Ski Patrol

At Bear Valley Resort we are looking to build our team with a group of like-minded outdoor enthusiasts. Our goal is to enrich our organization with unique and self-motivated individuals that are ready to bring their independent thoughts, initiative and action to achieve a common goal of servicing and inspiring people that visit Bear Valley. We believe the key to our success in providing a signature experience is a dynamic, fun-loving, cohesive and collaborative team!

Job Overview

As a member of our Ski Patrol / First Aid team you'll be a part of a dedicated group of individuals dedicated to on mountain safety of all guests and providing first aid care and attention to guest needing assistance on the mountain and/or around the lodge facility.

About You

• You thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• You possess at a minimum, First Responder certification required with a Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) certificate; A Wilderness Emergency Care (WEC) accepted with patient contact experience.
• You are CPR certified
• You enjoy learning and developing new skills and abilities.
• You are a strong team player and develop strong working relationships, and influencing skills.
• You consistently maintain a positive and friendly attitude.
• You are a motived self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• You are a great problem solver.
• You enjoy working in the outdoors in all weather elements; you love to ski and help others
• You love the mountain environment and being around like minded, yet diverse individuals.
• You understand being composed with a sense of urgency to meet guests’ needs and bring great value to their BV experience.

Responsibilities

• Skiing to perform opening and closing procedures on the mountain daily.
• Communication with other departments.
• Maintain safe and easy access with the base patrol and Ski Patrol duty stations.
• Become proficient with ropes and rope rescue skills.
• Maintain clean, safe, and professional workstations.
• Training records kept up and turned into the Ski Patrol Director when completed.
• Maintain any appropriate records as set forth by company policy and procedures.
• Recognize and correct any safety hazards within the Ski Patrol department.
• Shoveling snow, sometimes deep, heavy wet snow weighing more than 50 pounds per shovel full.
• Heavy and awkward lifting of items up to 50 pounds plus.
• Provide timely and accurate information concerning weather conditions, grooming or slope conditions and related information to help guest maximize their skiing experience.
• Communicate problems to superiors, while showing initiative in handling routine matters.
• Complete check off sheets and complete scenarios to full fill requirements for Ski Patrol.

Skills and Requirements

• Positive attitude and enthusiasm.
• Ability to read and to write legibly and to use good composition skills to complete records and report forms.
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) certificate preferred. Wilderness Emergency Care (WEC) accepted with patient contact experience.
• CPR certification required.
• Advanced skiing ability. The ability to safely and skillfully ski and transport a person in a toboggan down an expert ski trail in an expeditious manner within the ski area boundaries.
• Ability to learn and be knowledgeable in the needs of the equipment and standard procedure for its care and safe operation.
• Safe operation of a snowmobile in a variety of terrain and snow conditions.
• Must be well groomed and present a good public image.
• Good physical condition as this position requires skiing, hiking, shoveling, lifting, and carrying.
• Willingness to work during extreme weather conditions.
• Safety orientated.
• Must be able to pass federal and state back ground checks for the use and handling of explosives for avalanche mitigation.
• Must possess the desire to learn and be involved with a class A avalanche area and it’s mitigation practices
• Requires the skills of a host.

Part - Time and Full - Time Positions Available