Overview
Winter Ski Patrol Jobs in Denver, USA at Copper Mountain
Position: Winter 2025/2026: Ski Patrol
Location:
Frisco, Colorado
Copper Mountain Resort is a vacation destination located 75 miles west of Denver, Colorado in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Three vibrant, pedestrian-friendly village areas host lodging, retail outlets, restaurants, bars, and family activities. During the winter months, Copper’s world‑class terrain offers skiing and riding for all ages and abilities. Each summer, the mountain transforms into a playground for hikers, mountain bikers, and anyone seeking a genuine Colorado experience.
Copper Mountain Resort is also home to Woodward Copper action‑sports camps, programs, and training facility.
Job Title:
Ski Patrol
Job Status:
Seasonal
Compensation and Benefits:
- Compensation:
Proposed hiring rate of $21.00+, actual pay will be adjusted based 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.
Job Summary:
The role of the winter/summer patroller is to ensure a reasonably safe skiing/biking environment. To provide medical assistance and evacuation, guest safety, search and rescue support, trail work, lift evacuation, daily duty station responsibilities, equipment maintenance, and other assigned duties. Each task requires a high level of decision making. Computers (proficiency in Microsoft Office programs), technical rope experience.
Winter
- Hold current (or be enrolled in) Colorado or National EMT (or higher) and current CPR certification
- Patrol or mountaineering experience preferred
Summer – In addition to winter requirements
- Scheduling flexibility; work weekends, holidays, events and Camp Woodward and other activities
- Lift Evacuation cable rider / gondola proficiency
- Collaborate with mountain bike trail crew to assist with trail maintenance
- Work on patrol related summer projects as they surface
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Medical assessment, stabilization/treatment and evacuation. All staff must be at least EMT‑B certified and trained to respond to any likely eventuality in a winter alpine environment. Training in the Mountain Emergency Plan, triage, and multi‑system trauma.
- Reporting/Documentation:
Incident investigation procedure, preservation of the facts, forms and records. All staff will be familiar with (and held accountable for) the complete documentation of a given event that might include standard reporting, photographs, witness statements, diagrams, etc. This is a very labor‑intensive, time‑consuming activity. Considerable training is required, as well as the necessity to remain sensitive to the needs of family and friends of the injured party. - Establish a reasonably safe skiing/biking environment, i.e. trail checks, trail openings/closings, early season preparation, boot packing, maintenance, obstacle marking, signage, sweeps, and special race preparation.
- Snow safety:
All staff will be familiar with the terrain at Copper Mountain Resort. Observation of ever‑changing snow stability, snow pit profiles, ski cutting, and boot packing of avalanche starting zones. - Search and rescue:
All staff must know about the formulation of a preplan (Mountain Emergency Plan), practice drills, and execution. Use of handheld and avalanche charges. Skilled in the use of all avalanche/search and rescue equipment. Locating lost parties on the mountain. - Lift evacuation:
Responsible for the evacuation of people from a lift in the event of an extended breakdown. - Skier education:
Enforcement of Skier Safety Act, i.e., boundary management, safe skiing, speeder control. Being visible to the public for skier information. Host program: base area public relations, distribution of surveys, skier information services, and VIP tours. - Training/development:
All staff will participate in training and demonstrate proficiency in all areas of patrolling. This constant and ongoing process includes medical preparation (medical lectures), avalanche related skills, lift evacuation,…
Title: Winter Ski Patrol
Company: Copper Mountain
Location: Denver, USA
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