Thinking About Being a Ski Instructor This Winter? Becoming a ski instructor or snowboard instructor is easier than you think! Especially this season since the ban on work visas will likely leave ski resorts short-staffed. On June, 22nd, the US put a hold on J-1 visas (the most common visa used by foreigners to come work at US ski resorts). Even as ski resorts are taking measures to […] Industry News Joseph Phillips | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
A ‘Temporary Worker’ Story: Following Canned Visas And 2020-21 Winter Staffing Worries On June 22, The White House announced a hold on work immigration visas, which could impact how resorts are able to hire staff. The “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the US Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak” is in effect till December 31, 2020. Some say HR managers in ski resorts around the country will […] Industry News Rouchelle Gilmore | June 30, 2020 3 Comments
How Ski Resorts Are Fighting The Employee Shortage Crisis Brighton, Utah Snow Cat Maintenance Ski resorts are finding it harder and harder to find employees with the unemployment rate at an all-time 50 year low.ย With more and more jobs coming on the market with better wages, benefits and, stability the vintage ski bum life is becoming harder to live. Thankfully, resorts big and small are putting in the effort […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | November 20, 2019 5 Comments