Ski & Ride School Support Staff/Magic Carpet Operators - Winter 2026/27

powdr; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free employee season pass

Free or discounted dependent season &

Free and discounted friends & family?

Free transportation to Bend, Sunriver,

Discounts across resort

Season housing, camping

401k match

Discounted daycare onsite

Local & national discounts

IKON pass reciprocal access

Job summary

POWDR / Mt. Bachelor is seeking a friendly Ski and Ride School Support Staff & Magic Carpet Operator to join our team. You’ll assist with children's classes, manage student movement, meals, equipment, and facilities, and ensure a safe, organized lesson environment.

Outdoor winter duties include operating the magic carpet, inspections, crowd control, and quick response to safety concerns, while collaborating closely with instructors and families to deliver memorable experiences.

Responsibilities

• Support the daily operation of Ski and Ride School lessons, with focus on children’s classes and high-volume periods.
• Escort children during indoor breaks, restroom trips, meals, equipment adjustments, and transitions between lesson areas, following safety procedures.
• Communicate lesson needs, student concerns, and safety issues to instructors and supervisors.
• Prepare, organize, clean, restock, and maintain lesson facilities, yurts, teaching equipment, and program supplies.
• Operate the magic carpet lift per training and safety procedures.
• Complete required inspections and logbooks accurately and on time.
• Maintain safe loading/unloading areas and manage crowd flow during shifts.
• Assist guests and students with loading/unloading the magic carpet, providing aid after a fall and ensuring safe traffic flow.
• Monitor lift and lesson-area conditions, stop operation if needed, and report concerns immediately to a supervisor.
• Shovel snow to maintain safe access and operations.
• Provide friendly guest service and teamwork to ensure equitable break coverage.

Job description

Location: Bend, Oregon

Are you interested in delivering memorable experiences, enhancing people's lives and having fun while doing it? This shared mission of POWDR and Mt. Bachelor creates a fun and inspiring culture that we live every day. We look for employees who are passionate about sharing mountain culture, have a positive attitude, are problem solvers and care about winning as a team. Our vision drives us to deliver exceptional experiences and it's our employees who become the true moment makers here at Mt. Bachelor.

This role comes with amazing perks & benefits because we want our employees to Work Where You Play!

• Free employee season pass and free or discounted dependent(s) season pass
• Free and discounted friends & family day passes
• Free transportation to & from Bend, Sunriver, and La Pine
• Discounts across the resort (food & beverage, retail, rentals, lessons & more)
• Winter season employee housing program & Summer season camping program
• 401k with up to 5% company match & immediate vesting
• Discounted daycare onsite at Mt. Bachelor
• Local & national discounts (YETI, Burton, Dell, Subaru, Nokian, Sunriver Golf, Mammut, & more)
• Free reciprocal access for employees to other POWDR resorts & 50% day passes at IKON pass resorts

Position Summary

The Ski and Ride School Support Staff and Magic Carpet Operator play a key role in the daily success of lesson operations. The primary function of this position is to support instructor classes, especially children's programs, by assisting with class organization, student movement, indoor breaks, meals, equipment, facilities, and other operational needs. This role also safely operates the Ski and Ride School magic carpet surface lift, including daily inspections, required documentation, guest assistance, crowd control, ramp maintenance, and communication of operational concerns. Employees work closely with instructors, supervisors, support teams, children, and families to create safe, organized, efficient, and welcoming lesson experiences. This is an outdoor position in changing winter weather and may require prolonged standing, snow shoveling, and frequent movement between operational areas.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

• Support the daily operation of Ski and Ride School lessons, with particular focus on children's classes and high-volume program periods.
• Help supervise and escort children during indoor breaks, restroom trips, meals, equipment adjustments, and transitions between lesson areas, following all department child-safety procedures.
• Communicate lesson needs, student concerns, operational changes, and safety issues promptly to instructors and supervisors.
• Prepare, organize, clean, restock, and maintain Ski and Ride School lesson facilities, yurts, meeting areas, teaching equipment, and program supplies.
• Operate the Ski and Ride School magic carpet surface lift in accordance with training, operating procedures, and all applicable safety requirements.
• Complete required magic carpet inspections, operational documentation, and logbooks accurately and on time.
• Maintain safe loading and unloading areas, including ramps, perimeter ropes, fencing, signs, maze areas, and snow surfaces throughout the shift and at closing.
• Assist guests and students with loading and unloading the magic carpet, including providing appropriate assistance after a fall and managing safe traffic flow.
• Monitor lift and lesson-area conditions, stop operation when necessary, and report mechanical, safety, or operational concerns immediately to a supervisor.
• Shovel and move snow as needed to maintain safe access, lesson areas, and magic carpet operations.
• Provide friendly, proactive guest service and contribute to equitable break and lunch coverage through strong teamwork.

Secondary Function

• Tech and organize rental equipment for designated children's programs, including Mountain Rippers, as assigned and trained.
• Fill and transport water and hot chocolate containers and support snack or meal service for full-day lessons.
• Assist with lunch service, table setup, cleanup, and supervision support for children's programs.
• Ski or snowboard within ability level, when qualified and assigned, to support classes using chairlifts, surface lifts, or designated learning terrain.
• Teach or assist with a beginner lesson during peak holiday periods only when appropriately trained, qualified, and assigned by a supervisor.
• Perform other Ski and Ride School operational duties as assigned based on daily business and lesson needs.

Job Scope

This position works in a fast-paced, guest-facing environment where lesson and student needs can change quickly. Employees are expected to remain composed, energetic, attentive, and flexible during complicated or high-stress situations. They must use good judgment, follow established safety and child-supervision procedures, communicate proactively, and take initiative during slower periods by identifying and completing lesson-support or facility