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Working in Ski Resorts - Europe & North America, 4th [Paperback]

Victoria Pybus (Author)


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Working in Ski Resorts: Europe & North America November 1, 1997
The fourth edition of the essential book for everyone who wants to find one of the many thousands of jobs that arise during the skiing season in Europe, the USA and Canada. Working in Ski Resorts explains how to find a job as a ski instructor, disc jockey, chef, courier, chalet girl or boy, shop assistant, au pair, resort rep, ski lift attendant, ski technician, courier, snow cleaner etc. from Verbier to Vail, Banff to Borovets and Andorra to Aviemore.
For those who wish to arrange a job in advance the book includes a directory of ski tour operators that lists their projected staff requirements, wages and the addresses to contact. But it also includes reports on the prospects for finding work on the spot in over 80 resorts in Europe and North America that give inside information on where the best jobs are to be found and explains where to find affordable accommodation.


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'Turn ski bum for a season with help from Pybus' guide, which covers jobs from chalet girl to instructor in more than 80 resorts'. The Mail on Sunday.
'A must for would-be ski staff. It will tell you everything you need to know and more'. Company Magazine.
'Thoroughly recommended.' ISCO Careers Bulletin.



'A good book on working in ski resorts abroad'. The Times

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This guide covers thousands of jobs in ski resorts in Europe, the USA and Canada. From Verbier to Bail, Banff to Borovets and Andorra to Aviemore.
Part I - Types of jobs available - includes information on: ski instructor, chalet staff, teacher, au pair, snow cleaner, disc jockey, chef and shop assistant.
Part II - A job before you go - details the opportunities with tour operators, school group organizers and other organizations who recruit staff. It includes details of projected staff requirements, wages and address to contact.
Part III - Finding a job on the spot - has reports from ski resorts in ten European countries plus the USA and Canada indicating where the best jobs are to be found and how to get them. There is also information on affordable accommodations.
There are new sections on possibilities in Australia, New Zealand and Japan and an expanded section on tour operators and more reports from the resorts.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Vacation Work Publications; 4th edition (November 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1854581767
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854581761
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,072,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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