 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All
I'm new here but love snow, skiing etc. Anyway, I have a small problem. I've just got 4 months off from work starting at the end of January. I've always wanted to do a ski season and gain skills while I did it ie get an instructor qualification or take an advanced skiing level course (I have 20-25 weeks under my belt at the moment) rather than go and work a full time job where i see nothing much. As its the first week in Dec I'm coming to this a bit late and also a lot of the longer courses seem to be starting at the beginning of January.
As I'm in my early 30's I'm fairly grounded in my job and really want to use this opportunity while I have it as it may be a long time in coming around again!
Can anyone offer any suggestions/ advice? If I can I would like to stay in Europe.
One final thing I've checked before but do any hospitals near the slopes take on staff part time during the increased 'business' of the ski season? I'm a radiographer by the way.
CC
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 7-12-04 12:57; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to snowHeads, CC! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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CC, my son took himself off to the US after graduating and got a job in a Ski Resort - Sunday River working for Ski Company of America. It was a bit of a hassle, after getting the job he had to go to Canada to get a qualifying visa from the US embassy. They would not issue one if you're already in the country. He was trained as a ski and snowboard instructor, PSIA and AASI and worked for them for 3 seasons. You can get employment details from any US resort website, might be worth a punt. I think the alternative is the WarreN Smith/BASI approach which looks expensive to me.
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Thanks for the welcome!
I have just recieved the BASI brochure but as i'm not free till the 20th Jan I'm missing the GAP courses so I'd have to find 70 hours of affiliate ski school tutoring/shadowing somewhere. Not too easy with 7 weeks to go  . But am trying all things!!
CC
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CC Have you tried contacting any French Ski Schools directly. The deputy Director of the ESF in La Rosiere, Simon Atkinson is English and a really nice guy. You can contact him on 0033 4 79 06 81 26.
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Thanks for all you help guys! Am checking it all out at the moment.
CC
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hi CC
You could see if New Generation in Courcheval would fit you into their BASI gap program and you could then do the BASI 3 at the end of your time there. You may already have done this already but you could see if the ski club in Kilternan were running any dry slope qualifications. February is a very busy time in Austria and if you didn't mind working with kids/teenagers, you might get something in one of the ski schoolds e.g. Snow and Fun in Hinterglemm with this. What about looking for some work in Geneva, Munich or even Bourg St M. Bit of a long shot but you could fit in more skiing at the weekends? Alternatively you could try the Ski Club of GB and do some guiding?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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CC, how did you get on in the same postion looking for jobs as radiographer on the slopes to fund the fun.
let me know how its going reply
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Tue 1-05-07 18:51; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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Ooh. A GAP course sounds ideal 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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