 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm training to be a qualified ski instructor next year and I'm tinking of ideas for the other half of my years..
possibly working with an overland travel company or something equally interesting and active.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Most of the good ones I know teach 2 seasons each year.... It is their profession.
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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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So like France and then New Zealand or something?
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So like France and then New Zealand or something?
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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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So like France and then New Zealand or something?
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daisyc, I think you'll get very tired of that question in due course! 
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Oops, managed to post that 3 times, why will I get tired of that question? haha 
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I had a lesson in Austria from an instructor who teaches sailing in the summer - sounds like a good life to me 
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scuba diving? I disagree with little tiger actually. Most of the good ones I know have other strings to their bow.
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HOLIDAY........IT IS FOR THAT I'M A SKI INSTRUCTOR.....FOR TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.......YOUN WORK HARD IN WINTER......AND AFTER 7 MOUNTS OF HOLIDAY.........THAT ' S LIFE.....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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a lot are builders or farmers during the summer!!
(those that live in resort permanently with their famillies anyhow)!!
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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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| sloop wrote: |
| I had a lesson in Austria from an instructor who teaches sailing in the summer - sounds like a good life to me |
I'll be working as a Flotilla Skipper this summer in the Med, then off to Canada next ski season, then another summer as a Flotilla Skipper before having a pop at Cruising Instructor.
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I have no idea what I'm doing this summer. Worked as an IT contractor last summer, can't imagine there's much market for me back in the UK right now! Fly home, sign on I think 
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You know it makes sense.
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oil rig worker, gardening business, tree surgeon, cattle farmer, it consultant, accountant, kiyak instructor, divemaster, plasterer, mountain bike instructor.....
just a few off the top of my head.......
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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crikey forgot my favourite.. in mottaret there is a guy who is the fishing policeman in the summer. checking fishing licenses for the 2 or 3 people a day who trout fish on lac tueda in meribel... how good is that gig. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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daisyc, Examples
Italian: Italy and National Team Coaching
Austrians(staatliche) numerous: Austria and Australia
Australian (staatliche) : Australia and running ski school in Austria
Australian (staatliche) : Australia - year round job (long story there but I believe he really is full time)
Australian(Examiner/Trainer) : Australia and ski touring company in Italy (has worked various European and N. American jobs)
Australian (Examiner/Trainer) : Australia and Deer Valley (did Austria, Canada, and various USA resorts)
Australian(Examiner/Trainer) : Australia and Whistler
Australian(Examiner/Trainer/Demo Team) : Australia and Aspen (IIRC Reilly's videos have been shown here a few times)
Australian(APSI 3 trainer/PSIA 4/ CSCF ??) : Australia and coaching Canadian Provincial Team
Canadian (CSIA 3 and 4) various : Australia and Canada
Canadian (CSCF ??- 3?? 4) various : Australia and Canada
Japanese : Japan Australia
Japanaese : Canada Australia
There are a few I know of... Certainly not a comprehensive list... no Brits really - I've only seen 1-2 and they were low level lessons or single season only so I don't really know them... The Austrians and Canadians are the main groups down under, Italians and Czech also pretty common... at least a few of those guys were actively recruited for their second season job...
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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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Engineer, theatre director, outward bound centre owner, outdoor shop owner...
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daisyc, No - France and France - there is summer skiing in the northern hemisphere!  If a professional ski teacher, why do anything else??
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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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easiski, Exactly... One of those above is a painter(artist), another an engineer, another a plumber etc etc.... but that is a sideline.... they work the 2 seasons and anything else is a "fill in" I think the artist sells quite a lot of paintings at good prices... (Oh in fact I know 2 that do that).... another has a distillery... A few run/have ski lodges/hotels/bars etc.... These are designed to be retirement and/or back up .... They still teach the 2 seasons all else is a sideline for now....
A few work in family businesses between seasons or as an aside(computer linked etc).... One runs his engineering business via electronic means while working 2 seasons... He "drops in" between seasons
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| skimottaret wrote: |
oil rig worker, gardening business, tree surgeon, cattle farmer, it consultant, accountant, kiyak instructor, divemaster, plasterer, mountain bike instructor.....
just a few off the top of my head....... |
Plasterer???? Duly filed away for future use
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Out of the instructors that I have skied with or met this is what they do in summer:
(Swiss) a carpenter in the same village,
(US) a flight instructor!!
(Swiss but a British girl) skiing year round, the Alps and Chile.
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Well, FlyingStantoni, we have a mutual acquaintance who teaches skiing in betwen his musical engagements...
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andyph, wouldnt be Chris the Flute?
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