A week of skiing in the mountains? Too short for some. Some mountain fans prefer to spend the whole season in the mountains and in the snow. But how should this be financed? SnowTrex knows various possibilities for seasonal work in the ski area. Seasonal work allows you to enjoy the mountains for the whole winter without having to sit on dry land.
Waiter/Barkeeper
The classic seasonal job is in the hospitality industry: in a ski resort, this means working as a waiter or bar staff – either up on the mountain or down in the valley. To do a good job in this role, you need to be resilient and able to cope with stress. The reward, however, is all the greater when you can hit the slopes almost every day. It is important that the working hours are tailored to this and cover either the morning/early afternoon – for example, as a breakfast server – or the afternoon/evening.
Child care worker
Nowadays, ski resorts also have numerous hotels that specialise in accommodating families with children. Conversely, this means that the little ones also need to be looked after and kept entertained if Mum and Dad want to treat themselves to some spa time after a day’s skiing. So if you’re not bothered by the noise of children, this kind of seasonal job is ideal for you. Another plus is that childcare workers are mainly needed in the afternoon, once the day’s skiing is over. This leaves plenty of time to hit the slopes in the morning.
Property manager
Small holiday homes, in particular, need to be properly managed during the high season. This includes, for example, looking after guests, light snow clearance, cleaning and minor maintenance tasks. It’s a great seasonal job that lets you meet new people all the time and work right in the heart of the ski resort! What’s more, you’re not on call 24 hours a day, so you’ll still have plenty of time to strap on your skis.
Cleaner
Perhaps not the most popular job in the ski resort, but you do what you can to live in the mountains for a whole season! And if you are a cleaner in a hotel, board and lodging may even be free. Accordingly, one should not be directly deterred by the term in job advertisements – after all, there are rubber gloves!
Entertainer
Also as an entertainer, endurance, stress resistance and a great deal of commitment are required. There are tasks both on and off the piste. Accordingly, one must expect to explore the ski area with a horde of holidaymakers. However, this can be a lot of fun and is perhaps even more enjoyable than pulling your turns into the snow on your own. Planning to take a break in the evening? In this job, this is usually a bad idea. Even at this time the guests of the corresponding accommodation want to be entertained, which is why creativity and sociability are also written in capital letters in this job for seasonal work.
Kitchen help
As well as with being a waiter or a barkeeper, you should make sure – if possible – that your seasonal work as a kitchen assistant does not take up the whole day. Therefore, you can ideally take a few turns in the morning or afternoon before going to the kitchen or after lunch. Especially when it comes to catering jobs, the expectations of having too much leisure time should not be too high, especially in the high season. After all, skiing makes you hungry, which in turn becomes obvious in the kitchens of ski resort huts and hotels. Ideally, however, you will find a job where board and lodging are free.
Receptionist
When working as a receptionist in winter, you often save board and lodging. This seasonal job requires a friendly, open-minded appearance – even if the holidaymakers are not quite so nice. Even if the working hours here are mainly during the day, there are often shifts that can sometimes be combined with a few downhill runs in the ski area. Some accommodations are also looking for night porter for seasonal work. In this case some afternoon runs are conceivable.
No matter what job it will be – being in the mountains for a whole season compensates for all the work! And otherwise there are also some inexpensive offers for young people and students.
