For some reason many people overlook Italy when thinking about working a winter season in Europe, but the country has a lot to offer, great pistes, lively apres, excellent food and friendly locals - what more do you want!
You'll be spoilt for choice if you decide to get a ski job in Italy, the country is home to the Dolomites Superski area, which has more runs than any other ski area in Europe, with over 1200km of pistes! Italians are also more relaxed about their skiing and boarding, they won't be the first ones on the slopes, and like to enjoy long leisurely lunches before leaving the slopes early. This is excellent news for you, as it means less queues, so you can get the most out of your time on the slopes. The only downside that boarders might find is that the freestyle facilities aren't quite as good as those in other European resorts.
The resorts themselves tend to be a mix of traditional villages and modern resorts, but they all have one thing in common, a buzzing apres scene! Italians take their apres ski seriously, so there are plenty of bars and clubs in every resort to choose from. If you want to experience proper Italian food (and why wouldn't you!), look out for a trattoria, this is usually a family run restaurant where you will find excellent food at prices even a chalet host could afford!
So if you're thinking of working a ski season, but want to get away from the crowds on the slopes but still party hard at night, then Italy is waiting for you.
Here are some of the resorts you could work in:
| Abruzzi | |||
| Campo di Giove/Mount Maiella | Campo Imperatore | Cappadocia-Campo Rotondo | Capracotta |
| Gran Sasso | Monte Magnola | Monte Terminillo | Ovindoli/Monte Magnola |
| Passo Lanciano/Majelletta | Pescasseroli | Pescocostanzo | Pietracamela |
| Pizzoferrato | Prati di Tivo | Prato Selva | Pretoro |
| Rivisondoli | Rocca di Cambio/Campo Felice | Roccaraso | Scanno |
| Tagliacozzo-Marsia | |||
| Aosta Valley | |||
| Alagna Valsesia | Antagnod - Ayas | Breuil - Cervinia | Brusson |
| Chamois | Champoluc | Champorcher | Chanavey |
| Cogne/Gran Paradiso | Courmayeur | Crévacol - Saint Rhemy en Bosses | Gressoney-La-Trinité |
| Gressoney/Saint-Jean | La Thuile/La Rosiere | Monterosa | Pila/Aostatal |
| Torgnon | Valgrisenche | Valtournenche | |
| Basilicata | |||
| Lagonegro/Monte Sirino | Montagna Grande di Viggiano | Sellata | |
| Calabria | |||
| Camigliatello Silano | Gambarie d'Aspromonte | Lorica | Villaggio Palumbo |
| Emilia-Romagna | |||
| Cerreto Laghi | Cimone-Montecreto | Lizzano in Belvedere/Corno alle Scale | Piane di Mocogno |
| Pratospilla | S. Andrea Pelago/Pievepelago | Sestola/Rio Lunata | |
| Friuli | |||
| Bovec/Kanin-Sella Nevea | Forni di Sopra | Piancavallo | Ravascletto-Sutrio/Monte Zoncolan |
| Sauris | Sella Nevea | Skianlagen Pradibosco | Tarvisio Monte Lussari |
| Lazio | |||
| Campo Catino | Campo Staffi | Cittareale/Selvarotonda | Frosinone |
| Subiaco/Monte Livata | |||
| Liguria | |||
| Santo Stefano d' Aveto/Monte Bue | |||
| Lombardy | |||
| Alpaz/Montecampione | Aprica | Bagolino/Gaverland | Barzio/Piani di Bobbio |
| Bormio | Carosello 3000 | Castione della Presolana | Chiesa in Valmalenco |
