What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2025 Trail Crew position at POWDR?
Location: Nederland, Colorado
Eldora is the backyard winter mountain playground for Greater Denver, Boulder County, and Colorado's northern Front Range. Eldora is located just outside of the charming mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, about 20 miles west of Boulder and less than 50 miles from downtown Denver.
Eldora strives to deliver Colorado’s Front Range the most memorable outdoor adventures to locals and out-of-town visitors. Eldora Mountain Resort employs up to 700 employees at peak season and has 680 acres of lift-accessible terrain for skiing and snowboarding, including a Woodward Mountain Park experience, and a world class Nordic Center.
Eldora is looking to hire a few hard-working enthusiastic individuals to join our summer trail maintenance crew. Do you love the outdoors, spending most days on the mountain in the thick of the forest eating your lunch leaning up against a tree? Do you enjoy seeing wildlife at sunrise taking in the mountain views? Are you a strong hiker that possesses backcountry skills and wants to utilize them at work? We are looking for team players that work well together with others, possess strong work ethics, can be self-motivated and can follow directions well with very strong safety practices.
This job consists of multiple duties during our summer months to provide a better skiing experience to our customers in the winter months such as mitigating ski runs, cleaning up glade areas for more open hazard free skiing and riding. This requires operating chainsaws and brush cutters on very steep uneven terrain. This is very physically demanding and requires some skill with operation of these tools in adverse conditions. There are other duties such as running slash through a chipper, replacing trail signs, and or helping snowmaking with bigger projects.
Professional Requirements:
- 2-5 years of chainsaw experience a must (professional arborist a plus)
- Skills in maintenance of small engine equipment (cleaning air filter, sharpening chains, replacing spark plugs keeping your equipment clean and in safe operating condition)
- Experience working with and around heavy equipment which may include front-end Loaders, excavators, log skidders, backhoes, dozers, etc...
- Rigging experience, a plus which may include slings, chokers, come along, chain hoists, working with a winch and familiar working with overhead loads
- ATV four-wheeler and UTV experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to operate a four wheel drive work truck on uneven steep terrain in a safe manner (experience towing and backing trailers a plus but not required)
- Basic First aid and CPR certifications or knowledge of is a plus but not required
Basic Requirements:
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must have a valid drivers license
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Must be able to work in variable weather conditions
- Must be able to hike and haul heavy tools, equipment and supplies up and down steep terrain
Compensation: Proposed hiring rate of $19 /hour depending on experience.
Benefits: This is a seasonal position eligible for season pass for employees/dependents and privileges at several other resorts. Several discount programs (i.e. food & beverage, retail/rental, tickets, etc.) also available.
POWDR-Eldora Mountain, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and that race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/protected veterans or any other applicable status protected by state or local law, are not taken into account in any employment decision. We offer competitive benefits, employee housing, and a unique work atmosphere. All of our job opportunities are located at Eldora Mountain Resort in Boulder County, Colorado. 20 miles west of Boulder, CO. We are situated in the heart of Colorado's front range playground. All candidates must fill out an application to be considered for employment. All employees must align with the Play Forever program which implements our core values through support and execution Powdr’s corporate responsibility commitment to protect the environment and support our community in Eldora’s everyday operations. This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.
Salary : $19
