Nordic Ski Instructor

Gunstock Mountain Resort; Gilford (NH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Gunstock Mountain Resort is seeking experienced Nordic Ski Instructors for the winter season. You will lead lessons across skate and classic styles, ensuring safe, entertaining, and high-quality snow experiences for guests in cross-country lessons, snowshoe tours, and guided hikes.

You will assist guests with ticketing, rentals, and retail at the Nordic Center, provide equipment recommendations, and help guests choose activities based on ability and goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in Nordic skiing styles.
• Ability to tailor lessons to mixed abilities.
• Comfort with ticketing, rentals, and retail purchases.

Responsibilities

• Instruct Nordic skiers across skate and classic styles for beginners to advanced.
• Assist guests with ticketing, rentals, and retail, and offer safety tips.
• Match guests with equipment and provide personal, attentive service.

Skills

Nordic skiing

Skate skiing

Classic skiing

Customer service

Tools

POS system

Ticketing software

Job description

Gunstock Mountain Resort is now accepting applications for experienced and engaging Nordic Ski Instructors for the winter season. Our Nordic Ski Instructors are experienced in all kinds of outdoor winter activities and deliver high-quality, entertaining, and safe on-snow experiences for guests participating in Gunstock's cross-country ski lessons, snowshoe tours, and guided hikes.

Responsibilities:

• Nordic Ski Instructors must be proficient in all styles, including skate ski and classic, for beginner and experienced learners
• Assist guests with ticketing, rentals, and retail purchases in the Nordic Center; provide safety tips for trail use and recommendations for lessons and/or activities.
• Works with guests to provide a pleasant experience with personal attention to match customers with equipment rentals.
• Works quickly and efficiently in rental setup to get individual guests as well as groups on the trail; maintain, inspect, and clean rental gear; repair and tune rental equipment as needed.
• Customize lessons that match the students' needs and desired outcomes.
• Familiarity with technology and ability to learn point of sales system.

Preferred Education and/or experience:

• Proficient all styles of Nordic skiing, especially skate skiing.