EA Ski and Snowboard Training Reviews 

I recently completed the EA Ski and Snowboard internship program at Mount Hutt and couldn’t be happier with my experience. A massive highlight of the program was the two weeks of intensive training, which came with a guaranteed job offer once we passed our exam. The training was incredibly thorough and practically set us up for success in passing our Level 1 exams.

One of the standout aspects for me was being paired with our EA mentor, Morgan. He was not only knowledgeable but also extremely helpful, approachable, and inclusive, always ensuring we felt supported and confident throughout the process. His guidance made a huge difference in both my learning and my overall experience.

It’s true that the program comes with a hefty price tag, and at first glance, it can feel like a significant investment. However, after experiencing the instruction, training, mentorship, guaranteed job placement, and everything else in between, I can confidently say it’s worth every dollar. The skills, confidence, and connections you gain are priceless.

Overall, I would highly recommend EA Ski and Snowboard training to anyone serious about taking their skills to the next level and launching a career in snow sports.

Royally recommend!

Before getting to Nz and deciding whether to take the jump and then all the pre travel admin, Ray\Izzie from the team were super helpful and answered my many questions both via email and organised calls to - they were super helpful, friendly and rapid responders.

Since arriving in Nz, we were assigned an EA Mentor, Morgan, who helped us every step of the way. He greeted us all at the airport and then was our first point of re any questions about the course/mountain/Methven (where we were staying). He was worth his weight in gold, as you can imagine being in a new country (NZ) so far from home (UK), he was vital in helping settle us in rapidly, and created an environment in the group so we more easily built bonds between the group of 8 of us who were on the course. Once we passed our exams he then helped us settle into the staff room with the other instructors too. To save writing a book, I’ll just give one example of how above and beyond he went with his duties and care for us and our experience - there were so many more though! After a couple of weeks of training, my boots were getting really loose, I took them to the local shop in Methven and was told I was sold a whole size too big. I didn’t know what to do, so messaged Morgan and straight away he called the shop I bought them from to try and sort, and called the EA head for support and helped me try and get this sorted as quick as possible. I was so grateful for how supportive and proactive his was - Big thanks Morgan.

Methven is a fab village and I’m so glad I chose Mt Hutt - there’s a proper warm and friendly community. It’s a small village with no public transport so I recommend sharing getting a car with a group of people, otherwise hitch hiking is possible and easy to do, and you meet so many interesting people.

The Mt Hutt work team are great too. Super open so settling in was easy. For employers / colleagues they were so supportive and shared tips and tricks when we were struggling.

I would say it is quite a pricey course, but for the experience and support both before coming out, and throughout when in out in Nz, it is worth it.

Having a blast and it’s made me want to sign up for another season!
Thanks Team :)

EA training was a very fun and productive experience for me. I chose the mount Hutt option with the guaranteed job offer upon completion of training. I met a lot of great people, both those who were involved in the training, and those getting trained alongside me. The program did a great job integrating us into the job and mountain life. I felt very prepared for my level 1 exam when the time came. It’s quite an investment but one that I already am happy I made.

The trainers, mentors, and all around staff have been absolutely amazing and so supportive!

All courses offered by EA Ski and Snowboard are a complete and total ripoff. You are paying more than $10,000 for what amounts to a job offer. Our accomodation was cancelled from what was promised and we ended up in the most disgusting, cheap and dingy accomodation that could be found. Many peoples preferred locations were cancelled, no compensation was provided and no help was offered. Their visa help amounts to 'search it up' and they are completely inept at supporting new young travellers overseas and should absolutely not be trusted with your money. Credit where credit is due, the actual in person staff were helpful to an extent but its too overshadowed by the horrific cost, lack of support before getting over to the country and the terrible conditions they set you up in. let alone the lack of compensation.

If you want to go overseas and work doing this sort of thing, book the training independantly from EA, work another job until you are trained and then apply that way for whatever mountain you would like. Many of my friends and co-workers were not given anywhere near enough shifts to support themselves on, we were given no help to find appropriate accomodation outside of the terrible original accomodation. The people you meet, the training provided and the job OPPERTUNITY (not 100% you will get it) are the ONLY things that you're really paying for. Plenty of other companies do it better (we are sno, Snowmids etc.) DO NOT go with EA.

Queenstown 5 week training level 1 experience.

Would highly recommend this course. EA organised pretty much everything including accommodation, ski pass, buses to training. Worth the cost imo to have all this sorted for you. Ray was super helpful on the lead up to my course and Kang / Eddie / Izzie were welcoming and attentive throughout the stay in QT.

Queenstown is brilliant, definitely come here over Wanaka - so much going on.

