What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ski Patroller - Part Time Seasonal position at Loon Mountain Resort?
Overview
As a patroller you will monitor mountain areas for injured, reckless and lost skiers and snowboarders, and for skiing hazards. Provide first aid and other necessary assistance to skiers and snowboarders, complete ongoing training and emergency procedures practice. Also perform various trail maintenance tasks. As a customer focused organization, a crucial part of each employee’s job is to get and keep guests.
Responsibilities
Stand by awaiting emergency calls. Assist with dispatch duties.
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.
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top reckless skiers or snowboarders and enforce company skiing safety regulations, including taking of appropriate disciplinary action. Assist with educational efforts related to safe skiing/riding.
Perform a variety of trail maintenance tasks, check trails for hazards, missing signs; put up signs and mark hazards; cut brush; pack down and shovel snow; put up fences and close trails when necessary.
Perform trail opening and closing procedures as assigned.
Search for missing persons and equipment.
Patrol organized racing activities and other special events.
Patrol Tubing Operations one night per week.
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. Answer questions, give directions, etc.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
As a patroller you will monitor mountain areas for injured, reckless and lost skiers and snowboarders, and for skiing hazards. Provide first aid and other necessary assistance to skiers and snowboarders, complete ongoing training and emergency procedures practice. Also perform various trail maintenance tasks. As a customer focused organization, a crucial part of each employee’s job is to get and keep guests.
Responsibilities
Stand by awaiting emergency calls. Assist with dispatch duties.
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.
S
top reckless skiers or snowboarders and enforce company skiing safety regulations, including taking of appropriate disciplinary action. Assist with educational efforts related to safe skiing/riding.
Perform a variety of trail maintenance tasks, check trails for hazards, missing signs; put up signs and mark hazards; cut brush; pack down and shovel snow; put up fences and close trails when necessary.
Perform trail opening and closing procedures as assigned.
Search for missing persons and equipment.
Patrol organized racing activities and other special events.
Patrol Tubing Operations one night per week.
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. Answer questions, give directions, etc.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
