Alpine Ski Instructor

About the role

Are you ready to take your enthusiasm and love of skiing and/or riding into each lesson? Do your passions inspire others to be better? If you’re ready for an incredible & rewarding winter experience, we want you on our team. Once on board, you’ll get in on our stash of benefits for Snowsport Professionals. We’ll pay you to train to become an elite Ski or Snowboard Instructor in one of North America’s best Ski & Snowboard schools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, model, and educate guests on the technical side of skiing as well as safety and etiquette.
• Have a strong value for personal safety.
• Work effectively in a team setting and independently.
• Possess coaching/teaching experience (preferred but not required).
• Complete all mandatory pre‑season training.
• Ski comfortably and in control on groomed black or ungroomed blue terrain.
• Demonstrate a passion for teaching skiing.
• Own ski equipment or be able to purchase it by the completion of training (must pass binding inspection).
• Own professional‑looking solid black snow pants or be able to obtain them by the end of training.
• Arrive on time and ready to work.
• Be a strong intermediate skier or snowboarder.
• Able to lift 50 lbs.

Requirements

• Ability to work in a team setting and alone.
• Coaching/teaching experience preferred but not required.
• Wage determined by certifications and relevant experience.
• Full‑time and part‑time positions available.
• All pre‑season training is mandatory.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Schedule

• Must be able to commit to an approved calendar that includes holiday periods, weekends, and other busy times.

Benefits

• Make up to $50/hr. for private lessons.
• Paid training with certification reimbursement.
• Smugglers’ Notch Season Pass + family passes with full‑time commitment.
• Free ski/ride lessons.
• Equipment, food and lodging discounts.
• World‑renown tree skiing/riding with our Open Boundaries policy.