Mountain Operations Manager - Soda Springs

powdr; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Free resort access

Friend & family passes

Discounts on gear

Career development

Athlete access

Lifestyle balance

Job summary

Woodward Tahoe in Soda Springs, part of POWDR, is hiring a Mountain Operations Manager for Soda Springs to lead multiple departments, oversee budgeting and safety, and ensure exceptional resort operations year-round.

This 10-month role offers a comprehensive benefits package, a competitive hourly rate of $27–$29, opportunities for career growth, and access to POWDR resorts. Ideal candidates will show strong leadership, communication, and staff development skills.

Qualifications

• Leadership and strong communication skills
• Experience managing multiple departments
• Budgeting, safety, training, and employee development

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct Soda Springs Mountain Operations across winter and summer seasons.
• Oversee mountain patrol, tube town, lift operations, parking services, and ticketing.
• Recruit, train, evaluate, and develop staff while managing labor budgets.
• Develop and enforce safety policies; promote safe work practices.
• Coordinate summer maintenance and winter season preparation activities.

Job description

Woodward Tahoe (Boreal and Soda Springs), located in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountain range, is a year-round world-class action sports facility with a culture that comes straight from our main product: Fun. If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, progress, and play, we'd love to hear from you!

The Mountain Operations Manager for Soda Springs is responsible for leading multiple departments, managing staff and resources, maintaining safety and guest service standards, and ensuring successful resort operations throughout the year. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership and communication skills, experience managing multiple departments, and a solid understanding of resort operations, budgeting, safety, training, and employee development.

This is a 10-month position offering a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and paid time off.

What's in it for You?

• Competitive hiring rate $27 - $29/hr
• Complimentary access to most POWDR owned resorts (Skiing, Riding and more!)
• Full access to our world-class facilities. Work and play in the same innovative environments as professional and Olympic athletes.
• Friends & family discounts and complimentary passes.
• Discounts on food, retail, and gear!
• Enough free time to enjoy the Woodward lifestyle.
• Career development and growth opportunities.
• A connection with people that share the same passions and embrace each other's unique and individual style.

Essential functions & Major responsibilities:

• Mountain Operations Leadership: Responsible for the overall direction, management, and successful operation of Soda Springs Mountain Operations, including winter mountain operations, summer maintenance, and winter operating season preparation.
• Department Leadership: Lead and oversee mountain patrol, Tube Town operations, lift operations, parking services, and ticket checking while collaborating with snowmaking, snow removal, grooming, vehicle maintenance, and facility maintenance teams.
• Staffing & Employee Development: Recruit, interview, hire, train, supervise, evaluate, discipline, and terminate employees as needed. Build effective leadership and frontline teams while maintaining approved staffing levels and labor budgets.
• Safety & Risk Management: Develop, implement, and enforce company and resort safety policies and procedures. Proactively identify hazards, promote safe work practices, and ensure employees participate in required safety programs and meetings.
• Summer Maintenance: Coordinate, plan, procure supplies for, and perform maintenance projects throughout the resort, with a focus on addressing deferred maintenance and preparing facilities and activity venues for the winter season.
• Winter Season Preparation: Lead early-season recruitment, onboarding, training preparation, staffing, equipment procurement, and operational planning to ensure departments are ready for the winter operating season.

Specific Job Skills:

• Strong understanding of mountain and resort operations
• Strong leadership and employee management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to recruit, interview, hire, train, and develop employees
• Ability to create and manage staffing schedules
• Strong organizational and time-management skills

Technical Skills:

• Experience with departmental budgeting and budget management
• Experience developing and maintaining operating schedules
• Ability to develop and maintain department training documents and procedures
• Experience conducting or participating in Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs)
• Ability to monitor and maintain payroll accuracy and departmental records
• Understanding of resort safety requirements and risk management practices
• Ability to oversee maintenance projects and coordinate resources and supplies
• Ability to perform light preventative repair and maintenance on resort vehicles and equipment

You make us Woodward. We are a welcoming community that celebrates individual stories, backgrounds, experiences, and identities where we all have "different" in common. We believe in the strength of representing all voices and having space for everyone. We believe in pushing boundaries and bringing our authentic selves to work while embracing uniqueness, creativity, and different points of view. Even if you don't think you meet all the qualifications listed for a job, we'd love to hear from you.