ESC Steezy Crew: Steezy Snow Japan Volunteer

Volunteer role · 10 places · Palcall Tsumagoi, Gunma, Japan · 5–11 January 2027 · Flights not included

About Steezy Snow Japan

Steezy Snow is a snowboard and ski festival by ESC (Every Season Counts), the Singapore snowsports school that runs progression camps in Japan, Switzerland and China. The Japan edition runs from 6 to 10 January 2027 at Palcall Tsumagoi, a ski-in, ski-out resort in Gunma, about 2 hours from Tokyo.

For five days, riders from across Asia ride and learn together. By day, they take pro workshops with our coaches and join community rides across the resort's 16 runs. By night, they unwind at the onsen and head to the Sound Stage and afterparties on 8 and 9 January, with the Steezy Concert on 9 January. Every rider is matched into a crew, so nobody rides alone.

Explore the festival: https://www.steezysnow.com/japan

About the ESC Steezy Crew

The ESC Steezy Crew is a team of 10 volunteers who run the festival alongside the ESC team and coaches. You arrive before the first rider and leave after the last one.

Riders remember a festival by the people who welcomed them, got them to the right place and made the nights happen. That is this crew.

What you'll do

Before the festival

• Attend two event briefings, where you'll learn the festival plan, your crew and your duties.

Set-up: 5–6 January

• Set up the festival spaces, signage and equipment at Palcall.

• Learn the resort: meeting points, lifts and venues, so you can guide riders from day one.

The festival: 6–10 January

• Lead a crew of riders through the week. Get them to meeting points on time, keep the group together, and be the first person they come to with a question.

• Welcome riders when they arrive and help them settle in.

• Help run the festival's activities: community rides, the Steezy Amazing Race and crew socials.

• Support the Sound Stage nights and the Steezy Concert, from set-up to looking after guests on the night.

• Look out for riders' safety and wellbeing, and report any issue to the ESC team straight away.

Debrief and teardown: 10–11 January

• Pack down the festival spaces and equipment.

• Share what worked and what we should improve at the crew debrief.

Who we're looking for

You must

• Be 18 or older

• Arrive at Palcall resort by 1pm on 5 January and stay until 11 January

• Attend both event briefings

• Snowboard or ski, and know your level from ESC's riding level check

It helps if you have

You don't need all of these. Tell us what you've done.

• Experience running or helping at events

• DJ or music experience

• Guest service experience, for example in hotels, cafes, tours or at a front desk

• Experience planning parties or hosting social activities

• A current first aid certificate

• A language other than English, such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Thai, Malay or Korean. Our riders come from across Asia.

Priority goes to riders who have been on an ESC camp.

What you get

• Your festival place, fully paid: your stay at Palcall, a 4-day lift pass, onsen, and the Sound Stage and Steezy Concert nights

• All meals for the whole festival

• Shuttle from Karuizawa Shinkansen station to the resort

• Crew-only kit: an ESC helmet and a crew T-shirt, not sold anywhere

• First in line next season: priority booking for Steezy Snow Japan 2028, and first right to rejoin the crew

• Hands-on festival experience: a week working beside the ESC team and coaches who run it, and friends from across Asia

Not included: flights to Japan and your travel to Karuizawa station. You book and pay for these yourself.

Your schedule

• Before the festival: two event briefings

• 5 January: arrive at Palcall resort by 1pm

• 5–6 January: set-up

• 6–10 January: the festival

• 10–11 January: debrief and teardown

How to apply

1. Take ESC's riding level check: https://everyseasoncounts.com/level-check. It takes about a minute.

2. Apply below with the level it gives you. The form takes about 10 minutes, and no CV is needed.

3. Shortlisted applicants will hear from us by email or WhatsApp.

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