This northern hemisphere winter and southern hemisphere summer has been the first true post covid seasons, and the hiring process has been a little bit chaotic. Travel restrictions have been removed, visas are being issued in record time, and the resort housing crisis has added to the chaos. There’s still plenty of seasonal position that …
Check out our latest podcast teaching seasonal workers the best way to put yourself at the front of the line for employee housing in ski towns. Point one, is to select a resort or town with lots of employee housing. The podcast also helps seasonal workers find resorts and towns with affordable housing on the …
This is an advice post for those searching for affordable housing in high profile North American ski resorts. My top tips are… Set a cut off date, be realistic, and have a Plan B. As winter approaches the affordable housing stock dwindles from already dire levels. October is really late, November is really really late, …
So you’ve got a ski job, housing, and a plane ticket. Here’s a few lists to help you pack. Things you need. Travel Insurance. That’s top of the list for a reason. Skiing and boarding are dangerous activities. My sister’s hospital bill totalled $US55,000 hospital bill because her Achilles went “bang”. And that was 20 …
“Yeah, I got to 100 days” Every self-respecting ski bum should be aiming to reach the 100 days of skiing count each winter. Here are my tips to reach that milestone. Work like a dog in the summer and fall. The more cash you save when it’s not snowing, the less you need to work …
Skiers love to complain. Sometimes it’s over minor things like the snow being a bit windblown. Other times, complaining is absolutely justifiable. The last Northern Hemisphere winter saw the number of dysfunctional ski resorts increase dramatically. Australia’s largest resort has joined that category due to chronic problems accessing the mountain. So what exactly is a …
Camper vans are great. So are Recreational Vehicles or RVs. They are basically the same, just in the USA. You can sleep in them, get to remote national parks in them, put your bikes, skis, and surfboards in them, and drink beer in them. And of course, when you’ve stopped drinking beer, just jump into …
The ideal ski resort job involves plenty of snow time, a good wage and/or all your accommodation costs covered by the boss. Here’s my top 6 jobs in a ski town. Unfortunately they aren’t generally available for newbies. This is followed by the six worst jobs in a ski town. 1. Heli-skiing or cat-skiing guide. …
Anyone for “poo patrol”? A Liftie story. Yesterday I conducted an interview with an ex-Mountain Ops manager at a mega ski resort in the USA. The purpose of the chat was to determine how chronic the staff shortages were. This story he told me summed up the situation perfectly. Poo patrol isn’t exactly a glamorous …
