France has more ski resorts and more opportunities to find the right job, than anywhere else on Earth. While resorts in countries like Canada and the USA are expanding, nowhere yet eclipses France when it comes to choice for winter season workers. Chefs, reps, instructors, childcare; staff are needed in growing numbers.
If you want to work in this country please see the ski jobs in France below for our current vacancies.
France and Austria
Is your love for food and service unrivalled? Do you know your pâté from your parfait? Do you have real enthusiasm and determination to deliver the highest of standards and are able to inspire and lead a team of hosts to do the same?
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France
A couple who must have EU passport (not British), Carte de Sejour or work permit, to run our catered chalet in Montchavin-Les Coches, La Plagne. The chalet sleeps 12-14. We're looking for hard working, conscientious, sociable and fun couple to come and spend this winter season with us
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last minute job
Drivers Maintenance 
France St Martin be Belleville
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you are responsible for sorting any maintenance issues with the chalets/vehicles and to ensure the product is consistently delivered across the business at all time
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last minute job Chalet Staff Hospitality Resort Jobs Admin France Les Gets
Meticulous in detail and presentation, our Hotel Reception team are customer facing ambassadors who use initiative and flexibility to best manage a lot of the day to day operations of the hotel and make our guests experience the ultimate in relaxation and enjoyment.
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last minute job Chalet Staff Resort Jobs Chalet Couples Management France Vaujany, Alpe d'Huez, Oisans
Ski Peak is a family run company that specialises in Vaujany. We operate 4 self-catered chalets and will have 3 staff
Your responsibilities will include:
Welcoming guests
Being approachable and helpful at all times
Cleaning of entire chalet every weekend and once during week for Saskia
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Catering Resort Jobs Bar Staff France Verbier
We are looking for a couple of friendly, flexible and energetic staff to look after the front of house service, including both bar and food. A good level of french is required, as the majority of our clientele is french.
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Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Courchevel, The 3 Valleys
Are you either someone with hospitality experience or a very friendly and outgoing person who likes people? Would you like to utilise your skills whilst working in a lovely chalet and spending a winter in Courchevel, one of Europe’s best ski resorts?
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Catering Chalet Couples France Châtel, Portes du Soleil
We are an independent chalet seeking a skilled, creative and friendly chef for winter 2021/22. The kitchen is open-plan with service for up to 14 people in our luxury chalet. Must have ski season experience and a passion for creating a fabulous guest experience. Chef and host opportunity too.
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Chalet Staff France Morzine
We offer a unique holiday for the independent traveller and with that what we think is the best chalet job in the Alps this winter. Working with us isn't about servicing guests but creating an experience and therefore your role reflects that.
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Drivers Maintenance Chalet Staff Resort Jobs Chalet Couples France Vaujany
Spend this June, July & August working in the French Alps!
Peak Adventures (Ski Peak in the winter) are the specialist holiday operator in Vaujany, operating self catered chalets.
We are a small family run company currently looking to hire a couple with European passports for the summer
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Chalet Staff France St Martin be Belleville
We are a luxury chalet company, based in the resort of St Martin de Belleville in the 3 Valleys ski area. We operate 6 boutique ski chalets each with chef, host and driver teams. We are an owner operated business, now in our ninth season with a staff of around 33, including management.
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Chalet Staff France & Austria Val Thorens, Val d'Isere, St Anton, Meribel + more
Be the heart and soul of a catered ski chalet! Welcome Skiworld guests from the moment they step into resort until their holiday comes to an end. Preparing breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner 5 days a week, you'll be the true hero of your guests' holidays.
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Drivers Maintenance France La Plagne
We're looking for an experienced, professional driver/maintenance person. For the right candidate we offer an extremely competitive salary, 2 full days off a week, staff accommodation, ski pack plus other benefits. British passport holders can apply - but please do so NOW to get your visa in time!
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Chalet Couples France La Plagne
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced couple to run one of our five chalets in La Plagne. One of you will be a professional, passionate chef with fine dining experience; the other will be a friendly, presentable chalet host. If you have a can-do attitude, we'd love to talk to you.
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Catering France Chatel, Portes du Soleil
NINE & TENNE Chatel is looking for an outstanding professional and experienced chef to work in one of our luxury chalets to produce delicious menus for our discerning guests.
Fantastic food and award winning wines are a big part of our luxury offering, and something guests come back for each ye
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Chalet Couples France Montchavin-Les Coches, La Plagne, Paradiski
A couple who must have EU passport (not British), Carte de Sejour or work permit, to run our catered chalet in Montchavin-Les Coches, La Plagne. The chalet sleeps 12-14. We're looking for hard working, conscientious, sociable and fun couple to come and spend this winter season with us
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Hospitality Management France and Austria Val Thorens, Val d'Isere, St Anton, Meribel + more
Are you a logical leader, ultimately unflappable and daringly dynamic? It’s time to step up… take on the ultimate resort role which is as rewarding as it is challenging. The Resort Manager role is highly varied role and would suit a confident, capable person with plenty of ski season experience
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Chalet Staff Management France and Austria Val Thorens, Val d'Isere, St Anton, Meribel + more
Is your love for food and service unrivalled? Do you know your pâté from your parfait? Do you have real enthusiasm and determination to deliver the highest of standards and are able to inspire and lead a team of hosts to do the same?
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Drivers Maintenance Chalet Staff Hospitality Chalet Couples France Vaujany
Ski Peak is a family run company that specialises in Vaujany. We operate 4 self catered chalets and are currently looking to hire a couple with European passports for the winter to welcome our guests and look after our properties, including cleaning them every changeover.
