I know I am getting on this thread late but I think I have $.02 maybe $.05 to say too!!!
I have been a ski/snowboard instructor for 7 years. Always part time (weekends+holidays) since I started in high school and continued throughout college and beyond. I have loved every moment. Ski school is like a family..the kind you can't shake no matter what. I have taught in Washington and Colorado and the people you meet change you and you make life long friends. I don't believe the pay is horrible if you put the effort into become a better coach and become certified (even school teachers have to have a certification:)) Depends on where you are at, tips are well worth it!! Yes the hours and conditions are not that great at times but I love going to work everyday because 1) see the people/coworkers I adore, 2) you never know what kind of clients you will meet, 3) if you don't work, you ski!!!
I would love to be a patrol since I love medical stuff but you will need at least and EMT-B or WFR depending on the resort. And pretty much connection, or rad search and rescue stories are the shoe-in. Still I love my mountain's patrolers, many are instructors!
Short story shorter, instructor=less time consuming, more jobs....partrol= wicked cool, but less jobs with a lot of work!
-Isabelle
I have been a ski/snowboard instructor for 7 years. Always part time (weekends+holidays) since I started in high school and continued throughout college and beyond. I have loved every moment. Ski school is like a family..the kind you can't shake no matter what. I have taught in Washington and Colorado and the people you meet change you and you make life long friends. I don't believe the pay is horrible if you put the effort into become a better coach and become certified (even school teachers have to have a certification:)) Depends on where you are at, tips are well worth it!! Yes the hours and conditions are not that great at times but I love going to work everyday because 1) see the people/coworkers I adore, 2) you never know what kind of clients you will meet, 3) if you don't work, you ski!!!
I would love to be a patrol since I love medical stuff but you will need at least and EMT-B or WFR depending on the resort. And pretty much connection, or rad search and rescue stories are the shoe-in. Still I love my mountain's patrolers, many are instructors!
Short story shorter, instructor=less time consuming, more jobs....partrol= wicked cool, but less jobs with a lot of work!
-Isabelle
