Ski & Snowboard instructor jobs

To work as an instructor in the USA, Canada or European Alps you need to be qualified. Gone are the days of borrowing a jacket and doing a bit on the side, they wont stand for it any more. Luckily, these days there are many courses available that you don’t need to be Franz Klammer to pass. If you want to instruct professionally make sure your chosen course delivers an internationally recognised qualification or you could be wasting your time and cash.

ISIA (The International Ski Instructors Association) is the world body for professional ski instructors. There are currently 30 nations affiliated with ISIA, each with their own national organisation for snow sports instruction.

All these jobs involve guiding or instructing - apply now!

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Work Canada

Spend anything from eight weeks to twelve months enjoying the cosmopolitan city life of Toronto, snowboarding in the spectacular Rocky Mountains or ...more

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Ski School Helper

The Family Ski Company specialises in providing catered chalet holidays with a flexible programme of childcare. As a Ski School Helper you will be an ...more

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Chalet Host / Ski Leader

SKI HOST:Job description: Your primary role would be to ski with our guests around the whole resort 4 ½ days ...more

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Resort Manager

  Your responsibilities will include overseeing all operational and guest related aspects of resort management. You will supervise and ...more

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Resort Representative

  Your responsibilities will include assisting the Resort Manager with guest and staff welfare, maintaining chalet standards, organising lift ...more

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Reserve Chalet Host/Ski Host

We are looking for fun loving, flexible hardworking staff to assist with our chalets across all our resorts.  You will share the ...more

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Ski Instructor H2B extensions only

To qualify for this vacancy you must be currently working in the USA on a H2B visa. If you current H2B visa runs until October or November ...more

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Resort Rep/Ski Escort

You never forget the memories you make whilst you’re working with Crystal. The rush as you speed down an Alpine slope. The friendships you forge with ...more

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The U.K. member is BASI (British Association of Snowsports Instructors). They provide instructor, and examiner courses in alpine skiing, Snowboarding, Nordic skiing, Telemarking and adaptive skiing. Many BASI trained instructors present courses abroad – check for the BASI ‘Licensed training centre’ logo. Having a qualification from one countries ISIA member organisation usually allows your qualifications to be transferred into other member countries systems. This can be particularly handy if you want to use an existing qualification to gain entry to higher level course. Check the ISIA website for a current list of member organisations.

BASP (The British Association of Ski Patrollers) also based in Northern Scotland, provide rescue and first aid services in British Ski areas. They also train BASI instructors, tour operator staff and winter sports clubs in safety related areas. Many BASP instructors are qualified BASI ski instructors, Mountain Leaders or Instructors, or Paramedics.

Most course operators have venues in France, USA, Switzerland, Italy and some (notably BASI themselves) have courses in the UK. You can even go to the European Alps and do a course on a glacier in the Summer. (Saas Fee in Switzerland has a great North facing glacier and is highly recommended).