel, thanks for subscribing and commenting! There's different challenges to it in different countries, but for example I know that in France there are lots of people that rent out small studios to people doing seasons, so plenty of choice. The hardest thing is finding the work of course but when you've got that then you can get your digs and decide which lift pass you want etc. What did you have in mind, part time bar work that sort of thing?
@@BramskiVlogs No worries! Love the channel. At the moment, I'm open to anywhere in Europe, Switerzland may be easier for work due to brexit? I've got 7 years experience in fashion & retail so that would be the obvious choice, however I'd probably need to know the language to work in a shop? I'm planning a season as a break from my current career so ideally working to 3 days a week max would be ideal. I'm guessing part time work is quite rare in resorts so any sort of work really haha! Canada may also be an option as this would remove the language barrier. Are you aware of any house sharing websites for accom in ski resorts? appreciate your help man! :-)
Thanks mate.I did see that Switzerland were one of the first to announce they'd be issuing a couple of thousands work permits for UK workers post brexit which is good news. Perhaps we will see a portion of the British go back to switzerland since the 2014 exodus. People do get jobs in the ski/mountain equipment shops working as a techs or assistants. If you pick a resort thats popular with the Brits (verbier as an example) then you'll find they will employ english speaking workers. Part time is quite rare but I guess if you can afford to only work a few days then there's no issue. Im not aware of any house sharing websites, I recently discovered Workaway.com which looks quite an inventive way to do a season (would recommend checking them out). I'd also recommend asking about on the resort seasonaire facebook groups.
@@nattybabe01 Hi Nathaniel, thought I'd check in. Did you do a season in the end?
Did you book your seasonal work through an agency? If so, which one did you use?
Amazing video btw!
Hi Beth thanks for commenting. I don't no, I always go straight to the company I want to work for. There aren't many if any dedicated recruitment agencies for this that I'm aware of. Its just not the type of thing companies would pay an agency to find staff from because its a well sort after job. The workers come to the work. I'd recommend giving my finding ski season jobs video a watch as it may help you with what youre looking for: ruclips.net/video/_OTQCV0k2h4/видео.html
What I’ve heard is that in some places it can be difficult to get jobs directly through the resort if you’re from far away and don’t speak the language/your language isn’t spoken much in the area (like Japan or Austria if you’re an American or Canada and Cali if you’re like Korean or Russian, for example). In these cases is where you can find agencies if you want, or you can find jobs for local businesses that support the resort. Hope that helps!
Hi Beth, thought I'd check back in. Did you end up finding what you were looking for?
@@Jakuboooooooooo Hi Connor, not sure how I missed your comment but thank you for it anyway! You are right, I've found it very hard trying to just get interviews working for European or Japanese resorts. However I'm now currently out in Canada and its a completely different situation. Had you worked seasons yourself?
I’m 14 and going to start working at a ski resort this year and idk about the partying part because I can’t drink obviously
Congrats! What are you doing and where?
Mount Kato in Minnesota 👍
Nice, I'll admit my knowledge of skiing in the states is quite limited, whats the ski area like and what job have you got? I didn't realise you could work at 14 in the US.
I'm 18 and am considering doing a ski season this winter. I have a dual citizenship (eu and uk). What jobs would you recommend and where would you apply.
That would depend on your skills, passions and to an extent personality. Typically first time season workers will go to big resorts. It's the best place to get the most skiing and best apres. Work wise it's going to be intense either way. Did you have any thought to what you wanted to do job wise ?
Really want to get some type of ski job I was thinking liftee or photo op person.. moving to Colorado soon. What's It like being a liftee?
Hi Tyler, apologies for not replying back to this. I myself have not worked as a liftee but I always see them having a great time at work. Did you end up finding what you were looking for?
Hiya, it’s currently Mid April, i want to apply for the December 2023 - May 2024, when should i apply by?
Hey Emily most jobs will be posted from July onwards but its never too early to start reaching out to companies, if you know who and where you want to work.
Hey was considering doing a ski season next year as a chalet host for the first time! Is there anything you’d advise to put in your application or necessary qualities that I would need to include in my interview, any advice will be great! Thankyou
Hi Molly thank you for commenting. As far as I'm aware there certainly aren't any mandatory host qualifications that you would need to take, If you have had a previous work in gastronomie (restaurants for example) and cleaning then you certainly want to highlight those experiences as you'll be doing a lot of cooking and cleaning. I would recommend you try include examples of problem solving and when you have had to use your initiative - you'd be amazed at the incidents that can occur in chalets and If you can showcase your ability to deal with these situations then you will stand out - the more unique the story the better. The other thing is that you will spend quite a lot of time with the guests in morning and evening, more than a holiday rep would in fact, so being friendly and social is quite important working in a ski resort.
