RGXC Grooming Operator

Royal Gorge is looking for Grooming Operators to operate a grooming cat and prepare the ski area’s snow for cross-country skiing. If you love working outdoors, running heavy equipment, and playing a direct role in the quality of every guest’s day on the trails, this is the job for you. You’ll work early mornings and late evenings across Royal Gorge’s extensive track system, helping set the stage for some of the best Nordic skiing in the Sierra.

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:

• 1+ year of full-time grooming experience on modern grooming machinery with tillers; If you don’t have Nordic grooming experience yet, a genuine willingness to learn

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

• 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

• 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

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

• Know efficient grooming patterns, including where and how to set classic skiing-specific tracks

• Report hazards, downed trees, detours, and the need for tree or brush removal to management and Ski Patrol

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

• 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.