Our CSA Smiley Company

We are ski and snowboard instructors, ski and mountain guides, kindergarten teachers and ski educators. But actually we do what we just like to do. We are lucky to be able to turn our hobbies into a career.

Our team includes not only ski instructors, snowboard instructors and outdoor guides, but also our competent office staff, supervisors and kind souls who make a smooth ski course possible from booking to the award ceremony.

An experienced and well-trained team is at your disposal. From state-certified and qualified ski and snowboard instructors, mountain and ski guides, instructors to cross-country skiing and telemark instructors - with us you and your loved ones are in excellent hands.

Quality has many faces...

By this we mean that every employee who is on our team has unique qualities that are put to use on site. Whether it's skiing skills, social skills, dealing with children, or even language - we would like to assign you exactly the snow sports instructor from our large pool of employees who is best suited to you or your children.

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Ski-school management

Silvia Grillitsch, BA, M.Sc.

State-certified ski-instructor and ski-guide
Managing associate
Vice-european champion 2018 and 2019 in formation skiing
European champion 2017 in formation skiing
ISIA Vice-world champion 2017 in formation skiing

A pool of over 150 staff!

Since in recent years, the national origins of our client base have changed, we have built up a pool of over 150 ski-instructors from various European Union countries and so ski-instruction in our region is a fantastic experience for all our clients.

We teach through the medium of Hungarian, Slovenian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Russian, Dutch, Danish, French, Spanish, Swedish, Italian and of course, English.

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A warm welcome in Obertauern

Learn to ski with the CSA Smiley Company

A warm welcome to Obertauern from the CSA Smiley Company – to the skiing wonderland for families and children; leisure skiiers and extreme sports fans!

We love being surrounded by nature and being able to accompany you on your winter adventure – whether on or off the pistes.

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Did you know, that the CSA Grillitsch Skiing School has the largest number of State-certified ski and snowboarding instructors with diplomas?

The aim of our quality standard is to be the best skiing school in Obertauern!

Regular training and the ongoing professional development of our ski and snowboarding instructors is a norm. Therefore, we can always guarantee the best quality instruction. In-house training, practice runs and new fun methods of learning basic techniques – only practice makes perfect. Extensive experience bears fruit and therefore, we are a competent partner in all fields. Our in-house CSA Staff Academy, established in 2013, is very successful, offering our staff high quality training courses throughout the winter, free of charge.

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CSA Ladies’ Demo-skiing team, ‘The Blueberries’

Formation skiing is the masterclass of skiing. Only top women skiiers can shine in this domain. This passion for skiing, with all its facets and aesthetic aspects may be experienced, as CSA Silvia Grillitsch Skiing School is also represented in demo-skiing. Here, choreography to rhythmic music is rehearsed and perfected.

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Would you like to become a ski-instructor?

Do you want to turn your passion into a career? Then apply as a ski or snowboard instructor in one of the coolest ski areas in Austria. We, the CSA Smiley Company, are constantly looking for young, motivated winter sports enthusiasts who would like to pass on their skills.

And the best thing - we save you the long interview and prepare the application documents. Answer us 5 questions using an online form and we will contact you!

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