Ski/Snowboard Instructor

Sundance Mountain Resort; Sundance (WY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Season pass

Job summary

Sundance Mountain Resort is seeking a part-time Ski/Snowboard Instructor to deliver high-quality coaching with a focus on safety and enjoyment. You will teach guests across all levels, maintain a friendly brand voice, and ensure learning experiences align with Sundance's Cycle of Learning.

Typical shifts include weekends and holidays, with a commitment to 3 days per week and some Sundays. Strong PSIA/AASI credentials or progress toward certification are valued for progression through the zones.

Qualifications

• PSIA/AASI certification or working toward certification.
• Solid skiing/snowboarding ability and technique knowledge.
• Ability to teach safely across multiple terrain and conditions.
• Reliability with consistent timeliness and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Teach skiing/snowboarding with focus on safety and fun.
• Maintain professional communication with guests and staff.
• Attend required trainings and stay knowledgeable on brand standards.
• Represent Sundance SnowSports with positive, deep learning experiences.
• Adapt coaching to student levels, from apprentice to advanced.
• Uphold safety policies and supervise all on-snow activities.

Skills

PSIA/AASI cert

Snow sports coaching

Strong communication

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Title: SKI/SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR

Rate of Pay: $17-$34 per hour base rate, depending on level

Shift: Part-time: minimum of 3 days a week plus occasional Sundays, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM

4 to 5 days per week including occasional Sundays preferred

MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt/Hourly

Summary:

The Ski/Snowboard Instructor is responsible for creating and fun, safe and exciting learning experience for the guest by providing technical ski/snowboard coaching and knowledge, while accurately and positively representing Sundance. Effectively represent the Sundance Snowsports' Brand, including Home Base and The Cycle of Learning, ensuring that it stands for fun, simplicity with a depth of performance and a safe learning environment. Uphold Sundance's zero tolerance standard for sexual abuse and molestation by following protocols to protect students from inappropriate behavior by staff members, guests, and other students.

Apprentice Level:

Accomplish all duties listed to teach Level 5 Students and transition to teaching Level 6. (For skiing, this represents the transition from wedge Christy to beginning parallel, comfortably managed by the student on green to blue terrain.)

Zone I:

Accomplish all duties listed to teach Level 6 Students. (For skiing this represents the beginning parallel to intermediate parallel levels, comfortably managed on Blue terrain.) PSIA/AASI Level 1 Certification highly recommended for Zone One.

Zone II:

Accomplish all duties listed to teach Level 8 Students. (For skiing, this represents the parallel to dynamic parallel levels, effectively managed on most terrain, including Black levels of terrain and snow conditions.) PSIA/AASI Level 2 Certification highly recommended for Zone Two, Level 1 certification required. Zone Two instructors begin to develop peer Apprentice and Zone One teaching skills and may be assigned as needed. For Zone Two, the terrain choices, speed and snow conditions include some black level terrain.

Zone III:

Accomplish all duties listed to teach Level 9 Students. (For skiing, this represents the dynamic parallel levels, effectively managed on all terrain, including Black levels occasionally double Black diamond terrain and snow conditions.) PSIA/AASI Level 2 or 3 Certification required for Zone Three. Zone Three instructors teach as assigned, peer - Apprentice, Zone One and Zone Two teaching, skiing/snowboarding skills and many other traits that add to continued development of professional Snowsports skills. Zone Three instructors model the best in the Sundance Brand - Home Base and the Cycle of Learning. For Zone Three, the terrain choices, speed and snow conditions may involve all safely opened terrain and snow conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Model and teach "Your Responsibility Code".
• Attend all required training and show strong professional commitment by attending at least 75% of all available training when work schedule and teaching assignments allow.
• Maintain a high level of professional communication with Snowsports' leadership, always responding to on-going changes, meeting points and responding to all verbal, written and email communications in a timely manner and as directed. Maintain a professional level of communication with peers, leadership and guests, displaying an effective and positive manner of speech, seeking to make operations, teaching and other professional needs better.
• Understand and model all snowsports' policies and procedures.
• Help guests achieve their goals, by developing trust, creating lasting positive first impressions, building friendly and professional relationships, displaying salesmanship qualities and stimulating the desire in the guest to return.
• Model an appropriate level of mastery in communication skills, giving effective feedback to students, effectively using progressions, terrain choices and proper speed levels to match student ability and snow conditions.
• Provide the best demonstrations for the student's level.
• As an instructor, consistently demonstrate good knowledge to the appropriate ability levels, while seeking to expand this knowledge, including: what to teach, how to teach, why to teach it, and the ability to safely analyze skills, equipment and the conditioning of each student.
• Display a personal skiing/snowboarding capability beyond the level expected of each student, thereby creating a confidence and comfort in the personal ability of the instructor.
• Enthusiastically teach children at the apprentice level requirements.
• Continue to work toward increased professional skills, PSIA/AASI certification, etc.
• Display a personal love of Snowsports by continuously striving to learn more and improve personal performance.

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified in PSIA/ASSI, or working toward certification.
• Personal skiing or snowboarding skills of level 8 or better.
• Understanding of skiing or snowboarding technique and the methods to teach them.
• Possess a consistent track record of timeliness, a good work ethic, and safety awareness.
• Operate 2-way radios for communication to other staff.
• PSIA/AASI certifications preferred.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to ski or snowboard, sit, stand and walk, talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to reach and feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, including fallen students; climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, up close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.
• Interview process involves on snow ski/boarding/teaching skills tryouts.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Benefits:

• Employee discounts on dining and resort amenities
• Season Pass