Slope Maintenance Manager

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

Position Summary: The Slope Maintenance Manager provides direction, support, coordination, and strategic management for the Grooming, Terrain Parks, Event Preparation, and Summer Trail Crew departments to ensure the highest quality snow surfaces. They are responsible for hiring and training of snowcat operators, terrain park employees, supervisory employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems, and fostering a culture of safety, efficiency, and collaboration. The Slope Maintenance Manager reports to the Director of Mountain Operations and works within the Mountain Operations team to execute daily operations, common goals, planning, and future initiatives. This position plays a crucial role in maintaining Eldora’s excellent reputation for delivering outstanding skiing, riding, and on-mountain events, while also guiding summer operations that keep our trails and terrain in peak condition.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:

• Represent department professionally and work with all Mountain Operations departments to complete overall resort objectives and common goals.
• Responsibilities also include providing constant communication with all necessary departments, attending any/all mountain operations meetings, and work closely with Director of Mountain Operations
• Develop and monitor yearly operating budgets for grooming department.
• Forecast Capital budgets for yearly maintenance and for the replacement and upgrading of machinery and equipment.
• Successfully recruit, hire, train, motivate, and develop high performing grooming, terrain park, and trail crew teams.
• Develop leaders and improve leadership to grow future leaders.
• Manage all aspects of day-to-day grooming, terrain park builds, haul cat operations, trail building, and task assignments.
• Create and oversee departmental budgets and track spending.
• Manage & delegate payroll, scheduling, & purchasing.
• Develop and maintain all grooming, terrain park, and trail crew procedures, plans, and policies.
• Create and foster positive work culture and resilience among staff.
• Provide direct oversight and manage the grooming team including recruiting and training of team members.
• Evaluate performance of all staff members, including disciplinary actions as needed
• Assist in the design, layout, and maintenance of snow surfaces for on mountain events.
• Assist with Snowmaking department to achieve snowmaking goals and trail builds as necessary
• Leads and delegates all aspects of snowcat operator training and skill development
• Work with Vehicle Maintenance department to ensure proper equipment functions
• Maintain and create work orders for routine & reactive maintenance on snow grooming equipment
• Work with outside contractors to complete projects.
• Create and manage a snow grooming plan. Assess daily mountain conditions and adjust grooming priorities accordingly.
• Leads by example for all company safety policies and procedures, actively contributing to a safe working environment for self, coworkers, and guests.
• All employees are expected to support Eldora’s corporate responsibility commitment to protect the environment by participating in our Sustainable Transportation Program. This includes choosing alternative transportation, carpooling, using the employee shuttle, and avoiding onsite parking on weekends and peak days. These actions help reduce Scope 3 emissions, lead by example, and ensure adequate parking for our guests.
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays as required by resort operations.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of Eldora, the responsibilities of this position may change. The job must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and transfer others.
• This position is a seasonal position and may have fluctuations in hours worked based upon overall business volumes.

Specific Job Skills:

• Ability to meet company standards for Background check & MVR.
• Valid & current Driver’s License, must be 21 years old to operate company vehicles
• Basic computer skills involving Microsoft Office
• 3+ years experience in terrain parks and/or grooming operations
• 3+ years supervisory experience
• 5+ years experience operating heavy equipment including front end loaders, backhoes, excavators, skid-steers, grooming and winch cat
• Must have expert-level skiing and/or snowboarding ability
• Must have the ability to speak, read and write effectively in English

Physical Demands:

• Bending, reaching, climbing, pushing, pulling & prolonged standing

• Eye/hand coordination & visual concentration on equipment

• Concentrated reading and writing
• Must be able to lift and carry items up to 50 lbs.
• Extended periods of outdoor exposure
• Extreme cold, extreme heat and sun exposure
• Variation in temperature from hot to cold

Supervisory Duties:

• Oversee multiple teams and up to ~ 40 employees
• Responsible for:
  • Hiring & terminations
  • Scheduling and assigning work
  • Training, disciplinary actions & performance reviews
• Create and foster positive work culture and resilience among staff.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation: $80,000+ annually, dependent on experience
• Benefits: This is a full-time, year-round position eligible to enroll in company medical, dental, vision plans which may have flexible spending, HSA, life/disability options. Season pass for employees/dependents and privileges at several other resorts. Several discount programs (i.e. food & beverage, retail/rental, tickets, etc.) also available.

POWDR-Eldora Mountain, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and that race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/protected veterans or any other applicable status protected by state or local law, are not taken into account in any employment decision. We offer competitive benefits, employee housing, and a unique work atmosphere. All of our job opportunities are located at Eldora Mountain Resort in Boulder County, Colorado. 20 miles west of Boulder, CO. We are situated in the heart of Colorado's front range playground. All candidates must fill out an application to be considered for employment. All employees must align with the Play Forever program which implements our core values through support and execution Powdr’s corporate responsibility commitment to protect the environment and support our community in Eldora’s everyday operations. This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.