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Working In Chile
Thu, 2010-09-30 13:29
Hey everbody I'm looking for advice from anyone who knows anything about working in Chile or Argenitna, pretty much anywhere in South America. I'm currently a University student in Calgary and for next summer I want to go down to south america and ski/work. Any info would be a great help.
Mon, 2010-10-04 16:55
#1
tres montanes
hey, i just went down and did some skiing at the "tres montanes" or the three ski areas just above Santiago in Chile. They are: La Parva, Valle Nevado and El Colorado.... you can ski amongst them all.. but need seperate passes for each.....
pretty awesome terrain...
don't know about working there.. you probably need to know spanish though.
Tue, 2010-10-05 14:28
#2
Go tree planting, bang nails,
Go tree planting, bang nails, make some cash somehow, then go sking and travelling for 2 months. You'll have a great adventure Work in SA is low paid, too many hours and usually when the skiing is to be had. you would also be taking a job away from locals. There are a few jobs guiding but you'll need to have relevant certs, and spanish.
Tue, 2010-10-05 18:24
#3
Work in SA
I worked at Valle Nevado in Chile in 2008 and had one of the biggest seasons of my life. I also got paid better than any skis school I've worked at in North America. Not all the ski schools pay that well but Chile is definitely better coin. You need basic spanish but I've seen instructors get through the season just with "bueno" and "vamos". The hard part is actually getting the job and convincing them you can speak it. You'll need to secure a valid work visa, doing the under-the-table thing isn't as easy as it used to be, particularly for gringos.
Wouldn't worry about taking jobs off the locals, there are plenty of Euros doing that anyway. No different to the foreigners working the ski schools over here.
Sun, 2010-10-10 20:38
#4
Argentina
Get in touch with the folks at El Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. It's a rad resort with some stellar touring in the area and they do hire foreign ski instructors - basic spanish is required but you can sort that out over the next few months. Of course you would need to be a certified instructor... There are some other sweet little ski fields a short road trip away (La Hoya in Esquel in one of them) and there are lots of reasons to choose Argentina over Chile. #1 is the economy - it tends to be cheaper than Chile and what you do get is of higher quality - especially with food and accommodation. The women are also considerably more attractive on the Argentina side |
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The resort called Las Lenas is ok and has some choice terrain but it's a bit removed and not as easy a place to live. I didn't bother to work because being a bum is a beautiful life.
