Charlie from the UK has been skiing since he was 5, last season he decided to turn his passion into a career and joined our ski instructor course in Japan. Charlie was looking to: ▶ Improving his skiing ability ▶ Get a taste of the world-famous Japow ▶ Experience a new culture We caught up with him to find out how his ski instructor course went and to see what it's like working as a ski instructor in Japan.
Ski and snowboard instructor courses in Canada, Europe and New Zealand
We caught up with Mikey Hazzard for a few laps at Coronet Peak in New Zealand to find out how his season with EA went. Mikey was one of our snowboard interns in Queenstown on an EA snowboard instructor course. After passing his level 1 he spent the season working at Coronet Peak with NZski. He’s now heading off to Japan to do a ski season with Canyons Snowsports school and we’re hoping to see him back in Queenstown after that!
Ever dreamed of working a ski season in the beautiful setting of the Alps? We at Workaseason specialise in hiring talented individuals to work across a variety of the top ski resorts in France, Austria, Italy and Switzerland, as well as the festive winter wonderland of Lapland, Finland. There are a wide variety of jobs to choose from Childcare, Catering, Hospitality, Resort Representatives and Management, working across our 5 brands of; Inghams Ski, Esprit Ski, Ski Total, Flexiski, and Santa's Lapland.
A few casual turns (and jumps) by the trainers team of Subzero Coaching in Zermatt.
The Powder Byrne Experience
This week, we caught up with the legendary Hannah Wilson. Hannah began her instructor journey with EA after completing her Masters in Physics at University. Needing a career change, she decided to become an instructor to travel and share her love of skiing with the world. Five seasons on, Hannah has no plans to stop chasing winter yet. Skiing has taken her across the world to Japan, Europe and New Zealand.
Wondering what working a ski season might entail, and whether it’s right for you? We popped over to the Alps in April to chat with some of our staff who had just completed a season in Val d’Isere.
Check out what it is like to work for the Snow School at Whistler Blackcomb and join the Oyster programme next season.
Hear from our Reve program manager, Simon Lauzier about completing an EA Ski & Snowboard instructor internship in Revelstoke Canada.
Hear from Inger about what it's been like to live in Japan so far and also how her skiing has improved on the course.
A ski instructor's guide to gear. Tips on the specs and the types of ski equipment you need to train for and sit an instructors exam. https://goo.gl/Bs5yr5