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Childcare France St Martin be Belleville
We are a luxury chalet company, based in the resort of St Martin de Belleville in the 3 Valleys ski area. We operate 6 boutique ski chalets each with chef, host and resort assistant/driver teams. We are an owner operated business, now in our ninth year with a staff of 33, including management.
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Chalet Couples France Chatel
We are looking for a hard working couple to join our team this ski season. You will be based in one of our luxury chalets in Chatel. No specific experience is required but we are looking for reliable, hard working people with a big smile and lots of energy.
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Catering Chalet Couples France Courchevel, Les Trois Vallees
Are you either someone with plenty of cooking experience or a qualified chef? Would you like to utilise your creative cooking skills whilst working in a lovely chalet and spending a winter in Courchevel, one of Europe’s best ski resorts?
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Drivers Maintenance France St Martin be Belleville
To provide an effective and comprehensive driving service for all clients, as well as supporting the chalet teams to effectively run their chalet. You will be a regular point of contact for our guests on a daily basis so you must have a passion for providing excellent service.
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Catering France, Austria, Switzerland, Spain Serre Chevalier, Montgenevre, Saalbach, Bad Gastein, Lauterbrunnen/Wengen/Murren, Baquiera/Beret
At Ski Miquel we are looking for well-trained and professional chefs who want to work in a chalet-hotel environment and to ensure high quality food for 25-35 guests each week. This a full-time position for the winter season, working alongside our Resort Manager and Chalet Hosts.
Ski Miquel holidays
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Catering France St Martin be Belleville
We are a luxury chalet company, based in the resort of St Martin de Belleville in the 3 Valleys ski area. We operate 6 boutique ski chalets each with chef, host and driver teams. We have a staff of around 33 and are an owner operated business now in our ninth year.
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Catering Chalet Couples France La Tania, Courchevel
We are looking for talented Chefs or chef/host couples to join our small team and spend this winter running one of our Boutique Ski chalets in the 3 Valleys, France.
Our chefs have two full days off per week, cooking breakfast & dinners only !
Applicants must be legal to work in France
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last minute job Drivers Maintenance France and Austria Val Thorens, Val d'Isere, St Anton, Meribel + more
All the gears and all the ideas!
If you are a dab hand with a screwdriver steer the way into your mountain career, dividing your time between taking care of in-resort guest transportation and maintain our pride and joy- chalets.
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Drivers Maintenance Chalet Staff France Les Coches
The position of maintenance person is a very flexible one with a wide variety of challenges, you will need to be highly adaptable, able to use your initiative and turn your hand to many different things.
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Catering Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Les Coches
Working together you will provide breakfast, afternoon tea, cocktails and canapes and a four course evening meal 5 nights a week. You will be responsible for the cleanliness and tidiness of the chalet, as well as providing excellent customer service.
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Catering France Les Coches
Chalet Chef
From menu planning and food ordering to budgeting and stock control, you will be jointly responsible for the efficient and smooth running of the chalet. Providing a cooked and continental breakfast, homemade afternoon tea and delicious, well presented four course evening meal.
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Do you need a visa: If you are an EU citizen you do not need a visa to work in France.
Do you have to learn French: It would certainly help, though if you are working for a British company, with British guests, you should be able to get by with basic school level French.
So you want to work in France
When it comes to powder, there is no denying that France has it all. In spades. Blessed with a large slab of the European Alps in its back garden, France has created a series of winter playgrounds that attract people from all over the world. We have all heard of the popular resorts, made famous by films and as the winter retreats of the rich and famous, examples include Les Arcs, La Plagne, Meribel, Val d'Isere, Courchevel, Chamonix, Tignes, Val Thorens, the list goes on. And with well over two hundred resorts offering good quality terrain for those of us who like to slide about on snow, it is no wonder that France grabs a huge proportion of market share. What does that mean for us? Plenty of opportunities to work in France during the ski season!
Choosing a resort?
France is probably the obvious choice for most Brits, being easy to get to and having lots of opportunities, but while you may view choosing to spend your winter in the country as a bit of a no brainer, you won't all be lucky enough to choose your resort. In general, the bigger the resort, the more opportunities to find employment. Don't let that put you off though, some of the smallest resorts are also the most charming, and are more likely to have held on to their true alpine character. It all depends on the experience that you are looking for.
If you manage to secure a job with one of the big companies, like Neilson, or Mark Warner, they need staff in lots of different French resorts, and while some may ask your preferred choice, most will send you to where they need you most, so don't automatically think biggest company equals best choice. Alternatively you may have decided that you really want to work in a specific resort and apply for employers solely in that area. This is great if you know where you want to be, and location is one of your biggest criteria. No matter who you apply to, make sure you do your homework on their resorts. If you can talk about the place with some knowledge you are sure to impress at the interview stage.
Types of ski resort jobs
Every resort will have a range of jobs to suit everyone, both with and without previous experience. Obviously, the more qualifications you need, the less competitive the position will be - for example, if we are advertising a position for bar staff in Meribel then we will get thousands of applications, whereas a head chef may get less than ten. The best thing to do is accept that other people are going to apply for 'your job', and concentrate on making your application better than everyone else's. If you are one of the many who like the idea of working in the French Alps for a few months, but you don't really know what type of work you want to do, have a look at the above categories for some good inspiration and insight, or view the links on the right for all current French resort work opportunities for the coming season.
