Nordic Ski Patrol

Description

Royal Gorge Cross Country, Sugar Bowl's Nordic Ski area, is now hiring Nordic Ski Patrol for the 25/26 ski season! Our Patrollers ensure the overall safety of the ski area and guests. Ski Patrol provides first aid and emergency transportation to injured skiers, keeps ski trails clear of obstacles (e.g. down trees, limbs, and brush), and maintains ski trail signage, marks hazards and detours. Patrollers also educate guests and employees about ski safety awareness and control, maintains proper safety equipment and signage at the ski area and facilitates correction of safety problems. Patrollers may occasionally operate snowmobiles with attached groomers to repair trails. This position is available as Seasonal Full-Time (2B) or Seasonal Part-Time (3).

Why Sugar Bowl?

Sugar Bowl Resort has been proudly independent for over 80 years and is one of the oldest ski resorts in California. Situated atop beautiful Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl has a storied past with ties to Austrian ski culture, Hollywood and Walt Disney. This special community helped bring skiing to "sunny California" since December 1939. Since then, it continues to attract adventurous winter sports enthusiasts a like.

Who you are

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training as a ski patroller; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Requires possession of valid Class C Driver License with a driving record meeting the minimum standards required by Sugarbowl Corp's insurance carrier
• Requires current Winter Emergency Care (WEC) certification and/or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 1A certification or greater. Requires current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certifications
• Ability to perform the duties of the job while exposed to extreme High Sierra weather conditions

What you will do

• Provide excellent customer service to customers, employees and business partners
• Maintain current knowledge of, implement and enforce Sugar Bowl policies, procedures, rules and regulations
• Evaluate the ski area emergency procedures related to, but not limited to, trail and slope evacuations, fire evacuation procedures and participates in training for such an emergency event
• Provide first aid to guests and staff. Provides emergency transportation to injured skiers
• Experience operating a Snow Mobile and associated implements
• Groom and maintain all snow shoe trails, including tree, brush removal and signage
• Inspect and mark hazards on the slopes, trails or lodge in accordance with safety policy and procedures
• Keep ski trails clear of obstacles, natural or man-made
• Know how to use chain saw, pole saw, hand saw, ax, loppers and general hand tools to accomplish bullet point above
• Welcome and check customers for trail pass and season pass holders
• Evaluate and implement safety programs for employees and skiing guests designed to reduce work-related accidents and liability exposure
• Assist with snow removal, including shoveling and cleaning snow from walkways, stairs, equipment, and other areas as needed
• Complete reports and other paperwork related to incidents and injury accidents for all public skiers and assigned personnel. Coordinates accident investigations for the ski area. Reports all incidents to the Manager and Assistant Manager
• Monitor the ski area for safety hazards or incidents. Develop and maintain a positive, professional, and balanced rapport with all employees, management, and guests of Royal Gorge regarding safety issues
• Maintain expert ski level and handle rescue sleds, drive snowmobiles and coordinate search and rescue operations at the ski area
• Help with parking on the weekends

Winter Benefits

• Employer sponsored 401k plan after 1000hrs (and 1-yr)
• Excellent professional and training development
• Free ski and tubing passes for employees
• Free ski passes for dependents
• 50% off food at our cafeterias
• Free group ski and snowboard lessons for employees
• Employee discounted lift tickets for family and friends
• Lift ticket discounts at tons of resorts including 24 destinations thanks to the Mountain Collective
• Hotel discounts
• Employee ski reciprocal programs

Sugar Bowl Resort believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, hair, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender orientation, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.