Snow Safety Director

Description

The Snow Safety Director is responsible for designing, implementing and managing the
Avalanche Program and Snow Safety team to ensure the safety of employees and guests within
the resort's operational areas, and surrounding terrain.

This position may require additional work outside of normal operating hours to provide an AM
and PM forecast. Compensation will be given for time spent on AM & PM forecasting while not
at the resort. Overtime to be given after 40hrs/wk. All other Nordic Valley employee perks apply.
When proven necessary for resort operations, continuing education courses such as UAC
PROSAW, ISSW, Avy Rescue, Pro 2 etc. may be required. Nordic Valley will cover the
employees' hours spent while attending these courses. This benefit is in the spirit of the
employee returning each winter with a mindset of overall improvement, maintaining operations
at the highest level, and improving the safety of employees and patrons.

Essential Job Functions
• Develop, organize, train and manage Snow Safety Team including mitigation scheduling,
and performance management
• Give input on performance evaluations for all ski patrollers who participate in Snow
Safety work
• Responsible for avalanche rescue training and avalanche mitigation procedures.
• Assess for risk and identify avalanche hazards on a daily basis to ensure the safe and
timely opening of terrain; organize avalanche mitigation when necessary
• Oversee and maintain run closures, backcountry gates, and the ski area boundary
• Establish and maintain weather monitoring equipment and snow study plots; Monitor
weather, snowpack and terrain; maintain records of weather and mitigation strategies;
forecast avalanche problems/hazard
• Oversee Snow Safety budget and supplies including managing explosives in accordance
with Federal and State guidelines
• Oversee future expansions into avalanche terrain and future programs relating to snow
safety and the NVSP.
• Develop and maintain avalanche response and SAR protocols and stay abreast of
industry standards and best practices.
• Oversee the training of the Patrol in timely and efficient Partner Rescue techniques.
• Maintain positive working relationship with all departments; communicate avalanche
observations and trends with industry peers.
• Seek opportunities to enhance guest experiences, and initiate guest contact.
• Other patrol duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High School Diploma or high school equivalent required
• Previous snow safety experience required
• Ability to ski all terrain in all snow/weather conditions for extended periods required
• Avy Pro 1 or equivalent or higher
• Current CPR certification required
• Minimum Outdoor Emergency Care or EMT required

Additional Information

Supervision given: Exercises direct supervision over Snow Safety staff. Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to, frequent and detailed review of work, training, planning,
assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees;
addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Supervision received: Works under the supervision of the Ski Patrol Director. Receives
guidance in terms of broad goals and overall objectives and is responsible for establishing
strategic methods to attain them. The Snow Safety Director may formulate policies but does not
have final authority for approval. Review of work is not detailed and emphasizes
accomplishment of broad work objectives, rather than specific assignments.