US / Canada working holiday

Samp20I’m in NZ and shitty winters and short seasons are driving me crazy, when borders open up again and this COVID shit blows over where would be a good place for a working holiday over winter? I Can boot fit/workshop/or retail, don't really want to go to whistler and get tied up in lots of partying as isn’t really my scene but mainly just want to ski lots. What places anywhere In the US or Canada are reasonably affordable with good skiing? Any other factors I should consider when planning?

Can Kiwi's get working holiday visa's in the US? I'm under the impression you need to be sponsored on a h2b visa, which is pretty difficult and usually reserved for skilled work.

For Canada, you'll be able to get a WHV within a week or so, it's extremely easy coming from NZ & Australia.
https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/878636/Dopest-mountains-to-work-at-in-BC-?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=alerts#p-14161744

Edit* This is on the assumption that borders will again open, one day.

**This post was edited on Aug 26th 2020 at 9:30:07am

Thanks man yeah have heard it’s pretty difficult to get the visa for US, may have to save that one for when I finish my degree, thanks for the posts!

Save up 10k
get out of shitty nz (I hate the skiing here)
go to canada
buy season pass
work at a hostel for free accomodation
take the shuttle for free with your season pass
All you need to worry about then is your food and ski gear if it breaks.

enjoy!

I dont think there is a working holiday visa, at least the states. A lot of people go to canada. That visa was pretty easy to get but they've cracked down on that too. A few of my friends were unable to return to canada that last couole of seasons.


Canada is still the better bet. For America its kind if just the J1 if you're a student. There are still a few H2B visas but nkt really. A lot of friends people ive worked with used to come on those. Now I think they only have a few. Maybe high level ski instructors and stuff like that.

Neither are going to be possible this season I wouldn't think. But def see what you need fir Canada. Because even though thats harder than it was, I'm guessing it's still way easier than America.

Also I'm American so I really have no idea. I've never had to get a visa for here and Canada is too much of a hassle for me to ever bother to work there.

Castle Mountain in Southern Alberta is a good one. Very unknown, hardly ever busy, loads of terrain with really dry snow. There's only one double chair that goes to the top and the park is decent but very small. It's a small tight knit community there with some great big mountain terrain. There's a little hill called Pass Powderkeg a half hour drive away where there's some night skiing. Alberta is good for work because there's a higher min wage and lower taxes, for now.
I've heard Red Mountain in BC is also a good place to work and it's certainly a sick place to ski.
I'd look for somewhere in Alberta or Central BC. The Kootenays usually get a crazy amount of snow.