Snow Safety Avalanche Technician - Winter 2026​/27

Snow Safety Avalanche Technician - Winter 2026/27
Banff, AB, Canada

Job Description
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM

We work and play in Canada’s most beautiful playground, Banff National Park, and you can too. Sunshine Village is the premier ski resort in Western Canada. If you want to be part of making our guests’ ski experience unforgettable and think a winter season skiing and riding on the best powder in the Rockies would be great too, then read on for more information...

What can you expect?
Avalanche Technicians work to effect avalanche mitigations in accordance with the avalanche safety plan within the scope of their training, certifications, and abilities. The role communicates information, maintains equipment, and performs additional tasks in the Ski Patrol and larger Public Safety environment. Avalanche technicians practice mountain risk management to reduce exposure to the ski area. Avalanche Technicians report to the Snow Safety Supervisor/Lead Forecaster and the Senior Supervisor of Public Safety.

Avalanche Technicians work alongside other Avalanche Technicians, Forecasters, and the Ski Patrol team members along with other Mountain Operations staff.

This job might be right for you if you think you would really enjoy:

The primary responsibility of this role is to provide, within the ski area’s avalanche safety plan, comprehensive avalanche control when required, including opening terrain in a timely fashion, and completing all daily duties pertaining to safety.

Collecting pertinent data including weather, snowpack, and avalanche observations.

Providing prompt, efficient and courteous assessment, treatment and transport to those who require it.

Becoming extremely familiar with the Ski Area, its operational boundaries, and nearby backcountry.

Participating in public and staff education on safe skiing and riding at the ski area and elsewhere.

Communicating changing weather, closures, and atypical operating conditions.

Effectively communicate via radio.

Maintaining signage, equipment, and monitoring the conditions of slopes.

Developing a basic understanding of, and understanding individual role in, the Sunshine Village Emergency Response Plan and all Emergency Response Assistance Plans, including, but not limited to medical and/or trauma, avalanche rescue, lift and gondola evacuation, high angle rescue, search & rescue and security emergencies.

Becoming trained and competent in lift, gondola, and self-evacuation procedures.

Documenting all training, explosives use, avalanche control work performed, and completing tasks as part of the Snow safety training checklist and competency tracker along with continuing education programs.

Effectively handling a toboggan, along with operating a snowmobile and other oversnow vehicles within abilities, after initial or recurrent training is completed in accordance with the Snowmobile Training Program.

Function within a team environment adhering to all aspects of the Avalanche Safety Plan.

Administrative and Reporting Responsibilities:

Timely completion of documentation of avalanche data - weather and avalanche observations and explosives use.

Assist with maintenance of all equipment that pertains to the avalanche control program.

Timely and accurate reporting of documentation, and all incidents and deficiencies to appropriate departments/personnel.

Developing a working understanding of incident report forms and the digital documentation system.

Basic training and shadowing Dispatcher in the event relief dispatch duties are required or requested.

Other duties may be requested and assigned from time to time.

And you have:

CAA Operations Level 1 certificate.

Experience as a Blaster’s Assistant on avalanche control work.

NRCan ERD Approval Letter for unsupervised access to explosives.

80-hour Advanced First Aid Certificate or equivalent first aid training.

Valid BLS CPR certificate.

Valid Alberta driver’s licence required for any oversnow vehicle operation.

Must have worked in Ski Patrol for one full winter season at Sunshine Village, or three full winter seasons as a Ski Patroller at a similar resort (minimum 5 months per season).

Strong skiing ability in all types of…