Sugarloaf Ski Patroller

About the role

Sugarloaf Ski Patrol is responsible for managing the general safety of guests and on-mountain employees through the winter season. This includes both prevention and after-incident first aid care as well as high-quality rescue services. As most work is performed on skis or a snowboard, candidates must be all-mountain/all-weather skiers or riders. All other aspects of the job are trained on site and team members are paid for training hours.

Responsibilities

• Patrol assigned mountain areas regularly to ensure that all trails are properly marked; to identify injured, lost, out-of-control, and reckless skiers and snowboarders; to identify existing or potential skiing hazards; and to monitor and report on weather/skiing conditions, skiing traffic, and the like
• Maintain roped boundaries on Sugarloaf and Burnt Mountain
• Enforce company skiing safety regulations, including taking appropriate disciplinary action when needed
• Promote safety for guests and employees through education and personal behavior
• Perform trail opening and closing procedures as well as trail and lift checks, sweeps, and maintenance as directed by hill chief
• Ensure proper preparation for mountain operations and for side-country and backcountry rescues
• Search for missing persons and equipment
• Stand by awaiting emergency calls and assist with dispatch duties
• Administer emergency care/first aid to injured skiers and snowboarders; assess condition of and stabilize patient, render appropriate treatment, such as splinting, transport to base area in a toboggan
• Transport uninjured skiers or snowboarders who are having difficulty or have lost or damaged equipment to base area by toboggan or snowmobile

Requirements

• Must be able to ski or snowboard all terrain in all types of conditions
• Medical skills and certifications such as EMT, WFR, or OEC certificate or greater, plus CPR/AED, must be attained in 1st season
• Must be able to withstand harsh winter conditions for long periods of time
• Must be able to work as a team player
• Must be able to lift 70 lbs. or more and be able to ski/ride while carrying cumbersome gear
• Must have a safety-oriented perspective and strong communication skills

Pay

This role is anticipated to start at a wage of $20 per hour, depending upon experience.

Schedule

This full-time seasonal role typically works four ten-hour days each week and is expected to start in the last week of October.

Benefits

• Free lift pass for skiing and/or riding
• Discounts at resort food & beverage and retail locations
• Discounted ski/snowboard lessons and rentals
• Access to Nordic trails and discounted equipment rentals at our Outdoor Center location
• Discounted passes at other Boyne and partner resorts
• Eligibility to earn up to 40 hours of paid time off