Ski Patroller

Resort Overview

Sugarbush Resort is a year‑round destination offering some of the best skiing and riding in the east, an award‑winning ski school, golf, disc golf, an array of dining venues, and a fully appointed Health and Recreation Center. Join an all‑star team dedicated to delivering an unparalleled guest experience and take advantage of everything Vermont has to offer.

Sugarbush Ski Patrol is seeking Paid Ski Patrollers for the 2026‑2027 Winter Season. Patrollers maintain a safe alpine environment by educating guests, providing pre‑hospital emergency medical care, and ensuring swift evacuation when required. This seasonal position pays $20 per hour and requires expert skiing and riding skills across varied terrain and conditions.

• Follow and enforce resort safety rules.
• Administer first aid and transportation as necessary.
• Handle toboggans and execute lift evacuation procedures.
• Perform trail checks, openings, and closings, and maintain hazard mitigation infrastructure.
• Complete incident reports and daily paperwork promptly.
• Monitor equipment inventory and report needs to hill captains.
• Dispatch patrollers and coordinate trail check rotations.
• Coordinate first aid responses and monitor rescue calls.
• Report weather and snow conditions, and conduct sweep procedures.
• Identify and respond to injured, lost, or hazardous skiers and snowboarders.
• Educate guests and provide resort information.
• Search for missing persons and participate in lift evacuations.
• Perform duties at races and other special events.
• Operate resort equipment according to policies and procedures.
• Dispose of waste in an environmentally sound manner.
• Support Sugarbush Vision and Values.
• Attend weekly Safety and Service Meetings.
• Assist other departments as needed.

• At least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent technical skiing skills.
• Emergency First Aid/OEC (Outdoor Emergency Care) or Vermont EMR, WFR, EMT, Paramedic certification, obtained prior to season (or ability to obtain). OEC certification required by end of second year of patrolling.
• CPR at rescuer level certification (or ability to obtain).
• Good reading and writing skills.
• Clear communication and ability to present points logically.
• Capable of skiing all terrain in all conditions.
• Customer service skills and respectful interaction with guests and staff.
• Ability to work under stressful outdoor conditions in any weather.
• Comfortable transporting injured persons in toboggans (on‑job training available).
• Awareness of potential exposure to hazardous human body fluids and chemicals used on the mountain.

Sugarbush Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Offer of employment may be contingent upon the results of a background, MVR, or criminal records check.