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Thinking About Being a Ski Instructor This Winter?

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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 […]

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Joseph Phillips | November 6, 2020
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The Importance of Immigration in Ski Towns

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  Not only is the government restricting immigration from specific countries they are now looking into cutting down the J-1 cultural exchange program. This program includes 13 categories and allows up to 300,000 foreign visitors to come to the United States each year. The majority of participants in this program are students on their school breaks and are under the […]

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Caitlin Perry | September 26, 2017
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