| Colere | Foppolo-Carona | Livigno | Madesimo/Valchiavenna |
| Passo Maniva | Passo Tonale | Piazzatorre | San Simone |
| Santa Caterina Valfurva | Schilpario | Stelvio Pass | Valdidentro/San Colombano |
| Marche | |||
| Ascoli Piceno | Ussita | ||
| Molise | |||
| Campitello Matese | |||
| Piedmont | |||
| Ala di Stura | Alagna Valsesia | Alpe Campo di Rimasco | Argentera |
| Artesina | Baceno | Balme di Lanzo | Bardonecchia |
| Bielmonte | Caldirola/Monte Gropà | Cesana | Chiomonte Frais |
| Claviere | Craveggia | Domobianca | Entracque |
| Frabosa Soprana | Garessio/Colle di Casotto | Limone Piemonte | Macugnaga |
| Mondolè Ski | Mottarone | Oulx | Pontechianale |
| Pragelato | Prali | Prato Nevoso | San Domenico di Varzo |
| Sansicario | Sauze d'Oulx | Scopello - Alpe di Mera | Sestriere |
| Toceno/Valle Vigezzo | Val Formazza | ||
| Sicily | |||
| Etna Nord/Linguaglossa | Etna South/Nicolosi | Piano Battaglia | |
| South Tyrol | |||
| Badia | Brixen/Plose | Carezza/Karersee/Rosengarten | Colfosco |
| Corvara | Gitschberg Jochtal | Gröden - St. Christina | Gröden - St. Ulrich |
| Gröden - Wolkenstein | Haideralm - Reschenpass | Haunold | Helm |
| Hochpustertal - Südtirol | Jochgrimm | Jochtal | Klausberg/Ahrntal |
| Kreuzbergpass | Kronplatz | La Villa/Stern | Ladurns-Gossensass |
| Lana/Vigiljoch | Latemar | Latsch/Tarscher Alm | Marinzen/Kastelruth |
| Maseben | Meran 2000 | Monte San Vigilio | Obereggen |
| Ortisei | Pfelders | Predazzo | Ratschings |
| Rein in Taufers | Reinswald | Reschen/Schoeneben | Rittner Horn |
| Rosskopf/Sterzing | Rotwand | San Cassiano | San Leonardo |
| Sand in Taufers/Speikboden | Schnalstal | Schwemmalm | Seis am Schlern |
| Seiser Alm | Sellaronda | Selva di Gardena | Sexten |
| Siusi | St Christina | St Magdalena/Gsiesertal | St Ulrich |
| Stilfserjoch | Sulden am Ortler | Tablach/Rienz | Trafoi |
| Villnöss | Waldheim | Watles | |
| Trento | |||
| Alba di Canazei/Ciampac | Andalo | Campitello di Fassa | Canazei |
| Castello Tesino | Cavalese/Alpe Cermis | Folgaria | Folgàrida |
| Funivie Lagorai - Passo Brocon | Lavarone-Luserna | Madonna di Campiglio | Malcesine - Monte Baldo |
| Marilléva | Moena/Alpe Lusia-Bellamonte | Monte Bondone | Paganella |
| Pampeago | Panarotta/Valsugana | Passo del Tonale | Passo Rolle |
| Passo San Pellegrino - Falcade | Pejo | Pinzolo | Polsa San Valentino |
| Ponte di Legno | Pozza di Fassa | Presena Gletscher | San Martino di Castrozza |
| Vigo di Fassa | |||
| Tuscany | |||
| Abetone/Val di Luce | Careggine/Monte la Cima | Castiglione di Garfagnana | Monte Amiata |
| Zum Zeri | |||
| Veneto | |||
| Alleghe/Civetta | Alpe del Nevegal | Arabba | Auronzo di Cadore |
| Cima Ekar | Conco | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Enego |
| Falcade/Passo San Pellegrino | Faloria - Monte Cristallo - Mietres | Gallio | Kaberiaba |
| Lagazuoi | Lusiana | Malcesine/Monte Baldo | Malga San Giorgio |
| Malga-Ciapela/Marmolada | Marmolada Gletscher | Mezzaselva di Roana | Misurina/Passo Tre Croci |
| Pandola | Recoaro Mille | San Vito di Cadore | Sappada |
| Tofana - Ra Valles | Zoldo Alto/Val di Zoldo | ||