Ski Patroller - Grade 2

Reports to:        Ski Patrol Supervisor & Assistant Ski Patrol Supervisor

Position Overview:

These are moderately experienced ski patrollers with a minimum of one (1) season of experience at Marmot Basin or over three (3) seasons at another comparable ski hill. The Patroller has exceeded all Grade 1 performance requirements and has demonstrated their ability to function as a strong independent Ski Patroller. These Patrollers are starting to become familiar with the minutia of ski patrolling and when directed can teach certain skills to others or lead small work projects.

The incumbent should expect to be working outside in any, all and sometimes adverse weather conditions.

This is a full-time seasonal role within the Safety Operations Department. This position has a compressed schedule/two-week rotating cycle: Nine (9) hours per day (operating season), eight (8) hours per day (non-operating season).

Alberta Employment Standards regarding probationary periods apply.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide on-hill rescue, first aid and triage: attend, treat and transport patients using the minimum required manpower resources
• On-slope risk management: identify and mitigate hazards on the hill (run checks, hazard marking)
• On-slope maintenance: perform trail maintenance as required (snow farming, shoveling, fencing etc.), maintenance cuts in open avalanche terrain
• When directed can instruct basic patrol topics to Probationary and Grade 1 Ski Patrollers, including: sweeps, hazard marking, rescue toboggans (10-23) use
• Act as a Team Member during avalanche control missions, including working as an assistant blaster
• Act as a Team leader during lift evacuations, perform intermediate skills associated with “Lift down procedures (10-30’s)” as well as manual lift evacuation
• Act as a Team Member during avalanche rescue and missing person response
• Perform end of day area checks and sweeps
• Enforce the “Alpine Responsibility Code”, slow riding zones, area closures
• Identify and address safety concerns pertaining to staff and guests. Ensure supervisors are made aware of residual risks of concern
• Demonstrate knowledge of equipment locations, use, and movement
• Skillfully apply Marmot Basin’s radio procedures and protocols
• Demonstrated understanding of the roles/responsibilities of the Dispatch position, cover Dispatch as required
• Operate snowmobiles
• Work in a safe and efficient manner as a member of the Safety Operations team
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Supplementary:

• Respect and adhere to the company’s policies and procedures as set in the “Corporate Policies”, “Employee Handbook” and “Safety Operations Training Manual”
• Understand and adhere to Ski Marmot Basin’s “Harassment Policy” and the company’s “Privacy Policy”.

Qualifications:

• Exceeded all performance requirements for a Grade 1 Ski Patroller
• Demonstrated strong skiing ability in all mountain and snow conditions in “Advanced/Most difficult” and “Expert/Extreme” terrain

• Physically fit and able to ski with heavy loads (25+ kg). Has proven physical ability to perform all grade 1 ski patroller tasks
• 80 hour advanced First Aid course or higher, has completed all annual training and recertification

• Current CPR certification.
• At least 30 patient interactions.
• Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Industry training Program (ITP) level1  
• Attended Marmot Basins Annual explosives refresher
• Incident Command System (ICS) 100 (preferred)
• Demonstrated basic snowmobile operator skills; intermediate snowmobile operator skills preferred
• Have a Natural Resources Canada Explosive Regulatory Division letter of approval to handle high powered explosives
• Clear Criminal Record and Vulnerable Person Record Check on file with Human Resources
• Completed the Workplace hazardous materials training (WHMIS)
• Completion of basic fall arrest training
• Rope rescue training/certification (preferred)
• Alberta Class 5 Driver’s license, or equivalent

Performance Requirements:

General:

• Successfully complete the Marmot Basin First Aid refresher
• Attended Marmot Basin’s annual explosives refresher

• Know appropriate early season signs and fences and be able to set up with minimal explanation or supervision

• Moves self and other equipment around the hill appropriately and with little or no prompting
• Know all sweeps including Eagle’s Ridge East sweeps. Can teach sweeps 1-11
• Detailed knowledge of Marmot Basin’s terrain including: all runs, often used nick names, access and egress trails, all runs in Eagles East, boundary lines, kiddy/tree trails etc.
• Able to fill the Dispatch role
• Gain advanced understanding of all sections of Marmot Basin’s Safety Operations Training Manual, policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and First Aid algorithms. Be able to appropriately apply these concepts

• Proven competency with radio protocols, knows all 10 codes, emergency colour calls, standard radio calls, as well as professional use of the radio

• Can perform high quality run checks and risk mitigation, and explain associated risk management principles, including the proper completions of all associated paper work.

