Ski Patrol (Winter)

Panorama Resort; British Columbia; Vor Ort; CAD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Panorama Resort on the mountainside is seeking an on-mountain responder to provide first aid, safety oversight, and emergency support for skiers. You will be part of the patrol team ensuring rapid incident response and public information on busy mountain days.

Essential duties include on-site first aid, evacuation, trail safety, accident reporting, and enforcing the Alpine Responsibility Code. The role requires a high school diploma and relevant EMS certification; patrolling experience is an

Qualifikationen

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• OEC or Wilderness First Aid cert preferred (80+ hours).
• Patrolling experience at Panorama Mountain Resort is an asset.

Aufgaben

• Provide on-mountain first aid and evacuation.
• Perform incident investigations and preserve records.
• Maintain a reasonably safe skiing environment including trail checks and maintenance.
• Be familiar with Panorama Mountain terrain and avalanche search and rescue.
• Evacuate skiers from lifts in case of breakdown.
• Enforce Alpine Responsibility Code and communicate with the public.
• Record dispatcher tasks and incident responses for the day.

Kenntnisse

First aid

Incident investigation

Trail safety

Equipment maintenance

Emergency response

Public information

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or Equivalent

OEC / Wilderness First Aid certificate

Tools

Radio

Telephone

Jobbeschreibung

To provide for and ensure a reasonably safe skiing environment. To provide on mountain first aid assistance and evacuation, skier safety, search and rescue support, trail work, lift evacuation, equipment maintenance, and other assigned duties. Each task requires a high level of decision making.

Essential Functions:

• First aid assessment, treatment, and evacuation.
• Perform detailed incident investigation procedure, preservation of the facts, forms, and records.
• Establish a reasonably safe skiing environment, i.e. Trail checks, trail openings/closings, early season preparation, boot packing, maintenance, obstacle marking, signage, sweeps, and special race preparation.
• Be familiar with the terrain at Panorama Mountain where avalanche search and rescue are likely.
• Be responsible for evacuation of people from the lift in the event of a breakdown.
• Enforcement of Alpine Responsibility Code
• Visible to the public for skier information.
• Preventive maintenance inspections of equipment
• Ability to respond to varying emergency situations.
• Responsibility for Others:
• Accountability for the care and safety of the skiing public as well as all other Panorama Mountain Village employees on the Mountain.
• Dispatcher records tasks for a given workday to include incident response, tasks, snow safety, general work, and special projects.

Experience/Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 80+ hour Outdoor Emergency Care Certificate (OEC) preferred or
• 80+ hour OFA level 3 or Wilderness First Aid certificate.

Job Experience:

• Previous patrolling experience or previously employed by Panorama Mountain Resort, mountaineering experience and previous medical training are an asset.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry toboggans weighing as much as 60 lbs.
• Other tasks include skiing in difficult conditions, working in cold and often inclement conditions, high elevations, carrying and transporting unwieldy materials such as tower pads, medical equipment, etc.
• Must be able to hear and speak clearly to hear beacon signals and skiers requesting assistance, and for communication to occur using radios and telephones.
• Must be an advanced skier or better.