@@BramskiVlogs thankyou so much for your help !
@@mollywiggins2129 Hi Molly, thought I'd check back in. Did you end up finding a job?
I wonder how e can have energy to ski every day if working for a hotel
Thanks for commenting Alan, I think being a few years ago when I was younger I was able to manage it with the excitement of being out in the mountains all winter. Now that I'm a bit older I certainly wouldn't do that again.
Do you need a lot of prior work experience and what are the most common jobs offered? Thank you :)
Hi J thanks for commenting. There's no set experience that is required but it always helps if you've had prior life experiences. It's about what makes you stand out from other candidates so if you've got examples of how you went above and beyond for someone, or how you dealt with a big problem/complaint you should always share that as employers love to hear that. Typical jobs in resort are holiday rep, chalet host, nanny, driver, Ski lift operator, bar work, restaurant staff, concierge, Ski instructor.
Hi J, thought I'd check back in. Did you end up finding what you were looking for?
Hi I don’t know if I’m too late but I was wondering about the interview process, what do you have to do at the interview? What do you have to wear? What do you get asked? How many people are there?
Hi again George, this totally depends on who you are going to work for. Each company will have a different interview process. So for wear you of course you want to be looking smart. In essence the interview is about them getting to know abit about you, your skills and life experiences. So it's worth prepping a few things to say. They always look for examples of how did you go 'above and beyond' for someone (a customer) and how have you solved problems. If you are applying with a tour operator you could be in large groups, in my case there was about 30 people all applying for ski jobs too.
Hi George, did you end up finding what you were looking for?
Whats the overall salary for ski patrol and ski instructors from your experience. I was thinking of doing both a ski session and white water rafting guide.
Thanks for commenting, unfortunately I haven't done either of these jobs but ski patrol would likely get paid more because of the work they do and the level of qualification required. Most typical ski season jobs are anywhere between £800-1200 a month so I think you'd count instructors in that bracket. Hope that helps
In the USA it seems to be minimum wage so around 12 up to 18 bucks with free housing and a free season pass. Also I think big resorts are doing starting bonuses because they need people to work for them.
Wanted to check back in, did you end up finding anything?
hey, how much free time in the evening did you usually get and wheres the best place to find these jobs? :)
Hey Ben thanks for commenting, those are two great questions. It depends slightly on the role and I can only speak from someone who has worked as a ski rep, concierge and currently a lodge assistant. I've done a video on each of your questions already which you can find in my ski season playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLx8eW1LU-17UZ4a3pXsccnjxjrdf4G45h
Hi Ben, did you end up finding what you needed?
i’ve been looking online and there are a couple of maintenance/driving jobs available. do you think this would be a good job to do? and what job did you do?
Hi Stan if you like the handyman,DIY stuff and being out and about then it is a good job. You'll likely be in and out of chalets fixing things and also driving guests to/from the slopes. I spent two winters as a holiday rep and another winter as a concierge.
@@BramskiVlogs that’s great, cheers :)
@@stanpriceayers5961 Hi Stan, thought I'd check back in with you, did you end up finding a ski season job?
What do you think the ski season will be like coming up due to Covid? I’m thinking about quitting my job for something just all round more interesting and fun. Only started boarding in March just before lockdown. In terms of costs, if I could buy my board etc and ski pass beforehand, could you see any problems with this? I’ve heard some places do give you them included but come out of your wages. So I’m looking to possibly offset the costs. I’m 30 and would I be correct in thinking I would be more likely to get a managerial type job because of experience? Thanks
Thats exactly what I am asking myself at the moment and there's so many areas to think about; the on piste situation, to/from resort travel, in resort (Apres ski) etc. Buying your board would be pretty straight forward but getting a season pass before a guaranteed season might be a risk. If you work for the likes of tour operators and ski school you can hire them but yes they do tend to come out of your wages. On the plus you would be working very closely with suppliers so that means get good rates and potentially some deals on gear at the end of the season which would give you time to test out a bunch of equipment. As for managerial jobs what type of company were you thinking of?
Bramski Vlogs havent looked into what company really yet. Currently work in engineering with a semi-supervisory role and have previous good customer service skills. Just trying to use whatever I can to make the possible ski season better/easier for myself. Eventually I’d like to be an instructor but obviously I need to get good enough to pass the quals. Hence wanting to do a season!
