Within SkiStar Sälen there are approximately 900 seasonal employees during the winter and they work on average 2.7 seasons. In the whole Sälen Mountains area there is approximately 2 000 seasonal employees. Many ambitious employees leave after just one season. Common reasons for seasonal employees to not return are studies, travel, or permanent job in a metropolitan area/ home town. Many seasonal employees want and often have plans to study and they experience the seasonal work so positively that they come back for several seasons. By offering studies in Sälen, mainly during the snow-free season, many seasonal employees will be able to stay and combine their studies with the seasonal job during the winter, and in that way develop their skills in Sälen.
