Hi there -

These forums look like a great place for me to ask a few questions, I hope you don't mind. My husband and I have always dreamed of Canada as a place we could live and work - and be surrounded by amazing mountains. It's the snow we really love!

We are in our mid-20s, my husband is an engineer experienced in CNC programming and test engineering for 10ish years. I work in IT and banking (approx 6yrs experience), but I know this is a limited field to break into anywhere near the mountains so am willing to do any type of secretarial or hospitality work.

We are unsure where would be the most suitable part of Canada for us - we have a passion for the mountains and the snow, but also need to work full-time (ie. not just work in a ski resort - we've done that in Europe for a couple of seasons now). We would ultimately love to settle and live in Canada one day...

We'd very much appreciate any advice on good areas to think about, that would enable us to satisfy our love for skiing (ie. preferably be close enough to decent mountains to ski each weekend in winter), but also have jobs that are suitable to our experience. Thanks so much to you locals who may be able to help us out with your wisdom!

Thanks, Angela