• Understands the needs and principals involved with Accident Investigations. Request an accident investigation for the right situations. Have a basic understanding of all paper work involved in an Accident Investigation.
• Apply first aid and patient care principals and concepts. Has a moderate amount of practical experience and patient interaction; a minimum of 30 patient interactions
• High skill level of Rescue Toboggan (10-23) handling in all terrain (includes Akia toboggan use).

• Read Marmot Basin’s snow mobile operators manual and has been instructed on and can perform a pre-trip inspection

• Knows all standard snow mobile routes, on hill speed limit, and safe operation procedures
• Has demonstrated competent snow mobile basic operator skills
• Is able to comfortably perform courtesy rides (10-10’s) on all standard snow mobile routes. Meets all requirements of a snowmobile basic operator (higher proficiency preferred)

• Understanding of Marmot Basin’s Avalanche Safety Plan and their role and responsibilities within it.
• Heightened level of understanding of the Avalanche rescue plan and companion rescue
• Able to perform efficient beacons searches, probing and lead a small group in shoveling techniques. Three patient searches with clues. Use untrained helpers as shovel team. Two of three targets recovered in under 10 minutes
• Demonstrate basic recco skills. Clearing self, simple search for one target in less than three (3) minutes.
• Able to perform maintenance cuts in all avalanche terrain: has demonstrated and can explain the reasons for and the safety principals of this action. Know when maintenance cuts are not appropriate.
• Able to give a basic snowpack and weather condition updates to the area leader/forecaster
• Have the knowledge and perform the duties of an assistant blaster.
• Maintain an explosives log book.

• Can lead a manual chairlift evacuation team, with an inexperienced partner
• Can perform a lift line check and explain it
• Has been trained in basic fall arrest and can climb tower

• Can explain and set up a shive by-pass
• Maintain a fall arrest and rope rescue training and work log.
• Deescalate tense situations, remove ski passes, escort guest from the premises, or refer an escalating situation to a supervisor

• Read and signed off on Marmot Basin’s Employee Handbook
• Read and signed off on the Safety Operations Work Hazard Assessment
• Complete all regular currency training and maintain training checklist(s).
• Not to exceeded training levels or scope of practice in any task.

Core Competencies:

• Professional deportment with excellent customer service skills: experience dealing with all on-hill patrons
• Demonstrated temperament and disposition for highly stressful situations.

Attributes:

• Strong team member able to take direction
• Motivated and observant; able to perceive needed tasks and complete them without direction
• Self-aware; able to identify strengths and gaps in own abilities and training
• Able to use taught skills and previous experience to problem solve
• Trustworthy and capable of working unsupervised
• Recreational mountain pursuits, such as rock climbing, and ski touring, are considered assets.

Employees in this position are responsible for providing the following tools: Skis, touring bindings, skins, a head lamp, simple sit harness, triple action locking carabiner, three antenna digital transceiver, avalanche probe, avalanche shovel, black ski pants as well as other sundry items. An annual equipment allowance is provided.

For your safety and that of your patients, it is very strongly recommended that safety operations staff performing patient care have up to date inoculations against; Polio, Hepatitis A/B, Mumps/Rubella, Diphtheria tetanus, Varicella, Measles, Influenza (yearly), & COVID 19.

All employees in this position are required to:

• Have completed the Marmot Basin and safety operations ski skill assessment and have a copy on file
• Pass a ski binding test, for all work boots & skis, performed & recorded by Marmot Basin Rental/Repair staff.
• Have a vulnerable persons record check completed and on file. To be completed yearly
• Have a drivers abstract on file with Marmot Basin HR

This is a position contained within the Bargaining Unit, and as such, terms and conditions of employment are set out in the Collective Agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada Union, Local No. 401.