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Camerontaylor158
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The company I work for has requested me to give them the top 3 resorts I’d like to work in for next winter. I’m currently torn as to where I want to go. This will be my 4th winter, having done Les Arcs and Courchevel and currently being in Tignes. I was thinking about Verbier, St Anton, Mayrhofen, Alpe D’Huez or staying in Tignes again. Anyone spent time in these resorts or have any suggestions?
Feb 18 2019 4:08PM
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mattybaums
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Camerontaylor158The company I work for has requested me to give them the top 3 resorts I’d like to work in for next winter. I’m currently torn as to where I want to go. This will be my 4th winter, having done Les Arcs and Courchevel and currently being in Tignes. I was thinking about Verbier, St Anton, Mayrhofen, Alpe D’Huez or staying in Tignes again. Anyone spent time in these resorts or have any suggestions?

Who do u work for lol I want that kind of freedom
Feb 18 2019 5:01PM
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StevenLarick
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St Anton for sure.
Feb 18 2019 5:42PM
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StevenLarick
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St Anton for sure.
Feb 18 2019 5:42PM
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SendyMcSendyface
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Camerontaylor158The company I work for has requested me to give them the top 3 resorts I’d like to work in for next winter. I’m currently torn as to where I want to go. This will be my 4th winter, having done Les Arcs and Courchevel and currently being in Tignes. I was thinking about Verbier, St Anton, Mayrhofen, Alpe D’Huez or staying in Tignes again. Anyone spent time in these resorts or have any suggestions?


Damn bro where do you work?
Feb 18 2019 6:58PM
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Camerontaylor158
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mattybaumsWho do u work for lol I want that kind of freedom


SendyMcSendyfaceDamn bro where do you work?


I work for Inghams.
Feb 18 2019 6:59PM
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SendyMcSendyface
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Camerontaylor158I work for Inghams.


Fuck, so they just give ya a pass or send ya to a resort for the winter? Shit sounds dope.
Feb 18 2019 7:02PM
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Camerontaylor158
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SendyMcSendyfaceFuck, so they just give ya a pass or send ya to a resort for the winter? Shit sounds dope.


It’s essentially a wish list of resorts. Then you get given your contract which you have to sign with your pay on it and you opt in or out of things such as lift pass, accommodation, food, ski hire, other amenities which get deducted from your monthly wage. Then they fly you out there, you work for the season, then they ship you home again.

**This post was edited on Feb 18th 2019 at 7:11:39pm
Feb 18 2019 7:07PM
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mattybaums
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Camerontaylor158It’s essentially a wish list of resorts. Then you get given your contract which you have to sign with your pay on it and you opt in or out of things such as lift pass, accommodation, food, ski hire, other amenities which get deducted from your monthly wage. Then they fly you out there, you work for the season, then they ship you home again.

**This post was edited on Feb 18th 2019 at 7:11:39pm


You rent?
Feb 19 2019 7:40AM
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Camerontaylor158
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mattybaumsYou rent?


Skis? No, not me personally but a lot of people do
Feb 19 2019 8:04AM
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Julius_Steezer
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mattybaumsYou rent?


If you mean accommodation it’s usually provided with the job (sometimes being netted off against wages like the ski pass but it varies)
Feb 19 2019 9:10AM
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Monsieur_Patate
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I second St Anton, great terrain and plenty of BC options.
Feb 19 2019 1:02PM
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clorox
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Skied a week in Livigno/Mottolino. Great parks, free airbag, and the two mountains faced each other so one had sunlight when the other didn't. Was also nice that it's tax free so it's relatively cheap.

Also did a week at Les 3 Vallées. Stayed in Les Menuires but skied Val Thorens and Courchevel. Much more area to explore than I was able to in the time I had, but the tram in Courchevel was fun as shit for going fast. I don't remember the exact trail, but right where two main ones split, you can air into the right one and travel pretty far.
Feb 19 2019 1:31PM
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razors-chaz
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Having done seasons in both Mayrhofen and St Anton I would reccomend both of them but for different reasons.
Mayrhofen's park is one of the best in the Alps with a decent regular crew to ride with and there are more parks in the valley. There is plenty of off piste to ski in the resort & more a short tour away. Also there is a huge range of off piste available in the other resorts along the valley with highlights at Kaltenbach & Hintertux. Night life is more chill with less seasonaires in town but still chances to get rowdy along with Snowbombing late season. It's also relatively cheap compared to St Anton.
St Anton has a half decent park with a pretty good jump line. There is lots of off piste of a wide variety of extremes in the fully skiable valley of resorts. Night life in St Anton is a much bigger deal and has more of the stereotypical seasonaire vibes with bars and clubs and a serious offering for apres. More expensive to eat & drink and general shopping. So just depends what you want out of your winter. Happy to answer questions by DM if you want to know more, esp about the job (I assume you're going to be a chalet bitch?)
Feb 19 2019 2:32PM
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mattybaums
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I meant you rent skis? Lol
Camerontaylor158Skis? No, not me personally but a lot of people do
Feb 19 2019 5:57PM
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Camerontaylor158
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razors-chazHaving done seasons in both Mayrhofen and St Anton I would reccomend both of them but for different reasons.
Mayrhofen's park is one of the best in the Alps with a decent regular crew to ride with and there are more parks in the valley. There is plenty of off piste to ski in the resort & more a short tour away. Also there is a huge range of off piste available in the other resorts along the valley with highlights at Kaltenbach & Hintertux. Night life is more chill with less seasonaires in town but still chances to get rowdy along with Snowbombing late season. It's also relatively cheap compared to St Anton.
St Anton has a half decent park with a pretty good jump line. There is lots of off piste of a wide variety of extremes in the fully skiable valley of resorts. Night life in St Anton is a much bigger deal and has more of the stereotypical seasonaire vibes with bars and clubs and a serious offering for apres. More expensive to eat & drink and general shopping. So just depends what you want out of your winter. Happy to answer questions by DM if you want to know more, esp about the job (I assume you're going to be a chalet bitch?)

Cheers man, I’ll give you a message in a bit
mattybaumsI meant you rent skis? Lol

I don’t but the company has a deal with intersport as far as I understand and lots of first time seasonaires rent and then buy a board or skis around February time
Feb 20 2019 5:27AM
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w.enschede
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4 weeks st. Anton, 4 weeks Zermatt and finish 4 weeks in Chamonix seems pretty decent if you want 3 spots. Make sure you have your touring gear with you.
Feb 20 2019 6:50AM
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Camerontaylor158
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w.enschede4 weeks st. Anton, 4 weeks Zermatt and finish 4 weeks in Chamonix seems pretty decent if you want 3 spots. Make sure you have your touring gear with you.


Unfortunately have to stay in the one spot for the whole winter for work and the company sold their hotel in Chamonix, worked in it over the summer though, brilliant town.
Feb 21 2019 6:15AM
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ellie_skis
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Definitely St Anton man, I did my season there 2016/17 season and it was amazing all round. The skiing is insane and there is a huge area - you can ski all the way across to Lech on the lift pass you get without having to get on a bus which is fab, and there is a sick amount of BC too but it gets tracked out pretty quickly on pow days. Nightlife is sweet too because there are lots of seasonnaires, and the apres is genuinely the best apres I've ever experienced in the alps by far it's unreal! It is a bit more expensive as resorts go but I think that comes with the name? But yeh, couldn't Anton recommend more highly to be honest, definitely best vibes as a seasonnaire resort if you are looking for insane skiing and nightlife!
Feb 21 2019 1:12PM
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