Snowmaking Assistant Manager

Location: Nederland, Colorado

Eldora is the backyard winter mountain playground for Greater Denver, Boulder County, and Colorado's northern Front Range. Eldora is located just outside of the charming mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, about 20 miles west of Boulder and less than 50 miles from downtown Denver.

Eldora strives to deliver Colorado’s Front Range the most memorable outdoor adventures to locals and out-of-town visitors.   Eldora Mountain Resort employs up to 700 employees at peak season and has 680 acres of lift-accessible terrain for skiing and snowboarding, including a Woodward Mountain Park experience, and a world class Nordic Center.

This role comes with amazing perks & benefits because we want our employees to Work Where You Play! 

• Free employee season pass and free or discounted dependent(s) season pass 

• Free and discounted friends & family day passes 

• Free RTD EcoPass 

• Discounts across the resort (food & beverage, retail, rentals, lessons & more) 

• 401k with up to 5% company match & immediate vesting 

• Free reciprocal access for employees to other POWDR resorts & Colorado Ski County resorts 

• 50% day passes at IKON pass resorts (out of state & out of country) 

Position Summary: Assistant Snowmaking Manager is responsible for assisting the Snowmaking Manager in the day-to-day operations of the department.  These responsibilities include hiring and training staff, planning, and implementing operational logistics, operation and troubleshooting of snowmaking equipment, management of crews to meet production goals and assessing trails throughout the snowmaking process.  Summer responsibilities include system maintenance and work on capital improvement projects.  We are looking for someone who possess a positive attitude, good leadership ability and attention to detail.  We are also looking for experienced snowmakers for other leadership roles on our crew.  

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: 

• Must have a positive attitude and willingness to work in a team environment  

• Experience with a variety of snowmaking equipment, including A/W ground guns  

• Familiarity with snowmaking pumps and compressors 

• Is honest and has the highest integrity- is able to handle and manage confidential information.  

• Follows established policies and procedures.  

• Is comfortable to challenge established policies and procedures, but once established, is supportive of those rules.  

• Is organized in tasks.  Sees projects through to the finish.  Has good follow-through and makes it a habit of getting back to people on issues.  

• Can handle fast paced, potentially high-pressure environment.  

• Passionate about supporting Eldora’s “Play Forever” initiative, promoting environmental protection, and community engagement. 

• Must be able to work weekends and holidays as required by resort operations. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Specific Job Skills: 

• 5+ years of snowmaking experience