Snow Safety Supervisor

The Snow Safety Director is responsible for designing, implementing and managing the

Avalanche Program and Snow Safety team to ensure the safety of employees and guests within

the resort's operational areas, and surrounding terrain.

This position may require additional work outside of normal operating hours to provide an AM

and PM forecast. Compensation will be given for time spent on AM & PM forecasting while not

at the resort. Overtime to be given after 40hrs/wk. All other Nordic Valley employee perks apply.

When proven necessary for resort operations, continuing education courses such as UAC

PROSAW, ISSW, Avy Rescue, Pro 2 etc. may be required. Nordic Valley will cover the

employees' hours spent while attending these courses. This benefit is in the spirit of the

employee returning each winter with a mindset of overall improvement, maintaining operations

at the highest level, and improving the safety of employees and patrons.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop, organize, train and manage Snow Safety Team including mitigation scheduling,

and performance management

• Give input on performance evaluations for all ski patrollers who participate in Snow

Safety work

• Responsible for avalanche rescue training and avalanche mitigation procedures.
• Assess for risk and identify avalanche hazards on a daily basis to ensure the safe and

timely opening of terrain; organize avalanche mitigation when necessary

• Oversee and maintain run closures, backcountry gates, and the ski area boundary
• Establish and maintain weather monitoring equipment and snow study plots; Monitor

weather, snowpack and terrain; maintain records of weather and mitigation strategies;

forecast avalanche problems/hazard

• Oversee Snow Safety budget and supplies including managing explosives in accordance

with Federal and State guidelines

• Oversee future expansions into avalanche terrain and future programs relating to snow

safety and the NVSP.

• Develop and maintain avalanche response and SAR protocols and stay abreast of

industry standards and best practices.

• Oversee the training of the Patrol in timely and efficient Partner Rescue techniques.
• Maintain positive working relationship with all departments; communicate avalanche

observations and trends with industry peers.

• Seek opportunities to enhance guest experiences, and initiate guest contact.
• Other patrol duties as assigned.