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Ski Patrol Manager

Telluride Ski & Golf
Mountain Village, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 11/18/2025 CLOSED ON 12/18/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ski Patrol Manager position at Telluride Ski & Golf?

Summary: Assist the Ski Patrol Director and Assistant Director in all aspects of management and daily operation of the Ski Patrol.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

  • Assist the Ski Patrol Director and Assistant Director in planning, budget, policy and administrative duties.
  • Coordinate daily patrol operations with Ski Patrol Director and Assistant Director.
  • Creates and disseminates daily work plans for the entire patrol staff.
  • Coordinate snow safety operations with technicians and other departments as needed.
  • Assist in daily staffing, scheduling.
  • Daily reporting including: Trail Report, Labor Report, etc.
  • Assist in all aspects of Patrol training.
  • Monitor and evaluate employee performance.
  • Patrols assigned areas on skis or snowmobile.
  • Rescues injured skiers and renders first aid or transfers them to waiting transportation with toboggan.
  • Ensures that no skiers remain on slopes or trails at end of day or during inclement weather.
  • Visually inspects chair lifts to report safety hazards and evidence of damage or wear.
  • Ski and boot pack, especially early season.
  • Assists guests downhill when necessary.
  • Assists demolition crew to blast for avalanche control.
  • Provide a guest experience that exceeds the guest’s expectations.
  • Supports TSG Ski & Golf sustainability initiatives.
  • Adheres to TSG Ski & Golf policies and procedures.
  • Adheres to and enforces the Skier Responsibility Code and Colorado Skier Safety Act.

Managerial Responsibilities

Directly supervises 30-60 Patrollers in the Ski Patrol. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, assisting in hiring, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education And/or Experience

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet Explorer, Outlook Internet software, Excel Spreadsheet software and Microsoft Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

  • EMT or OEC Certification required.

Other Qualifications

  • Must be an expert skier.
  • Must have at least 7 years prior Ski Patrol experience and prior supervisory experience.
  • Must be willing and able to be registered with the State of Colorado in the matter of explosive handling and storage.
  • Must be able to function effectively at elevations of 10,000 feet or higher.
  • Must be able to function effectively in inclement weather conditions.
  • Must be able to work nights, weekends, holidays, overtime as job requires.
  • Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; explosives and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Wage Range $65,000-$70,000 DOE

FTYR Benefits include Group Health (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D), 401(K) Match, Flexible Spending, Paid Time Off, Mix of Vacation Time/Sick Time

Benefits include ski pass, dependent passes (for full time commitment), discounted lift tickets, lift tickets at other CO resorts, discounted employee shuttles and discounted meals and lodging and ski school discounts

Salary : $65,000 - $70,000

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