This service sees us rent our small selection of Skis, boards, winter clothing and safety equipment out to Guests of the hostel. We offer this service on a discount to Adventure Hostel guests making it the cheapest gear rental option in town.

The Ski tech will be responsible for matching Guests that do wish to rent gear onto the correct size board and into the correct boots, or likewise for skis and ski boots. Adventure Hostel Reception staff are responsible for sorting any Winter clothing such as ski jackets, pants, helmets and goggles. All of our winter equipment is preloved, or donated equipment that has been left behind by former guests or staff. 

To offer this simple service, our Ski Tech operates on an on-call basis. Which means between 5pm and 7pm each day, they will make themselves available for any guests that wish to rent out our equipment. Guests that are seeking to rent our gear will make themselves known at the hostel Reception desk. Our Team members will then contact the Ski technician to collect the Guests from Reception, and take them to our ski equipment stores for sizing and fitting. Once fitted, the ski tech will inform the receptionist on duty to take payment and note which items have been rented. 

The Ski tech operates on a commission basis, meaning they will earn 25% of the total sales value of Skis and Board rentals only. Winter clothing is excluded from the commission values. This caps at the value of the accommodation ($260/week) 

The ski technician will live-on site at Adventure Q2 hostel, in our shared 8-bed staff room, and will pay long-term price rates for their bed – this is $260 per week from June to October. Which is considerably cheaper than standard nightly rates (currently above $60 per night). Our staff room beds have ultra comfortable mattresses, curtains, USB chargers and reading lights. They’ll also have access to any of the hostels facilities and amenities, aswell as use of the guest kitchen after-hours, and free laundry use and the use of any Winter equipment for themselves. 

The position is set to start from Monday 10th of June, which is a few days before Queenstowns ski-fields generally start to open. Though, the chosen Ski-tech is welcome to arrive and stay at the hostel at the staff rate ($260) from mid May. This arrangement is expected to end in mid-september, as the ski season winds down. Though we will assess based on gear rental sales and the potential for late snow dumps. 

This position would be perfect for somebody that is already working at or has experience in a winter equipmental rental shop, and is looking to slash the cost of their weekly accommodation. The position will be very easy for those with the know-how. There are no cash handling responsibilities. You just need to turn up, and fit the guests out with our gear before passing the guest and a rental form, off to our Reception Team.