Replying to Getting jobs at Whistler Summer and Winter

Well Im out in Canada this season and want to return in June for the summer and winter season up at Whistler. Basically coming from the UK you can only get a one time only visa for a year, unless you get a sponsored one. So id like to use up my one time visa to go to whistler as they sponsor returning staff, and will save me the pain in the ass it is trying to get a sponsored one year after year. Plus super sick mountain cant go wrong right?

My gf is coming with me and I have CSIA Level 2 and race coach and probably get my freestyle and work towards my 3 this year, she will have level 1 possibly 2 and the ski patrol oec thing by then too.

Was just wondering how hard is it roughly to get a job at whistler, i hear they hire 3000 instructors each season, i know some of these might be returning staff ( does seem excessive though :S )

Are there a lot of other jobs avaliable in the area that if we turned up in june would be able to pick up easily?

Any help, preferably from people who have done seasons there been around a while would be really helpful.