Share your passion of skiing or snowboarding with kids and adults just getting started in the sport as an instructor at Mt Hood Meadows.
To be an instructor you must have great people skills, love skiing or snowboarding and want to share that passion with others. Applicants should be able to ski or snowboard comfortably on blue groomed runs – there is no need to be an expert skier or rider to be a great instructor. If you can commit to teaching at least 18 shifts post training, then come join the instructor team. First season instructor training occurs in late November and early December and consists of 5-days of training which are both on and off snow.
Pathway 1 – First Season Instructor (ages 18 and older)
If this will be your first season as an instructor – meaning you have never be paid to teach skiing or snowboarding at a resort, and you are 18 years of age or older, please use the First Season Instructors pathway. This pathway is for both full-time and part-time instructors.
If you have taught skiing or snowboarding for more than one season previously but it’s been more than 5 years ago and you have no previous PSIA-AASI certification OR you were previously a PSIA-AASI certified instructor (with an expired membership) and have been out of teaching for for more than 5 seasons, then you’ll want a refresher and will need to attend our first season instructor training days.
Pathway 2 – Experienced or Certified (ages 16 and older)
If you are an experience instructor from another resort with one or more seasons of experience OR have a current PSIA-AASI certification (or foreign equivalent) with at least one season of experience teaching snowsports, and are 16 years of age or older, please choose the Certified or Experienced Instructor pathway:
Pathway 3 – Junior Instructor (ages 17 and under)
If you are a high school aged applicant with no prior experience teaching snowsports at a resort, and are 17 years of age or younger please use the Junior Instructor pathway. Once you complete training and are 16 years of age or older, you will be able to graduate to full instructor. Details about this process will be shared during training. The shift commitment for Junior Instructors is 10 shifts post training.
Other Circumstances
If you have any special circumstances that fall outside the above parameters please send an email to Tyler Barnes, Director of the Meadows Learning Center at tyler.barnes@skihood.com