Question 1

intro

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Love the feeling of freshly laid white powder between your skis as you&rsquo;re rushing down a black diamond? Want to show off your sweet skiing skills and share your passion for the wintery cold? Then sign up for gap year skiing programs! Live your ski dream vacation all year long in a fabulous resort with other ski bums like yourself. Grab a pair of skis and your ski poles&mdash;it&rsquo;s time to start shredding into your ski instructor gap year!

Question 2

Popular Locations

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Go where the snow is dude&mdash;you probably won&rsquo;t find gap year skiing programs in Mexico&hellip; duh! But where is the softest powder with the longest winter season? Can&rsquo;t forget about the wicked mountain ranges. Well, there&rsquo;s heaps of places in the world that has snow, but you have to find the gnarliest location to call home. Luckily, GoAbroad has the inside scoop on where the best gap year skiing locations are.
Canada. O Canada! My home and native land&hellip; of maple syrup and steep mountains. If there&rsquo;s one thing that Canada knows what&rsquo;s up, it&rsquo;s winter. Hit the slopes at Whistler and Blackcomb, one of the best ski instructor gap year locations with breathtaking views-home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Just north of Vancouver, British Columbia, the town of Whistler hosts hundreds of cool gap year ski instructor jobs to teach kids and adults how to hang loose and ride the wild mountains. Not ready to teach? Sign up for ski instructor course in Canada&mdash;they&rsquo;re really easy to come by.
USA. Take a ride on the wintery wild side of Colorado and sink your skis into Cooper Mountain. This place is a (once kept) secret of the locals and it&rsquo;s waayyy less touristy than Breckenridge (20 minutes away) or Vail (30 minutes away). While there are a few noble ski bunnies who know of this beautiful oasis, Copper Mountain offers notorious ski lessons. Want to join in on the success? Sign up for a paid gap year ski instructor program here!
Switzerland. Ok, who doesn&rsquo;t enjoy one of the tallest mountains in Europe AND Swiss chocolate? *cough* Toblerone saves lives. Come to the heart of the continent to find gap year ski instructor courses in Europe. Hop on a gondola at Zermatt Ski Resort in Switzerland. Famous for the location of Matterhorn Mountain, tons of people flock to view the iconic nature structure. In Zermatt, you&rsquo;ll never go a day without meeting someone new or teaching a couple new tricks to a first time snow bunny. Find cool gap year ski instructor jobs here!

Question 3

Everything else you need to know about gap year skiing

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Costs. Ultimately, the cost of your gap year skiing will depend on if you decide to bum the powder days away on your own or if you become a ski instructor yourself. You can get paid to have all this fun, but keep in mind that the cost of living might be a bit more expensive than most other locations. Even though you&rsquo;ll be making dough by cruising the mountains, it&rsquo;s best to start saving asap. Start earning money for your ski instructor gap year and visit FundMyTravel.
Accommodations. Most programs will give you options to live in dorms or apartments on the ski resort. If you get hired on sooner than later, they&rsquo;ll hook you up with great housing spots. If you&rsquo;re interested in saving, you can always live off of the resort and sign a cheap apartment lease for a year. But living with your fellow ski bums&mdash;at a walking distance from work&mdash;would be quite the set-up.
Visas. Unless you live in the country you&rsquo;ll be having your ski instructor gap year, you&rsquo;ll absolutely need a visa. They&rsquo;re a variety of visas out there, so call up your advisor and get their advice. You can usually fill out the necessary paperwork for your visa online, and then you have to visit your local consulate to apply for your visa in person. Find the nearest one near you in the GoAbroad embassy directory.
Safety. So mom always to you hold hand while crossing the street, but when traveling on your own, you need to have common sense too&mdash;no matter where you are. When skiing, make sure that you&rsquo;re safe on the mountain, especially at night. It&rsquo;s fun to take shortcuts and try out new tricks during the day, but once the sun sets, it can be the bad kind of dangerous. Make sure you&rsquo;re never alone on the powder if you can help it.

Question 4

GoAbroad's Inside Scoop

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Load up on sunscreen! Even though it may be negative degrees outside, at the top of the mountain, the sun is still shining. People never realize it, but the solar waves are still very powerful, and can cause serious sunburns. Pack your own just in case you can&rsquo;t get it easily in-country. 
Oh yeah, also, say &ldquo;Yes!&rdquo; to every social or apr&egrave;s ski. It&rsquo;s the best way to meet people with similar passions as you, and to later see familiar faces on the mountain. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and start a conversation! Pro tip: people love warm chocolate cookies...
Alrighty, ski bums, what are you waiting for? The snow, the friends, and endless white memories are headed your way for the best gap year ski experiences! Imagine&mdash;every morning waking up to mountain vistas that reach the skies and air that is crisp and clear. If you don&rsquo;t sign up for gap year ski instructor programs, I think I just might&hellip; 
Keep reading! Curious to know how your can score points with your future employer? Check out: How to put a gap year on your resume.