Job Description:

• 1) Patrols ski trails and slope areas to provide assistance and protection to skiers and report condition of trails, ski lifts, and snow cover on slopes: Patrols assigned areas, using skis or snowshoes.

• 2) Rescues injured skiers and renders first aid or transfers them to waiting ambulance, using toboggan.

• 3) Notifies medical personnel in case of serious injury where moving skier might prove dangerous.

• 4) Ensures that no skiers remain on slopes or trails at end of day or during inclement weather.

• 5) Inspects ski lifts, such as rope tows, T-bar, J-bar, and chair lifts, to report safety hazards and evidence of damage or wear.

• 6) May pack snow on slopes.

• 7) May give ski instruction.

• 8) May participate in skiing demonstrations for entertainment of resort guests.

• 9) May assist demolition crew to blast for avalanche control.