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Ski Patroller

Ski Patroller

Red River Ski Area IncRed River, NM, US
16 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Promote the safety of our guests and employees through quality emergency care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Mountain Safety

  • Educate guests on safety while promoting the New Mexico Ski Safety Act.
  • Erect and maintain mountain signage, closed areas, ropes, and markings.
  • Correct any obstacles or safety issues that are ongoing throughout the day.
  • Monitor trails for fast or reckless skiers and, if necessary, warn them of the risks of injury to themselves and others.
  • Close or maintain mountain sections due to weather, slope conditions, or special events.
  • Stop violators from skiing closed areas.
  • Assist or guide anyone who is having trouble.
  • Perform sweeps of all main trails throughout the day and closing.
  • Attend classroom sessions and field exercises in avalanche training and rescue procedures.
  • Perform any avalanche rescue or avalanche reduction.
  • Administer care and transport injured parties to the Ultimed Clinic.
  • Participate in any rescues or searches within our ski area boundary and help locate or repair lost or stolen equipment.
  • Attend classroom sessions and field exercises on the evacuation procedures for all lifts.
  • Evacuate any lift if necessary.
  • All incidents will be reported on the appropriate forms. They must be legible and completed promptly.
  • Any incident involving an employee at work must be reported immediately to the department supervisor, and forms must be submitted to Lisa Smith for Worker's Compensation.
  • All red-flag incidents must be reported to the Ski Patrol Director immediately.

Mountain Maintenance

  • It is the responsibility of the ski patrol to assist in all areas of mountain maintenance. Ski packing, side slipping, grooming scars, snowmaking issues, and any clean-up. Also, any issues deemed necessary by ski area management.

    • Equipment Maintenance

  • Ski patrol is responsible for maintaining all equipment in good condition. All patrol equipment will be checked and maintained daily.

    • Other Duties and Responsibilities

  • All ski patrolers will adhere to and obey any direct orders or requests from the ski area management team.
  • All ski patrolers must comply with all articles about Section 9C of Guest Interactions.

    • Qualifications

  • Demonstrate good guest and employee relations, including the ability to be pleasant, courteous, and actively friendly with everyone.
  • The job requires high physical conditioning, endurance, and strength.
  • Ability to perform strenuous physical activities for extended periods.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents used by ski patrol and Red River Ski Area.
  • Ability to reason and deal with emergencies performing under high stress.
  • Must be able to ski at an intermediate level.
  • Must ski well enough and have the judgment to handle themselves and a sled under all mountain conditions.
  • Valid NSP Outdoor Emergency Care card or its equivalent.
  • CPR training.
  • APP / NSP—The Red River Ski Patrol members will join both professional organizations to further their education in mountain operations and industry standards.
  • Regularly work with machinery and moving mechanical parts and tools.
  • Work indoors and outdoors in all types of weather and environmental conditions.
  • Lifting heavy weights, standing, climbing, and skiing will be required daily under any weather conditions.
  • Employees may be required to work holidays and weekends.

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