Well having previous customer service will certainly benefit you should you get a job. If I were you I'd really start looking and applying now because from what I've read over the last few days it's going to be a limited programme by many tour operators.
@@TheDJTaipan hey Tommy, thought I check back in with you. Did you do a season in the end?
@@BramskiVlogs hi thanks for checking in! Not yet (he says) but just got back from Swiss alps mountain biking and the love is back! Have managerial experience now in a pub so hoping this will help my out
I've done seasons in Canada and Japan but never in Europe does anyone know if there is much difference?
Hey Jake thanks for commenting, what were your experiences in Canada and Japan like? I haven't done a season in Canada but I would say that in Europe there's a stronger aprés scene, you'll find a lot more bars and clubs in resort. A lot of the seasonaires work for tour operators as reps, hosts, carers and chefs whereas in Japan it was more Hotel and Chalet Management companies where you'd work as concierge. There's the obvious jobs such as instructors and bar tenders too.
Hi Jake, did you ever end up heading to Europe for a season? Still working the ski life now?
Hi!! Great video. Do you have any tips for putting on a cv/covering letter to sell myself?
Thanks Chris, I think with your covering letter you should definitely write a few honest lines about why you want to work in the mountains. Sadly there are some who will do a season do the bare minimum at work and get drunk the whole time, which is fine...but if you want to work because skiing is something you love and you want to learn and experience working in a unique environment then be sure to communicate that. With your CV my advice would be to just make sure you put a couple of lines at the top about yourself in a way that works towards what ever job you are applying for. For example if you applying to be a rep/concierge make sure to highlight your experience in customer service. Hope this helps?
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks. I think the cover letter will be easier to sell myself. I've been in a job for the last 10 years that has very little customer experience but my current position does deal with the public so might be able to sell it to them with that. I'll have to be hopeful and hope I can get it all across. I've not had an interview for over 10 years 🥴
Best of luck Chris!
Sorry just one last thing. I understand most ski seasons are 6 months (nov-april) roughly. I'm only available for 4.5 months. Do you think this will be a bit of a problem with people hiring or do you not need to do the whole season?
@@chrisriley4426 European seasons are typically Mid December to Late March/Early April, its slight longer if you worked in Canada or Japan so it depends on where you go and then you would have to speak to your employer.
Hi i live in england.. do you think there will be jobs available this season because of covid... and also what is the age range because i am 18 and i would want people around my age going aswell because from videos i only really see older people in their 20s
Hi Kato, thanks for commenting! There will be jobs, perhaps not as many as before because of the effect covid has had economically on the industry. But I think the biggest challenge for working a ski season next year will be Brexit, as things stand there is a lot of red tape in the way. I'd recommend watching my Ski Chat Special with the guests who talk about this issue. Its very common for people who are 17/18 to do a season , they normally go and work as chalet hosts as they get some good real world training from it. I did my first season after Uni so alot of who you see in my video are slightly older. Let me know if you have any questions.
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks, i have a few others, where do you recommend doing a ski season and when to apply? and also do you get to leave the resort at any point to go out
@@katooura1986 hi Kato, so sorry for not replying to your comment. Did you find what you needed in the end? What are your plans for this winter?
Is there any ski resorts in France that you would recommend? I’m 19 and would like to learn a little french and do some skiing .What jobs would I have the best chance of getting in a resort with no experience ?Do you think working in a bar would be a good option?
Hi thanks for commenting! So for sheer volume of skiing the 3 Vallees is good to go, Tignes is a beautiful area too. Some smaller resorts like Samoens and Sainte Foy are gems. There aren't that many jobs in resort that require previous experience or qualification. It does help if you have life experience though. The bar option would be good yeah, If you wan't to know how to find these jobs I've got another video in the series. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thought I'd check back, did you ever end up finding a ski season job?
Do you have any knowledge of companies having plans to continue hiring British people post brexit 21/22 winter?
Hi Alex thanks for your question at the moment I don't know of any specific companies. I will answer your other question on the other video you commented on.
Hi Alex, did you end up doing a season?
Im a bit late to this video haha! But my question is, does it matter if you can't speak the leanguage of the country you want to work in. For example i want to work a ski season in france, but i do not speak any french. thanks
Hi James thanks for commenting. I'm always checking the videos so don't worry. It does not matter that you do not speak the language, with British tour operators and resorts where there are a lot of bits you'll be speaking English all the time. If does help to know a few basic words and phrases if you're dealing with local suppliers. Hope this helps
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks very much mate, all the best :)
No worries mate.
