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
We are looking for an exceptional individual to manager our 60-80 bed hotel in Les Arcs this winter season. The role is extremely varied and complete flexibility is required! Ideally we are looking for candidates who have previously worked in a seasonal hotel environment!
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France
Experienced chef required to provide a meal for between 15-20 guests six evenings each week. Plus make a cake or cookies for afternoon tea on six days. No breakfast service so would suit someone who wants to ski during the day.
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Catering 
France Megeve
We're looking for a great chef who loves to ski or would like to learn! We're looking for an exciting, creative chef who will love to run his/her own kitchen in our chalet/hotel in beautiful Megeve. Someone who can balance their time in the kitchen making great food with getting out and skiing!
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Catering Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Chamonix Mont Blanc
We are looking for dynamic kitchen/chalet staff to join our team in Chamonix for the Summer season.
Our Summer program runs from mid-May until the end of September. We are looking for staff with industry experience who love the mountains.
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Resort Jobs France, Alpes d'Huez Alpes d'huez
We are recruiting Saturday transfer reps throughout the winter season. Our reps stay in resort and assist our customers going back to the airport. The post is suited to people who are looking for extra money throughout the season who have already secured their accommodation
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Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Courchevel, Les Trois Vallees
We are a small, fun and fabulous ski company in the outstanding ski resort of Courchevel Le Praz. Would you like to utilise your hospitality skills whilst working in one of our 5 chalets and spending a winter in the 3 Valleys? skivo2 is waiting to welcome you in one of Europe's best ski resorts.
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Catering Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Rhône-Alpes
Our chalet couples host some of our 12-16 guest chalets across La Tania and Morzine. The role is an all-round chalet hosting role which includes preparing and serving delicious home-made meals, housekeeping and providing an excellent guest experience.
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Catering Chalet Staff France Châtel, Portes du Soleil
Clarian Chalets operates a boutique luxury chalet and is seeking a creative and friendly chef to join the chalet team for winter 2022/23. Must have a passion for delicious food and happy clients. We offer a generous package, great accommodation and a friendly team environment.
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Drivers Maintenance France Les Arcs, Morzine & Val d'Isere
To work within our properties department, we are looking to recruit experienced maintenance professionals for the summer season with potential employment in the winter, or all year round. The maintenance team are very much the backbone of our whole programme.
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Catering Chalet Staff France Rhône-Alpes
Across our portfolio of properties in Morzine, Courchevel Le Praz, La Tania and La Plagne, our chalet hosts are largely responsible for providing our guests with a great catering experience, a clean and comfortable chalet and a wealth of knowledge about the resort.
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Catering Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Chamonix Mont Blanc
We are currently recruiting: Experienced and/or qualified Chefs for our Catered Chalets to join our team in Chamonix. We will also consider couples - a chef and chalet-host for example. We also run a full summer program so offer the opportunity to live and work both seasons and enjoy the Cham
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Management France Rhône-Alpes
With overall responsibility for the day-to-day activities in resort, our Resort Managers are required to effectively manage the hosting team, develop & maintain supplier relationships and deliver the highest standard of customer service to ensure our guests have a great holiday!
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Catering Chalet Couples France Megeve
Are you a dynamic chef with or without another half who loves cooking but would also love to ski? Then we're looking for you! You will be running your own chalet, cooking & looking after 10-15 in our superior chalet. Chefs need to be dynamic & creative, hosts friendly & helpful & both keen to ski!
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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 !
Training starts in November, season runs through A
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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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Catering Chalet Couples France Courchevel, Les Trois Vallees
Are you either someone with plenty of cooking experience or a qualified chef? We are a small, fun and fabulous ski company in the outstanding ski resort of Courchevel Le Praz. Would you like to utilise your hospitality skills whilst working in one of our 5 chalets in the 3 Valleys.
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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 chalet, welcoming guests from the moment they step into resort until their holiday comes to an end. Just imagine living and working in one of the top snow-sure ski resorts in the Alps, where you can ski or snowboard almost every day of the week!
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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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Chalet Couples France Montchavin-Les Coches, La Plagne, Paradiski
We are looking for a couple to run our catered chalet in Montchavin-Les Coches, La Plagne (part of the Paradiski ski area). If you like cooking and working with the public then this could be for you. The chalet sleeps 12-14 and you will provide breakfast, afternoon tea, canapes and 3 course meal.
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Catering Chalet Staff Chalet Couples France Meribel
Are you a couple looking to work for a small fun & friendly ski company in the outstanding ski resort of Meribel in the French Alps?
We employ couples (Chalet chef & Chalet host) to run each of our six chalets, and you will be located in the mighty 3 valleys - the world’s largest ski area.
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Catering France Vaujany
Spend this winter working in the glorious French Alps!
We are the specialist chalet caterer in Vaujany and Oz en Oisans, offering private chefs
We are a small family run company currently hiring for an experienced chef as we pride ourselves on the level cuisine we provide. No 'chalet hosts'
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Catering Chalet Staff Resort Jobs Management Admin France Les Arcs
We are looking for an exceptional individual to manager our 60-80 bed hotel in Les Arcs this winter season. The role is extremely varied and complete flexibility is required! Ideally we are looking for candidates who have previously worked in a seasonal hotel environment!
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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.
