Snow season bar jobs?

Try 'La Terrasse' in Chamonix. Chamonix is awesome - loads of bars, wikid nightlife, and some excellent riding. La Terrasse is an English run place, so give them a call. Talk to either Hazel or Marsha. They have rooms above the pub that you can live in if you work there...
http://www.laterrassechamonix.com/

Cheers forms I'll give that a go this morning!

Had a look at laterrasse and it's recruitment is run by mark warner - someone else was saying to avoid these ... does it matter?

+1 for morzine area, but staying in Avoriaz is much better, when i was there during my season, it was the frenchest ski resort i have ever been in, very local, wont hear many rupert and zaras about.

Chamonix is cool town to be in but a pain as you have to trek to get to the slopes which is a pain when you have limited time, i was mainly based in les arcs 2000 whihc is pretty quiet on the nightlife front but awesome riding.

accomodation is pretty easy, there are always room shares to be had, as people are always going home, breaking legs and whatnot.

I worked 2007/8 as a ski guide in Sainte Foy - a little (primarily off piste) resort in the same valley as Val and Tignes (about 20 mins away by car). Pretty small place, but the mountain's amazing and if you want to spend your season skiing/riding then it's one of the best places I've come across.

PM me and I'll point you in the direction of some of the bars and companies that work there...

Have a look at http://www.zapiks.com/sainte-foy-en-tarentaise-swe.html

I used to work in a casino as a croupier when doing a few seasons.
longest I would work was 8pm-4am which ment on the powder days I
was always free and if I just wanted a regular day got up at a normalish hour
and rode.

Mark Warner owns all the Dicks, Le Terrasse, le Rond POint in Meribel and a few others. A couple of years I just drove down early in an estate car, found a part time job and did the airport transfers on the side. Working in Dicks is ok as you get cheap drinks but the hours suck. Le Rond Point shuts at 7 and has brilliant apres ski there. Steer clear of toffee vodka.

Steer clear of being a nanny/manny or chalet bitch, i mean host uless you are top end and the tips are worth it.

You can try ATS for a job as a driver but have to be careful re the drinking for obvious reasons

I agree with the above comments, Val D'Isere has better skiing and boarding but more Ruperts etc. Meribel was fun, not too big, lots of ski area. Lots of people get the single valley pass though which is a bit shit if you have a 3 Valley pass as it can end up a bit wasted.

Go to Banff. Eight month seasons with less Ruperts. although quite alot of Chad's Jay's etc

Yeah not on for the chalet host job - can't see it being my cup of tea!

Banff would be cool - heard good things about the snow and the scene there , long way from family and friends though, got a few people that want to come out to visit while am away and canada is a trek!

edit just handed in my notice, that was weird! boss was sound about it though and said good luck and that he wished he could do it!

"If you book it they will come" J. Morrison Waynes World 2

I'm off there 'cause its got cheaper than europe, what with the state of the Euro. But yeah, it is a long way away

you sorted a work permit / work?

how much is it costing you to get out there?

Talking of seasons - heres MTV's new reality show, think The Hills on Ice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jw__VgdS1o&feature=player_embedded#t=147

Cheers forms I'll give that a go this morning!

Had a look at laterrasse and it's recruitment is run by mark warner - someone else was saying to avoid these ... does it matter?

I never actually applied through them... i'm sure they are wankers though. Not really sure it matters, as once your out there, you're working for safe people, and generally having an awesome time.
In terms of having to trek to the slopes, that can be true. There are 4 main areas in Cham, 1 within a 5 min walk, the rest by bus (furthest away is 30 mins). Buses are every couple of minutes, and are totally free. Plus, 4 areas means that there is loads and loads to ski/board.
Hours at Terrasse were pretty shit, though not worse than any other bar in Cham. You're expected to work a lot of hours in the week, but i went riding pretty much everyday. I haven't really explored anywhere but Cham, but i can't recomend it highly enough. Again, i'm no expert, but people who have only been to Cham for a week or 2 might not like it as much as if they went for a season, because there would have been too much for them to do in that short time.

My uncle lived in tignes and has a load of friends who work in the bar and at the ski shop.

forgot to say that bars don't open till 4pm, so you can ride all day, and work all eve, and then repeat.

you sorted a work permit / work?

how much is it costing you to get out there?

BUNAC do year long Canadian work visas which I think start in January. They only do them if you are under 30(last time I checked), which unfortunately I am not. Grrr.

i've got a tip for you; if you are looking for season work in the mountains on a london bicycle forum you are not going to make it. i'd say good luck but you are way beyond that.

Heres a tip for you Papa smurf - quite a few of us on here spend our winters in the snow, and our summers back here - there are even some pro and former pro snowboarders, ski/snow magazine editors and photogs, and many others who love to shred on here.

Perhaps it is you who are not going to make it on here - something you proved last time you bothered posting round these parts

i've got a tip for you; if you are looking for season work in the mountains on a london bicycle forum you are not going to make it. i'd say good luck but you are way beyond that.

How do you figure that? I think the advice I've received on here so far has been spot on, have you actually looked through the thread?

please take your negative shit back to your war craft community!

I think Papa's got a reasonable point - it's all good to get some advice on here, but you're much more likely to get an actual job on a more snow orientated site! ;p

i could have almost believed you until you said "shred"

not looking for a job, just checking to see if anyone's got any good ideas for places to contact from their experiences - so far been some good suggestions but unfortunately they've been staffed up... Really just interested in other peoples experiences as this will be my first snow season.

At the end of it, if i don't find a job I'm just going to pick a resort, book a couple of weeks accomodation and fly out, then look for something once I'm out there. Hardest part though is picking a resort!

Heres a tip for you Papa smurf - quite a few of us on here spend our winters in the snow, and our summers back here - there are even some pro and former pro snowboarders, ski/snow magazine editors and photogs, and many others who love to shred on here.

Perhaps it is you who are not going to make it on here - something you proved last time you bothered posting round these parts

+1. 4 seasons under my belt. 2 in Meribel, one in Val d'isere and then half in Whistler. Technically 3 1/2 but not really counting

i could have almost believed you until you said "shred"

you sorted a work permit / work?

how much is it costing you to get out there?

BUNAC give you a work permit, if you are under thirty. But there is loads of under the counter work etc. It cost £850 for a lift pass (early bird ends today) for nearly 8 months boarding if you do the full season, and flight are about £450.

You thought about doing a long stay? no work, just boarding, but for three months or something

Really planning on working it to stay out for as long as possible - like I said hoping to stay out and do the summer season, maybe get some work as a mtb guide, and hang on for another snow season. So would need to work if possible and keep the savings for any gaps of unemployment.

Definitely spending a couple of weeks just riding before starting to work though...

£850 isn't much at all is it for a season lift pass!.. and canada sounds more and more tempting, I'm under 30 anyway so work permit should be ok. Will give it some thought.