RGXC Lead Groomer

Royal Gorge is looking for a Lead Groomer to achieve and maintain quality skiing for our cross-country guests. The Lead Groomer supervises and mentors the other operators to ensure an excellent grooming product, with a strong emphasis on safety for both cat and driver. You’ll also regularly inspect the cats and work closely with Vehicle Maintenance to guarantee they’re operating properly and leaving the best possible surface - setting the standard for what a great day of skiing at Royal Gorge feels like, one groomed trail at a time.

Why Sugar Bowl?

Sugar Bowl Resort has been proudly independent for over 80 years and is one of the oldest ski resorts in California. Situated atop beautiful Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl has a storied past with ties to Austrian ski culture, Hollywood and Walt Disney. This special community helped bring skiing to “sunny California” since December 1939. Since then, it continues to attract adventurous winter sports enthusiasts alike.

Who You Are:

·        5 years of full-time grooming experience on modern grooming machinery with tillers

·        Able to perform each essential duty of this role successfully and safely

·        Possession of a valid Class C Driver License, with a driving record meeting the minimum standards required by Sugar Bowl Corp’s insurance carrier

·        Prior experience in a management or lead capacity

·        Comfortable working exposed to outside mountain weather conditions and in proximity to moving mechanical parts

What You’ll do:

·        Provide excellent customer service to guests, employees, and business partners

·        Operate tracked equipment on ski trails

·        Coach, mentor, critique, and teach operators safe and effective grooming practices

·        Maintain a working knowledge of Royal Gorge’s extensive track system

·        Know clear-weather and snow-weather-specific grooming patterns

·        Inspect equipment before and after operating grooming machinery

·        Assist with grooming machinery maintenance, including checking fluid levels, machinery condition, and other areas to keep equipment safe and properly maintained

·        Document and report the condition of grooming machinery to management and Vehicle Maintenance

·        Monitor weather and snow conditions to determine AM or PM grooming cycles

·        Operate grooming machinery and perform job duties in extreme weather conditions during late evening and early morning hours

·        Prepare the grooming schedule, modify it as conditions and staffing dictate, and inform management and operators of changes

·        Assist with snow removal, including shoveling and clearing walkways, paths, and other areas as necessary

Physical Requirements:

·        Comfortable sitting for extended periods while operating a snowcat, with frequent climbing on and off the machine

·        Capable of working outdoors in extreme, cold winter weather conditions, often during late evening and early morning hours

·        Able to shovel and clear snow, including heavy, wet snow, as needed

·        Comfortable working in proximity to moving mechanical parts and heavy machinery

·        Manual dexterity for equipment inspection, basic maintenance checks, and machinery operation

·        Sufficient visual and auditory acuity to safely operate machinery and monitor changing weather and trail conditions

Winter Benefits:

·        Employer sponsored 401k plan after 1,000 worked hours and one (1) year of service

·        Paid sick time

·        Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

·        Professional development opportunities  

·        Free ski and tubing passes for employees 

·        Free ski passes for dependents 

·        50% off food at our restaurants

·        Free group ski and snowboard lessons for employees 

·        Employee discounted lift tickets for family and friends 

·        Lift ticket discounts at multiple resorts including 24 Mountain Collective destinations

·        Hotel discounts

·        Employee ski reciprocal programs 

Sugar Bowl Resort believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, hair, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender orientation, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.