Selva Val Gardena
Selva di Val Gardena · South Tyrol · Italy
955m
Vertical Drop
79
Lifts
Nov 2026 – Apr 2027
Season
About
The highest of the three Val Gardena villages, at the foot of the Sella massif and the start of the Sellaronda circuit. Val Gardena carries around 181km of piste and sits inside Dolomiti Superski, the largest linked lift pass in the world at roughly 1,200km. Ladin, German and Italian are all spoken locally.
Terrain & Mountain Profile
Summit
2,518m
Base
1,563m
Vertical Drop
955m
Employment & Recruitment
Main Employers
- Dolomites Val Gardena (lift company)
- Hotels throughout Selva, Ortisei and Santa Cristina
- Scuola Sci Selva Gardena (ski school)
- Mountain huts on the Sellaronda
Common Seasonal Jobs
Languages Required
- Visa Requirements
- EU/EEA citizens can work freely under EU freedom of movement. Non-EU citizens need an Italian seasonal work permit (nulla osta for seasonal work), which requires employer sponsorship and falls under Italy's seasonal quotas (decreto flussi). UK citizens post-Brexit require a work permit.
- Recruitment Timeline
- Hotels recruit from August for a December start. ⚠️ German matters more than Italian here — South Tyrol is majority German-speaking and most guests are from Germany and Austria.
Worker Amenities & Living
Staff Housing Available
- Public Transport
- Bus to Bolzano (1.5 hrs) or Bressanone (1 hr) for mainline trains. Innsbruck airport is about 2 hrs.
Open Positions
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Nov 2026 – Apr 2027
Climate & Snow
- Snow Reliability
- high
Location
46.5553°N, 11.7597°E
Nearest town: Selva di Val Gardena
Languages
Working a season here
Practical guides for seasonal workers, with every figure counted from the listings open right now.
- Can you do two ski seasons in one year?Northern and southern winters barely overlap. The constraints are visas and the gap between them, not the calendar.
- What should you ask before accepting a ski season job?Most adverts leave out the things that decide whether a season works. Counted from live listings, and what to ask instead.
- Is a ski season worth it, and can you save money?Accommodation decides it more than the hourly rate. How to work out your own number rather than trusting anyone else's.