Hi James, did you work a season in France in the end?
@@BramskiVlogs No, unfortunately I became quite ill with Crohn’s disease so was unable to do it :( hopefully one day 🤞
Hi, thanks for sharing your experience:). Can people from outside the country work there? Do they sponsor a work visa?
Thanks Gumoor it depends on where your from and what agreement your country has with where you want to work. In the case of the UK we have just left the European Union so now we are technically a 3rd Party Country, they've introduced a short term working visa for which lasts for 90 days. As far as I know its not that expensive, companies normally support you in some way with accommodation, equipment or lift passes so I don't think they would sponsor your visa but I could be wrong.
Hi Gurnoor, did you find what you were looking for in the end?
Hiya, so i've been seriously considering dropping out of uni and doing a ski season as a chalet host (or possibly doing one after uni) for a while now. I REALLY am tempted but I feel like I don't have the confidence and the social skills to get offered the job, let alone do the job. I also have no idea how to cook and have only skied once (very badly haha). Any advice would be amazing! But do you have to be ubeer confident for this type of job?
Hi Izzy thanks for commenting, so firstly don't worry about not being able to cook and having only skied once - you get very adequate training as a host as the companies want to make sure you are delivering customer service to their standard in the chalets. You'll likely get very good rates on lessons, I know loads of people who have done a season and not skied before, the beauty is that you get to practice everyday with the mountains as your backyard for 4-5 months. So with regards to confidence/social skills, typically these jobs involve a-lot of customer interaction (entertaining, answering questions, problem solving etc) - it certainly helps to be confident and outgoing but Its not necessarily a deal breaker, the first few weeks are always quite nerve racking anyway. End of the day you and the customers share a common passion which is that you love the mountains and thats all you really need to talk to them about. You will find yourself in challenging unfamiliar situations but you will grow in confidence. SO typically when you're applying for ski season job you would do so between June-September, this is when they have a massive recruitment drive. Due to covid the situation is very different and uncertain this year, because there's no guarantee of british holiday makers there aren't as many jobs going. If you are interested my advice would be to have a look what jobs are still going at this stage but perhaps give it a year when hopefully there aren't travel restrictions and employment laws in EU countries are clear post brexit. Hope this helps?
@@BramskiVlogs HIya! Amazing thank you so much for the advice! Yeah i'm not painfully shy (I think haha), I can quite confidently talk to customers but for some reason when it comes to talking to people my own age and not in a professional situation, I loose all my confidence eee. Yeah, if I do decide to drop out of uni it will be around Christmas time anyways so it wouldn't work out this year, plus with Covid i'm not sure how it would all work. So possibly next year, or if I decide to stay on at uni, in three years time! Thanks again for the advice!
@@izzydale4097 You'll find yourself socialising a lot in the first few weeks during training and familiarising with your resort, seasonaires are super easy to get on with :) I would have said to give this year a miss so you're on the right track. Glad I could help!
I’m in a very similar situation as yourself, and highly considered dropping out of uni myself. My advice don’t. You will most likely regret it. see it over and get that degree and you will have more opportunities in the future if it turns out ski season is not for you. I battled hard and stayed in despite very close to dropping out, now am on my final weeks of uni and am looking forward to the future despite knowing I’ll probably not use my degree, but I’m happy I did it. I love skiing, being doing it all my life since the age of 3, my dad was a ski guide in his youth as well so I’ve been highly tempted to do it. I’m a bit late for this seasons applications or unsure how it’s going ahead given COVID. So will probably hold off and do the 2022/23 season. I love skiing so am tempted to try and become a guide/instructor, or like yourself become a chalet host, or more recently I’ve been looking at training as a ski technician. I too don’t have much confidence and tend to keep to myself but I believe once I’m out there in the mountains among like minded people I’ll open up more and rise to the occasion. Will just need to get over that initial fear. In the mean time I’m gonna scrub up on my french and do some other adventures and part time work. You posted this a year ago so I don’t know what you did or how you feel now, but I give you my best wishes. Good luck
Hi Izzy, thought I'd check back in and see how you got on. Did you do a ski season?
ive looked into courses online im from the UK and interested in being a ski instructor but its soo expensive! are there cheap ways of going about it? thanks
Hi Thanks for commenting, to be honest getting qualified to be an instructor is expensive and can take a while. I'm afraid I don't know of anything in the UK that's cheap. The main teaching board in the UK is BASI, i did my Level 1 years ago and the stuff you learn is pretty wide ranging but very valuable for teaching on the slopes. Where have you been looking online?
