RED LODGE
SKI PATROL

Ski Patrol requires competent skiers who can navigate difficult terrain and perform duties in an extreme environment. Ski Patrol is composed entirely of skiers, there are no snowboard patrollers per RLM policy.

Ski Patrol is difficult...you must be in shape with good cardio, strength, and endurance. You must be willing to work in challenging conditions, possibly for extended periods of  time, above 8,000 feet of elevation. There are skills and equipment you will learn during a one-year course of online, classroom, and on-mountain training that will culminate in becoming a certified Alpine Patroller.

A typical day consists of dressing out and gearing up for the morning briefing, skiing opening runs and assessing mountain safety, mitigating hazards, setting up ropes, netting, and signs, closing areas of the mountain, monitoring snow and wind conditions throughout the day, responding to injured/ill guests or employees, rendering medical aid, transporting patients to the base aid room via toboggan, requesting an ambulance or helicopter transport to the hospital, using radio communication and accurately documenting events, closing runs at the end of the day and ensuring all guests are off the mountain. We are trained and prepared to respond to chairlift malfunctions, mass casualty, and Search and Rescue scenarios.

Anyone interested in Ski Patrol must consider the time and effort required to train and perform duty days...it is substantial! If you think Ski Patrol is for you, complete an application and prepare to start the best job on the mountain!