The ski training was really high quality and made the exam a breeze. Many of the people in the exam obviously weren’t with EA and hadn’t done a training programme. It’s still quite easy to pass the level 1 if you have a decent base level and good understanding of what they are looking for (body movements etc). If you are a good skier, it’s worth thinking about sitting the lvl 1 exam without training and then training for lvl 2.

Kang and Izzy did a great job with all the organising and onboarding! The program gave all the training needed to help pass the exam, and covered the accommodation, exam cost, training, etc. Kang was super supportive, especially when I had some trouble and he was there to help.

If you want to become a ski instructor, this course will cover all your bases!

I have been in Banff CA for the eleven week program and I have to say everything went smoothly.
Made lots of friends, had a lot of opportunities in growing my abilities in skiing and snowboarding, besides having the chance to always ride with friends. Julz, who was our person of reference, she has been always sweet and super helpful, passionate and available for everyone and everything.
Cherry on top I know have a work offer as an instructor also thank to their “sponsorship” in the ski resort.
Would recommend to anyone who just want to ski for 3 month.

I spent the season out in Revy, it was awesome! The snow was epic and I had an amazing time as an instructor!
EA made everything so easy, helped me out with my visa, and was so supportive throughout the whole process. Izzie was great too, helping me out a lot even after we had arrived.
Made friends for life and am planning on heading to New Zealand next year, and EA are helping me with a job there as well!!

We worked with Julie to look at a resorts for my son to do a level 1& 2 internship. Although we did not find a place that met his needs, Julie was amazing at providing us with answers to all our questions and providing an incredible level of support.

I joined in fairly late with very short notice and it was no bother for the course conductor (Julie) who was able to add me onto the course right away. She was very helpful and patient allowing me to have a great experience with EA training

Wasted $5000 and on my level one exam. I am an intermediate plus snowboarder. The ad for EA ski school says all beginners and all levels. This year is exam changed the standards and has a lower passing rate as it did last year in the past years. The ski test is way easier everyone pass that. Most of the snowboarders in my group failed except for one person. And they were really good riders. This information was not disclosed.

I have had an awesome winter living in Canada and meeting lots of people that I will be friends with for life. Kang helped me get a visa and reassured me answering questions through the whole process of moving there. There was heaps of information provided on how to get started snowboard instructing. Thanks for your support, I am excited to work again next winter

I have a had a great time becoming a ski instructor. EA was very helpful with that process, my rep Ray was always willing to pick up the phone and have a chat. The payment plan was great as it allowed me to budget whilst paying off the course. The training provided by Cypress mountain was top quality and was extremely helpful for my exam. Cypress has been a great place to become a ski instructor and has a great family feel to it.

However, the accommodation that was provided was not the best. We were housed in the Cambie hostel in Vancouver which was not up to standard. We only had 2 hobs between 40 people, no storage room and shared one bedroom between 4 people, additionally there were also mice in the hostel and it was dirty. Granted, the usual accommodation was being refurbished so I can’t comment and what it is normally like. However this felt underwhelming due to the amount of money we paid for the course. However, we all managed to leave the Cambie after one month in separate groups into individual flats which worked really well.

We had a great trip to Whistler this year lead by our rep Jules who was great and allowed us to have our own time to explore whistler. Additionally, our rep Emma Fish has been great all season, organizing events and activities for everyone allowing us all to get to know each other. She has been great from start to finish.

Overall I’ve had a great season and EA has been very helpful. The accommodation this year wasn’t good enough for the amount of money we paid but never the less I’ve met some great people qualified to be a ski instructor and will be back next year!

It was a once in a lifetime experience to learn and become a ski instructor for the season, there was certainly ups and downs with things such as accommodation but there’s no guarantee that it’s going to be a recurring theme. Also once becoming an instructor it was great fun to teach kids and adults in a sport I adore but another thing is that shifts could be quite inconsistent. It’s nothing on EA as a company it’s just something I wasn’t personally expecting. Overall it was a great experience coming to Canada to be a ski instructor and will be coming back next winter.

Julie was great. She gave me all the information I needed to make an informed decision and was really easy to chat to over the phone. Would recommend for sure and hope you get someone as friendly as her.

I have absolutely enjoyed my first ski season with EA! So many ‘pinch me’ moments and the training has been awesome.

Julz was my EA rep for the instructor course. She was a great help when it came to telling us where we needed to be and reminding us of upcoming specified training/exam days. The activities we did were good fun. And there was plenty of knowledge on the local area as well as career progression.

Ive had an absolute blast with EA , if you want to improve your riding this is the move . Ive improved so much and it is because of the frequent training and the very experienced instructors.

Revelstoke mountain Resort is very welcoming and the terrain has plenty of challenges to keep you on your toes , would highly recommend .

The people in the group were amazing and Julie was so helpful with anything we needed. Banff and Lake Louise are beautiful and everything went very well. Would definitely recommend EA!!