Snowmaking Operator - Housing Available

Powdr Corp.; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 57,308,000 - 63,039,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

On-site housing

POWDR resorts access

Retail discounts

Resort access

Job summary

Woodward Tahoe (Boreal and Soda Springs) in the Sierra Nevada seeks a Snowmaking Operator for the Snowmaking Department. This entry-level, seasonal, full-time role involves working as part of a team to generate snow for resort trails and operations, primarily night shifts.

Benefits include health insurance options, on-site employee housing, free access to POWDR resorts, and a work culture built on fun and progression.

Qualifications

• Able to lift objects 40+ pounds.
• Basic mechanical skills.
• Able to use basic hand tools.
• Must be able to work in inclement weather conditions.
• Must be able to work night shifts.
• Able to collaborate with others in a positive manner.
• Strong decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate snow guns.
• Maintain equipment.
• Fulfill start-up and shut-down procedures for snow machines.
• Drain water hoses/lines.
• Removal of snow/ice on surrounding equipment.

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 Snowmaking Operator role is an entry-level position within the Snowmaking Department. This job involves working as part of a team to generate snow to provide substrate for resort trails and operations. This will include Boreal Ski Resort, Woodward Tahoe Tubing, and Planet Kids at Soda Springs Resort. Snowmaking is a notably, labor intensive and physically demanding role. Snowmakers will be working in a variety of weather circumstances and landscape conditions. Snowmobiles may be necessary for transportation at times (training will be provided, if necessary); walking/hiking through snow and partially snow-covered areas is to be expected. Snowmaking operations will primarily be conducted through nighttime shifts; although operations are subject to daytime shifts given appropriate weather conditions.

What's in it for you?

• Proposed hourly rate of $20 - $22 actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.
• Health insurance options for ALL employees
• On-Site Employee Housing available.
• A work culture based on fun and progression.
• Full access to our world-class facilities.
• Work and play in the same innovative environments as professional and Olympic athletes.
• Enough free time to enjoy the Woodward lifestyle.
• Retail Discounts on Apparel and Equipment
• Complimentary access to most POWDR owned resorts!

Snowmaking Operators can expect to:

• Operate snow guns
• Maintain equipment
• Fulfill start-up and shut-down procedures for snow machines
• Drain water hoses/lines
• Removal of snow/ice on/or surrounding equipment

Position Requirements:

• Able to lift objects 40+ pounds
• Basic mechanical skills
• Able to use basic hand tools
• Must be able to work in inclement weather conditions
• Must be able to work night shifts
• Able to collaborate with others in a positive manner
• Strong decision-making skills

This is a seasonal, full-time snowmaking role, however, this position and its responsibilities are contingent on natural snowfall and resort operation plans; upon the completion of snowmaking for the season, snowmakers may have the opportunity to fulfill a role as a Snow Removal Operator, if desired.

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.

POWDR is an adventure lifestylecompanythat inspires every human being with cool experiences in awesome places.POWDR’s awesome places include Copper Mountain and Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado; Boreal Mountain Resort and Soda Springs in the Lake Tahoe region of California; Mt. Bachelor in Oregon; SnowbirdinUtah; andSilverStar Mountain Resort in British Columbia, Canada. POWDR is an adventure lifestyle company that inspires every human being with cool experiences in awesome places. Within POWDR’s portfolio are six mountain resorts including Copper Mountain and Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado; Boreal Mountain Resort and Soda Springs in the Lake Tahoe region of California; Mt. Bachelor in Oregon, and Snowbird in Utah. Included in the POWDR portfolio, is Stovepipe Wells located in Death Valley National Park and Zion Lodge located in Zion National Park, operated under a long-term concessions contract with the National Park Service. Its Woodward brand empowers and inspires the next generation of action sports enthusiasts throughsummer camps, mountain experiences, and mountain centers, incorporating dynamic programming and innovative environments at Woodward Park City in Utah,Woodward PA in Pennsylvania,Woodward Copper in Colorado, Woodward Tahoe in California. POWDR is headquartered in Park City, UT. For more information, please visit our website.