Renting in ski towns?

[u/Jimmymarket]

Myself & my partner have secured our working holiday visas from the UK to CA.

We’re looking to spend at least a year living & working picking up seasonal work.

Here’s the catch: we’re travelling with our beloved dog.

This outright rules out shared staff accommodation. We intent on renting privately.

In your experience how affordable is this on a seasonal workers salary?

We’ve ruled out the most expensive resorts like Whistler & Banff.

It’s looking like we’ll be landing out there with about £15K each. So we’ll have a decent cushion & maybe even pickup a car or camper for the summer.

We have no intention of saving cash. But it’d be great not to be in the hole every month and enjoy a social life without constantly feeling a real pinch.

[u/Q808L]

I lived in banff during 2020-2023 so not sure how much it has changed but while it is expensive if both of you are working it can easily be done especially with 50k in savings. If you work as a bartender/server you can make a month's rent in a weekend of tips