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7 Tips to Help You Become a Successful Instructor

There is something special about working for a resort in the winter โ€“ the community, the atmosphere, and of course, the snow! Job opportunities vary from cooks to house cleaners, and parking management to snowsports instructors. If you enjoy skiing or snowboarding, teaching, and working with others, being an instructor may be the position for you. Whether you are looking [โ€ฆ]

Jenah MacGrain | September 18, 2020
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7 Downsides to Being a Snowsports Instructor

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Being a snowsports instructor is often a rewarding and fun occupation. You spend your day out in the fresh air, doing an activity you love, and getting to share that activity with other people. As with most jobs, however, there are plenty of not-so-great aspects to being an instructor. Long days, crying children, annoying adults, kids on chairlifts, arguing couples, [โ€ฆ]

Jenah MacGrain | August 24, 2020
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VIDEO: How To Ski Hard Packed Icy Snow

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Ski Instructor Salaries Around the World | How Does the USA Compare?

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The amount of money a ski instructor makes all depends on location, tips, and level of certification of the instructor. Most instructors work at ski resorts because of their love for skiing and riding, not to mention the free ski pass that comes along with the job. Ski instructing is not the best way to become a millionaire, but it is [โ€ฆ]

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Taliana Potts | August 30, 2019
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Perisher Ski Instructor Faces 25-Years in Jail Following Horrific Violent Sexual Assault Last Season

A ski instructor who violently raped a girl in the street and attacked her male friend faces up to 25 years in prison. Matthew James Williams, 29, who has pleaded guilty, committed the horrific assault in the middle of last yearโ€™s ski season in Jindabyne near the New South Wales, Australia Snowy Mountains. The injuries to his victims were so [โ€ฆ]

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Oz Brains | May 6, 2019
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Ski Instructor Killed In Ski Accident At Northstar Resort Over The Weekend

According to RGJ, Dennis Baltimore, a 35-year-old ski instructor, was killed over the weekend at Northstar Resort, CA after he hit rocks and crashed into a creek near the Village Run slope. When the accident occurred, Dennis and his colleagues were participating in a ski instructor certification class. He was skiing down a beginner slope at the resort when a [โ€ฆ]

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Chris Wallner | December 14, 2016
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