Summer skiing options?

hjb

hjb

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I'm thinking of doing a summer season at one of the European glaciers (Or in one of the bigger cities close by). So far I've narrowed my options down to:
Bergen (Folgefonna)Sion (Saas Fee)Innsbruck (Hintertux)Grenoble (Les Deux Alpes)
How hard am I going to find getting a job at one of these places without being able to speak much of the local language? I can speak some French, less German and no Norwegian. Also, does anyone know if an ISIA stamp will get you a discounted lift ticket at any of these places? All the glacier parks seem sweet, I'm just not sure which place I'll get the most out of. Any input on these places would be appreciated and will most likely be rewarded with karma. I search-barred and posted this in the appropriate regionals a couple of weeks ago but didn't get many responses.
 
i guess you could work in a hotel or as a lifty or something in leisure or tourism
there will not be anywhere as many jobs as in the winter but you could still get one
im going saas fee this summer jus for a week on a camp
 
All those places are relatively far from the glacier in question, and considering summerskiing starts at 8 (or earlier) and ends at 1 or 2, you are basically too far away. In 2 Alpes they have the shape for liftpass deal, which i'm gonna give a try this year. Basically, if you help shape the park for a couple of hours after closing, you'll get a free liftpass for the next day. Only problem is that there seems to be a lot of people wanting to do this, so the line to get picked can be pretty long. So you might not wanna putt all your eggs in that basket. If you don't speak the languages to the extent that you can serve people in a restaurant or in a skishop, then you'll struggle getting a job. In the resorts the jobs are also almost always taken by the people that did it during the winter. 2 Alpes might be your best bet, seeing that the it has the biggest resort town of all those. On the other hand, they're french, and unlikely to be hiring many non french speaking workers.
Save up money, fight for the shape for liftpass deal, and you're good to go.
 
if you don't speak Norwegian i would rule out that completely as you will have a shit time, i suggest you focus on Innsbruck or les 2 alpes i have never been to innsbruck but it is a city, so the range of jobs will be much larger than a ski resort town. so you will have much more chance of getting a job in a bar or something. I also suggested les 2 alpes because i went there two summers ago and it is wicked the park is amazing and the people are wicked plus you won't have to drive or take a bus to the lifts, but finding a job will be much harder. or alternatively you save up as much as much as you can and try and bum it in 2 alpes.
 
I've never been to folgefonna, but I've had tons of friend go there, it seems pretty sweet and pretty consistent every summer. If you have a page with info, I'd be happy to help translate.

There's a road all the way up to the resort, good parking, capacity of 1200 persons/hour (lifts)

It opens up may 14th. I dont really know whast info you'd want, but the weather changes very quick, its 1200 meter above the ocean~~.

About getting a job, I have no clue whatsoever, I guess just mailing the different resorts etc would probably be best. However, not being able to speaking the language should'nt really be much of a problem, as atleast folgefonna gets alot of international visitors. They also have courses and international camps you can sign up for, but considering its here, that might not be needed. However signing up and going there should be simple enough.

If there's any info you need let me know, and i'll skim through their page.
http://folgefonn.no
 
Sorry for the double post.

As the others have said, being in rental or shops when you are not speaking the language might be hard. But if its just shaping or helping people on the lifts, it shouldnt really be much of a problem.

As mentioned, the alps have the most resorts and biggest possibilities wich most likely means a bigger chance of getting a job.
 
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