Ski Patroller — Mountain Rescue & EMS (Tahoe)

Discovery Land Company; California; Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Employee meals

Recognition programs

Professional development

Work-family culture

Job summary

Discovery Land Company’s Homewood Mountain & Lake Club on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe is seeking skilled Ski Patrollers to join the Patrol Department. This role combines professional ski patrol duties with basic life support (BLS) in a challenging alpine environment, requiring strong skiing ability and calm decision-making.

You will respond to medical emergencies, perform patient assessments and evacuations, coordinate with EMS, and help maintain safety across remote terrain, weather, and lift

Qualifications

• Current Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Technician or EMT-B certification.
• Current BLS/CPR certifications.
• Expert alpine skiing ability.
• Ability to meet all physical and operational requirements of professional ski patrol.

Responsibilities

• Respond to medical emergencies and traumatic injuries throughout the resort.
• Perform patient assessment, stabilization, treatment, and evacuation.
• Provide BLS care within scope of practice, protocols, and medical direction.
• Manage cardiac, respiratory, traumatic, environmental, and other medical emergencies.
• Perform CPR, defibrillation, hemorrhage control, splinting, and spinal motion restriction.
• Provide patient care during evacuation and coordinate handoff with local EMS and receiving facilities.
• Conduct routine mountain opening and closing procedures and assist with hazard identification and mitigation.
• Perform on-snow rescues and patient evacuations using toboggans and other rescue equipment.
• Participate in avalanche response and rescue operations, including beacon searches, probing, and patient extrication.
• Assist with lift evacuations, lost-person searches, and other mountain emergencies.
• Maintain equipment and complete accurate patient care documentation.
• Work collaboratively with Ski Patrol, resort departments, local EMS, fire, law enforcement, and other emergency response agencies.
• Provide professional guest service while promoting a safe mountain environment.

Skills

OEC EMT-B

BLS CPR

Expert skiing

Teamwork

Physical endurance

Job description

Discovery Land Company’s Homewood Mountain & Lake Club on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe is seeking skilled Ski Patrollers to join the Patrol Department. This role combines professional ski patrol duties with basic life support (BLS) in a challenging alpine environment, requiring strong skiing ability and calm decision-making.

You will respond to medical emergencies, perform patient assessments and evacuations, coordinate with EMS, and help maintain safety across remote terrain, weather, and lift