Whole Season Snowboarding / Working in Canada 09/10 (Revelstoke / Kicking Horse)

I am planning on snowboarding / working the upcoming season in either Revelstoke / Kicking horse and have some (6) questions.

First - a bit of a background: I have hospitality experience, and have experience working with adults and children in counselling contexts. As far as snow experience, I have worked a season in a hotel in Neseko, Japan, and am planning on doing a level 1 Avalanche course and a CASI Level 1, but I may miss the snowschools' recruitment dates in Sept (dur to an obvious lack of snow).

OK, my SIX questions:

1. What are my chances getting instructing work once I am qualified (the season will have already commenced)?

2. Prior to this, assuming I arrive early (in September, to find winter season work), will I be able to find pre-season work anywhere before the season starts in Dec?

3. If I can't get an instructor job once season has started, what work should I hope to be doing? (e.g., Revelstoke resort options are: Lift Operations, Maintenance, Grooming, Snow School, Parking, Ticket Checking, Snow Patrol, Rentals and Repair, Retail, and Guest Services). In other words - which job will give me best balance between paying enough money to live off and offering the MAX Snowboarding time?

4. What are some pros / cons to these, above? For example, another option is working for a snowmobile company, which would be damn fun. However, if I am doing that it will mostly be day time and I won't get any snowboarding time, right?

5. Does anybody know if it is easy / preferable to get a job in the town of Revelstoke (or Golden, if I can't find work)?

6. What are accommodation options like in these regions?

Cheers for your thoughtful advice and welcomed suggestions, guys!

Hello, welcome to our little forum. Unfortunately I have no answers to any of your questions, I worked for several seasons in Europe and have plenty of knowledge on that but never even skiied Canada so I can't help.

Someone might, I dont know if any of our State-Side forum buddies are posting on here at the moment but perhaps they will come along at some point with something a bit more useful.

Sounds like a great winter though, good luck!