Job Description

About Us

We are an internationally renowned mountain resort in North Lake Tahoe, California and proud host of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games. The resort spans 6,000 skiable acres across two mountains, with stunning views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada. Skiers and riders of all ability levels are welcomed by over 65 percent beginner and intermediate terrain, while legendary steeps, towering cliffs and heart-pumping chutes continue to be ground zero for boundary breaking skiing and riding. The resort features slopeside lodging at The Village, which bustles year-round with nonstop events and over 50 bars, restaurants and boutiques. With an annual average of 450 inches of snowfall and 300 sunny California days, we are known as the Spring Skiing Capital™ and provides one of the longest ski and snowboard seasons in Lake Tahoe. We are also part of the Alterra Mountain Company family. Alterra Mountain Company offers the the Ikon Pass, the new standard in season passes, which grants access to 41 iconic destinations across five continents.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Applicants must be 18 years of age.

Essential Job Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks include the following; other duties may be assigned. :

• Provide customers with top quality customer service in a friendly and positive manner.
• Adheres with service and safety standards in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Mitigate skiing hazards through appropriate and consistent markings and signage
• Evaluate skiers for injuries and administer first aid as necessary
• Transport injured skiers by sled, toboggan or snowmobile
• Mitigate avalanche hazards through the application of standard forecasting and control procedures.
• Investigate accidents and document
• Enforce policies in a fair, consistent manner, including skier safety, speed control, citizen’s arrest as necessary.
• Actively anticipate and meet guest needs
• Act as Mountain Dispatch
• Positively assist and interact with other employees and departments
• Maintain and improve patrol skills
• Avalanche rescue beacon expertise
• Assist and expedite avalanche and missing person rescues

Competencies and Job Requirements:

• Effective communication skills, oral & written
• Strong sense of customer service & safety awareness
• Able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Have a neat & clean appearance in compliance with the company grooming standards
• Punctual, able to report at scheduled start time ; able to arrive by 5:00 am, regardless of weather or road conditions
• Work well as part of a team.
• Expert skier in all weather and snow conditions on all slopes, carrying heavy and/or awkward loads.
• Able to maintain a calm, controlled demeanor during difficult or trying situations or confrontations
• Basic radio communications knowledge
• Knots and ropes general knowledge
• Chair lift evacuation
• Able to understand mountain meteorology, snow pack metamorphism, avalanche dynamics
• Able to work longer hours and/or additional days if requested
• Basic explosives experience

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, see, hear, smell, and ski. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects tools or controls. Must be capable of walking or standing 70% or more of a normal 8 hour work shift. Must be capable of skiing 50% or more of a normal 9 hour day. Must be capable of occasionally lifting and pushing or pulling 100 lbs or more, and frequently lifting, pushing or pulling, and carrying 20-75 lbs. Must be capable of frequent climbing movements, walking on uneven terrain, walking on snow and ice, skiing, and operating a snowmobile. Must be able to bend, kneel, reach, and crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

Indoor/Outdoor: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently be exposed to outside weather conditions, including extreme cold, snow, and blizzard conditions

Hazardous Materials/Noise: The noise level in the work place is usually moderate.

Equipment Used in Job: Skis, snowmobiles, radios, first aid supplies, sleds, shovels, ice axes, ropes, explosives

Experience

Preferred

• Extensive winter mountaineering experience
• Current CPR Certifications
• Current California EMT Certification or O.E.C.
• 1 year(s): Experience as Professional Ski Patrol

Education

Required

• High School or better

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