If it is your first season and you haven't planned, you'll blow money so easily. You won't save a thing. Its human resources manager, Gavin Girling, says people should have extra money to guard against a slow start to the season. But if the snow is no good, we might not have as many hours to offer, so people need cash to fall back on.
Work is snow-dependent and there is no defined start or end date.
If you have been hired, be ready to leave immediately for the mountains if there are heavy snow falls early, as there were last year. Conversely, if the snow holds off you may not be required for weeks after the start of the season. It might seem like there are plenty of jobs to be filled it is estimated the ski season creates up to 10,000 jobs in the Snowy Mountains yet employment on the slopes can't be taken for granted. To get a particular position, such as a ski instructor, lift operator or as a member of the ski patrol, apply as early in the year as possible because most resorts have finished recruiting by April, even though the winter season does not officially start until the Queen's birthday long weekend in June. These positions will give you a better chance of snapping up employment opportunities elsewhere in the US, for example during Australia's off-season.