2026 Regional Fall Hiring Board

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The 2026 Regional Fall Hiring Board connects PSIA-AASI Western members with distinctive opportunities across the region, with an emphasis on roles that recognize professional certification. By bringing these openings together in one place, we help members explore their next step while helping Western schools, programs, and resorts connect with skilled instructors and future leaders. From year-round indoor coaching to adaptive snowsports instruction, weekend youth programs to a new Mandarin-taught lesson offering, this season’s board reflects the many ways our members teach — and the many communities they serve.

MetroSlopes: A New Home for Winter Sports in the Bay Area

MetroSlopes — The Next Gen Ski Lab — is opening this fall in Burlingame, California. As a PSIA-AASI Western Region affiliated school, we’re bringing the mountain closer with a year-round place to learn, ride, and play.

Born at the intersection of Silicon Valley technology and elite winter sports, MetroSlopes combines expert coaching with innovative ways to learn and progress. At the heart of our 32,000 sqft facility are four ski treadmills powered by the first-ever immersive and interactive projection system we are developing specifically for skiing. Alongside them, beginner and freestyle dry slopes, a moguls run, rails, trampolines, a ski-specific gym, and an alpine café bring the winter sports training ecosystem together under one roof.

To bring this dream to life, we’re looking for passionate instructors who love teaching and helping others build skills and confidence. We’re hiring full-time and part-time ski and snowboard coaches across alpine and freestyle, working with children and adults through group and private lessons, and junior development programs. Trampoline coaching experience is also welcome. Join us for year-round coaching opportunities, ongoing instructor training, and the chance to help shape a new home for winter sports.

Dodge Ridge: Family Built & Family Loved

Since opening in 1950, Dodge Ridge has been loved by generations of families with values that celebrate the skiers and riders who continue to enjoy a life-long love of this sport. Dodge Ridge is the closest ski resort to the Bay Area and the perfect place to learn. Whether you’re learning how to turn or learning how to become a great instructor, we’re here to help you find your place on the mountain. Check out the career page on the Dodge Ridge website for more information about housing and transportation.

Open positions include:

Northstar California: Certified Ski & Snowboard Instructors — Mandarin Speaking

New for the 2026–27 season, Northstar is launching Snow Start, a Mandarin-taught lesson program designed for first-time and beginner skiers and riders. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a program built to welcome Mandarin-speaking guests to the mountain — full-day group lessons taught entirely in Mandarin, supported by a warm welcome experience in Northstar Village.

Northstar is looking for PSIA-AASI Level 1 certified (or ISIA-equivalent) instructors who are fluent in both Mandarin and English and love teaching guests of all ages and abilities. These are part-time, winter-seasonal positions with paid training, and a pay range of $21.00–$64.34 per hour with opportunities to earn more through teaching incentives. Seasonal applications are accepted until December 15 or until positions are filled.

Bear Valley Mountain Resort: Ski & Snowboard School Supervisor

Bear Valley is seeking a PSIA-AASI professional for a full-time leadership role in its ski and snowboard school — a chance to move from teaching to leading. Ideal candidates hold a current Level 2 certification or higher and want to grow within the industry alongside the resort. The position comes with flexible scheduling, an employee Cali Pass, a complimentary employee shuttle with pickups along Highway 4 from Murphys, employee housing, and ongoing training and development opportunities.

Bear Valley Mountain Resort: Ski & Snowboard Instructors

Bear Valley is hiring ski and snowboard instructors for the 2026–27 season — and it’s built around your schedule. With full-time, part-time, and even holiday-only positions available, this is a flexible way to teach in “Northern California’s sweet spot on Highway 4.” Ideal candidates are outdoor enthusiasts with a great attitude and a passion for helping people. Benefits include an employee Cali Pass, the complimentary shuttle from Murphys, employee housing, training and development, and leadership opportunities for the right candidates.

Achieve Tahoe: Adaptive Snowsports Instructors

Teach the sport you love in a way that changes lives. Achieve Tahoe, a nonprofit founded in 1967 that serves more than 900 individuals with disabilities and their families each year, is hiring part-time, seasonal Adaptive Snowsports Instructors to teach at Palisades Tahoe, Northstar, and Mount Rose from December through April. You’ll set participant-centered goals, select adaptive equipment and terrain, and write daily progress notes as part of a supportive program team.

The role requires at least one season of adaptive snowsports teaching experience or equivalent; skiing or riding at the PSIA-AASI Level 1 standard is ideal. Compensation starts at $21 per hour, commensurate with education, experience, and certification — plus a Palisades Tahoe and/or Northstar season pass, equipment discounts, and instructor development including opportunities to pursue PSIA certification.

Inside Edge Ski + Snowboard School: Weekend Ski & Snowboard Instructors

Teach skiing or snowboarding without giving up your weekends-off weekday life — or commit to the season from the beach. Inside Edge, Southern California’s home for personalized instruction since 1977, teaches on a custom ski simulator in a one-of-a-kind open-air setting on Coast Highway in Encinitas, in the parking lot of Hansen’s Surf Shop. It’s ski school, SoCal style.

Inside Edge welcomes everyone from strong skiers and riders to experienced, certified professionals, with placement based on certification level, teaching experience, and tenure. These part-time, winter-seasonal positions run Fridays, weekends, and holiday weekends, pay $18.00–$35.00 per hour with a dual-discipline premium and seniority increases, and include free simulator practice time. No simulator experience needed — comprehensive training is provided.

Blue Angels Youth Ski & Snowboard Program: Youth Instructors — 5 Saturdays

Remember the first time you linked a turn or landed that first little jump? That feeling — the grin, the confidence, the “I can’t believe I just did that” — is what Blue Angels is all about. Since 1992, the Blue Angels Youth Ski and Snowboard Program has been getting California kids onto the slopes, and it’s looking for instructors who want to be the reason a kid falls in love with the mountain.

This part-time seasonal role is just five consecutive Saturdays, teaching kids of all levels — from first-timers who have never clipped into a binding to kids ready for steeper terrain — at Mountain High and Sierra-at-Tahoe. The camps are fun, supportive, and non-competitive: no trophies, no pressure. Just progress, laughter, and snow.

Don’t forget to check out the National Job Board for a comprehensive list of opening available across the country.