PSIA Certified
Ski Instructor

Ski Powder. Change Lives.

Join the Alf Engen Ski School—one of the premier ski schools in North America.

Alta’s authentic feel and the pairing of many a skier’s dream destination with an expert local’s ski area create a rewarding and inspiring place to teach and play.

We deliver high-quality lesson experiences, provide excellent value and cultivate long-term relationships with our guests and staff. Alta’s pure mountain experience and amazing snow quality inspire a friendly and welcoming environment on a hardcore skier’s mountain.

What is it like to teach skiing at Alta?

• We strive to make it fun! The Alf Engen Ski School teaching philosophy is FUN. CONTROL. FREEDOM… Our approach is light-hearted with a focus on developing skills to improve control and the freedom to explore a bit more of the mountain, no matter the skier’s skill level.
• Take advantage of world-class training and certification preparation with a three-term PSIA Alpine Team Member and PSIA Intermountain Examiner Staff. Your required training is compensated at an hourly rate and ongoing professional development and certification training are complimentary.
• PSIA Certification and Accreditation is supported with fee reimbursement.
• Teach the breadth of private lessons, class lessons and multi-week programs to adults, children and families.
• Opportunity to develop the skills to teach all levels, including advanced–expert skiers. Alta Ski Area attracts locals and vacationers who are dedicated skiers. 70% of Ata’s adult and family private lessons are with Level 7–9 skiers in powder, moguls and steeper off-trail terrain.
• Join our community of instructors and ski school support staff numbering 150 dedicated professionals. Ski school employee turnover is under 10% a year. We get to know you and you get to know us.
• Enjoy an authentic skiers-only mountain uncluttered by second-party advertising and other distractions from the joy of alpine skiing.
• Be comfortable in a spacious ski school locker room with direct access to your peers, supervisors and the ski school director.
• Plan on one of the most dependable ski seasons in North America. Alta is often awarded “best snow” in ski magazine resort rankings. 628 inches of snowfall in the 2023–24 season!
• Feel confident in Alta’s long-term consistency in ski area ownership, management and mission in skiing since 1938. Alta is a predictable and stable place to work and focus on the quality of your ski lessons.

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Instructor Candidates

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Must have prior professional ski teaching experience
  • No ski teaching experience? Please apply for the Ski Instructor Apprentice position when the application window opens later this summer
• PSIA Level 1, 2 or 3 Certification is required to be a Ski School Instructor
• Commitment from December 1st to mid-April. Holidays are required
• Full-time positions available, 90–135 teaching days
• Part-Time Plus positions, 45–80 teaching days, may be available
• Minimum 45 days required
• Background screening required

Alta Ski Area has limited employee housing available for instructors new to Alta.

Alta Employee Benefits

• Company-subsidized Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Free skiing at Alta with your employee ID
• Qualifying employees receive discounted skiing at Mountain Collective and Ikon resorts
• Alta ticket vouchers for friends and family
• Your employee ID allows you free use of Utah Transit Authority (UTA) ski buses
• Employees are eligible to participate in our UTA Rideshare Vans
• Discounts at Alta-owned restaurants
• Discounts at Alta Ski Shops

If you have further questions, please email jobs@alta.com.