@@BramskiVlogs Thanks for replying so quick
I’ve been looking at BASI but wow the prices are mad. im only 19 I do have a job and the money to do it but if i went for it i’d come back jobless and broke haha
The experience would be amazing though!!
Sorry one more question, would i be able to specialise in teaching kids specifically? I couldn’t find anything online about that
Thanks
@@carysjones1055 Yeah they are pretty crazy, but from what I remember there's alot of practical and theory work and It felt worth it. Only reason I never went on to Level 2 BASI was because I went to Uni and there was no snowcentre nearby where I could have built up my hours. Try looking at places in Europe/Canada/New Zealand I've seen a number of courses advertised where you pay and you then go to resort, they train you up to the required level and they give you a job after.
@@carysjones1055 When you get to the relevant level to teach on snow most ski schools always start new instructors with the kids I think.
Is it possible to exercise/hit they gym while on a season?
The big resorts have public sport centres with Pool, Spa, Gym etc making time for it is another thing all together. I used to try go for a swim or sauna often just to get away from the buzz and stress after work.
@@BramskiVlogs ty!
@@GenerallyGodLike Dont mention it!
@@BramskiVlogs While I'm here could I ask you a slightly weird question? What seasonaire job would you recommend/are there job opportunities for people who have worked for a couple of years post grad in customer service? And by customer service, I mean doctors who have worked in the NHS for the last 2 years haha? I'm not even talking about getting a seasonaire job as a doctor. I'm fairly sure those would be impossible to find. Just any job that you think would be interested in hiring someone with 2 years working under their belt? Thanks
@@GenerallyGodLike I don't know if they require any qualifications but if you've been in the NHS what about the ski patrol?
Has anyone done a ski season in New Zealand?
I wanted to try do it after my winter in Japan but due to covid restrictions is wasn't possible. I know people have done it and they speak very highly of it, different to a winter in Europe though.
@@BramskiVlogs thanks for answering! I’m Canadian so we’ve got great skiing here but I want to live somewhere else for a season. I’m mostly wondering if NZ still has that young party ski town vibe like other resorts
@@cm69420 Nice where about's in Canada are you from? Im currently working in Revelstoke, BC. From what I've heard the party resorts are near Queenstown; Coronet Peak and The Remarkables.
@@cm69420 how did you get on in the end? Did you go to New Zealand?
I am 18 about to graduate high school. I have been in a dual credit program and set myself up to get a 2-year degree by the end of this year. A few years back, I came up with a long term plan to work while finishing school to save some money, graduate college by the end of the fall semester, and work a ski season somewhere in Canada. Due to current events, my dear sweet mother will not allow me to work, all my classes are online, and many of my college classes may be canceled because they require hands-on labs. My goal was to have a degree, be financially independent, and be able to have a blast and travel at a very young age. I haven't given up on that yet, but it is looking grim. If there is ANYONE who would like to give me ANY advice or help me achieve my goals I would be very appreciative.
Screw this dude couldn't even respond or like his 1 comment.
I work at a ski resort screw this guy
Hey Christopher what research have you done so far? I'm afraid I don't know a lot about doing a season in Canada, Europe is more my area of expertise, but I'll try my best to be helpful. Fair play to you for wanting to work whilst finishing your education. You'll need to come up with a way to balance the two and of course leave time for yourself. So depending on how much school/degree work you have you hit the slopes a bit in the afternoon and then say for example work a bar job or restaurant role in the evenings. You'd have to be pretty disciplined and not party 5 nights a week but it sounds like you're really passionate and committed to doing a season so good luck to you. Am I right that 'fall' is your winter? and you're looking at this coming year? If you live in Canada the chances are you stand a better chance because I don't think as many people will be flying overseas to work or ski due to covid. Ski seasons tend to start earlier in Canada compared to here in Europe, id guess they would be recruiting about now. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hi Christopher, wanted to reach out and see how you got on in the end? Funnily enough I've now ended up in Canada myself!
surely if your skiing 6 days a week your burning stupid amounts of calories so you just eat constantly and dont get fat
Apres Ski and beer say otherwise unfortunately.
@@BramskiVlogs fair enough im doing a instructor course in japan and plan on taking advantage of the food there very much
Depends how hard you ski haha
@@downizle3414 Did you manage to get out in the end? Ramen and sushi is crazy good in Japan.