Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Living in snowfields

Country forums / Western Europe / Austria

just trying to get a rough idea of how much living in ski field (where snowbombing) is held per day including food etc..? and how much would be needed to be safe?

i will be arriving mid feb and departing late may if its a good season

also can you get quaterly season passes? or just the full season pass
last question is it difficult to get work if you dont speak Austrian ? but you have a EU passport

thanks all

No idea. Just wanted to let you know that in Austria people speak German. No such thing as "Austrian".

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If you arrive in Mid Feb, nearly half the season is already gone, along with almost all of the jobs (assuming you want a job and can't afford to ski every day without one).

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Don't expect to find any work after mid april especially in Austria, Snowbombing is held in Mayrhofen. You will struggle to find any long term accom so you will have to probably pay for a hotel, a season lift pass will have to be bought, Mayrhofen is on average a little more expensive than other Austrian resorts. But as we have no idea what you plan to do cannot tell you how much money you will spend a day. You might pick up some work as this is the period when some people begin to quit after having too much. As Mayrhofen is very popular with English tourists you could possibly get some bar work or similar without speaking German but is will be difficult

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i will be arriving mid feb and departing late may if its a good season

The ski season ends in April if it's a high altitude resort. And that's a good season.

also can you get quaterly season passes?

Most resorts sell passes by number of days, perhaps up to 30 days. Then you might get a month pass. After that only a season pass.

is it difficult to get work if you dont speak Austrian ?

To emphasize the point, German is spoken in Austria (time for some basic research on your part?). Not speaking German limits the jobs open to you, but possible. The bigger problem is time of year. Most people are looking in Oct-Nov and take up most of the possibilities for the season. And many have already reserved their job by working the previous season. What's left is the odd vacancy here and there which is impossible to predict or make plans around.

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You don't mention your nationality. If you do not hold a EU-passport, you are not allowed to work in Austria. Suggest you also check on something called the Schengen-area with its restrictions for staying in that area if you do not have an EU-passport.

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