Terrain Park Groomer - Winter 2026/27

Mt. Bachelor LLC; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free employee season pass

Free/discounted dependent pass

Free transportation to Bend/Sunriver/​

Discounts across the resort

Season housing program

401k with company match

Discounted daycare onsite

Discounts with partner brands

Free reciprocal access to POWDR and IK

Job summary

Mt. Bachelor LLC is seeking a terrain park groomer to design, build, and maintain terrain park features for nightly operations. You will work with park supervisors to optimize park construction, safety, and efficiency, using snow cats and grooming equipment.

Strong experience with terrain parks and snow-cat operations is required, along with a valid driver's license. This on-site role offers seasonal benefits and access to Mt. Bachelor amenities.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School or equivalent.
• Experience in terrain park grooming or snow-cat operations is preferred.
• Able to operate grooming machines safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Groom entire terrain park from start to finish.
• Understand grooming patterns for different park layouts.
• Build and maintain park features and transitions.
• Maintain grooming logs and operate snow cats safely.

Skills

Terrain park grooming

Snow cat operation

Safety awareness

Team communication

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

Pistenbully

Prinoth park cats

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

To work directly with the Terrain Park Grooming Supervisor, Terrain Park Manager, and Terrain Park Day Crew Supervisor to develop and maintain Woodward Mt Bachelor's terrain parks. You will help implement strategies within the terrain park that will maximize efficiency and encourage continuous improvement to terrain park construction, maintenance, and its employees' growth.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities

• Be able to groom an entire terrain park from start to finish.
• Be able to easily understand grooming patterns for different park layouts and features.
• Be able to shape, reset, or dig out terrain park features efficiently with all types of snow.
• Understand specific building concepts.
• Be able to complete a large amount of work in an 8-hour shift.
• Be able to build a wide variety of terrain park features from a blank canvas, such as but not limited to: Small/ Medium and Large parks. (Can build and maintain all sizes of park features without assistance.)
• Can build and maintain all Medium/Large jumps and jibs.
• Can build and maintain all Peace Park features.
• Shows mastery of all size park rebuilds.
• Can build any size of park from start to finish.
• Builders are expected to know how to set various features by hand or alone with a snowcat.
• Builders are expected to have mastered the controls of various models of Pistenbully and Prinoth park cats.
• Builders are expected to know how to remove various implements that a cat may use for terrain park construction and maintenance. Including the blade, the tiller, and the Zaugg.
• Be able to carry diverse types of terrain park features on the blade (boxes, rails, walls, signs, shacks).
• Be able to pick up, reset, operate, and lay out snowmaking guns and hoses.
• Understand general grooming machine maintenance (oil, hydro fluid, coolant, tracks, belts, fuses, wipers, hoses)
• Able to fix and rebuild hydraulic hoses.
• Shows strong knowledge of winch cat operations.
• Understands grade of landings and can build landings of all sizes.
• Knowledge of all Zaugg functions.
• Can cut and maintain features in peace parks.
• Can maintain transitions in all parks and in 13' pipe.
• Responsible for making sure grooming logs are filled out and dated at the end of each shift.
• Able to handle a larger workload than a level 2 operator.
• Advanced perception and skill set with snow cat blade and tiller functions.
• Maintain 100hrs of training time with lower-level operators.
• Maintain 100hrs of training with higher-level operators.

Job Scope

The job operates within the established parameters. The terrain park groomer is accountable for their on-hill actions, including the safe build and grooming of terrain park features on a nightly basis, and for the safe operation of the snow cat.

Interpersonal Contacts

Converses daily on park matters with ski patrol, park manager, park grooming staff, and grooming staff. Shows strong time management skills and communicates in advance on timelines. Can meet timelines set out by supervisors/manager.

Specific Job Skills Technical

Be able to build, groom, and maintain all terrain park features in all types of snow, understand the difference between bad and good jump to landing transition… safe and unsafe features.

License/Certifications

Current and valid Driver's License.

Physical Capabilities

Advanced Skiing or snowboarding ability, Ability to lift 50 pounds

Education/Related Experience

Minimum education required: High School or equivalent. Minimum time in related position: 3 to 4 seasons of terrain park snow cat operations expert cat skill level.

Job Conditions

In addition to the specific conditions below, every position at Mt. Bachelor requires the ability to shovel snow, lift up to 10 pounds, and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Such accommodation requires an interactive discussion with the Human Resources Department before such accommodation can be made. In addition to the specific conditions below, every position at Mt. Bachelor requires the ability to shovel snow and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.

Current Hiring Rate: $25/hr

Minimum Age Requirement: 18+

Come Work Where You Play!

Please be aware incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed.

Mt. Bachelor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Mt. Bachelor is committed to creating a quality work environment which makes full use of the talents and contributions of all employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability or military status.

POWDR is an adventure lifestyle company that 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; Snowbird in Utah; and SilverStar 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 through summer 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.