Experienced Heli Ski Guide
Top Benefits
About the role
Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.
With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free Epic pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.
Job Benefits
- Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
- MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
- RSP Options (after 12 months or 2000 cumulative hours of service)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Excellent training and professional development
- Referral Program
Full Time Roles Are Eligible For The Above, Plus
- Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
- Free ski passes for dependents
- Critical Illness and Accident plans
Job Summary Safety and Service is the foundation of everything we stand for at Vail Resorts and our Heli Ski Guide team is no exception to ensuring this experience of a lifetime. Responsible for leading guests in the remote back country terrain of the Whistler Heli Skiing tenure, Guides are certified professionals focused on safe operations with a preventative mindset.
Job Specifications
- Starting Wage: $21.84/hr - $26.57/hr
- Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2025/2026
- Shift Type: Part Time hours available
- Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age
- Housing Availability: No
Job Responsibilities
- Meets and greets our guests in a friendly and professional manner
- Conducts training for our guests to industry standards: transceiver orientation;
- Helicopter orientation; field procedures.
- Drives passengers to various locations in commercial vans and buses.
- Delivers a backcountry skiing product
- Guides clients away from mountain and helicopter hazards.
- While client expectations can’t always be met, ensure that client’s experiences are satisfying.
- Insures guiding is considerate to other groups to maintain a good pace during the day.
- Maintains a state of readiness to respond to field emergencies.
- Analyses the snowpack for instabilities and gathers and shares field observations.
- Coordinates lunch for our clients. Participates in mid-day meetings.
- Records and communicates extra runs skied
- Communicates customer service issues with the store staff when required.
- Attends company meetings as required
Lead Guiding Responsibilities (when Qualified)
- Briefs other guides and pilots with the days plan.
- Insures helicopter has all rescue equipment aboard
- Participates in go-no-go decisions at meetings and field area selection.
- Monitors and coordinates all groups in the field.
- Uses the helicopter efficiently respecting company standards
- Completes company and industry field documentation daily.
Job Qualifications
- Excellent powder skiing ability
- Lead guides - CSGA Level 3, ACMG Ski Guide or IFMGA Mountain Guide with over 75 days guiding under mentorship.
- Assistant Guide – CSGA Level 2 or ACMG Apprentice , CSGA Level 1
- Meet’s CPD requirements as per guiding certification
- 80 hour first aid certification
- AED Certification
- Proof of clear criminal record check
- Current BC Class 4 DL recommended. Clean driving record.
In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers.
Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. *Requisition ID 510509
Reference Date: 07/30/2025
Job Code Function: Heli Ski*
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana in Switzerland; and Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia. In 2016, our company launched the industry-changing Epic Pass. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).
We are passionate about providing an Experience of a Lifetime to our team members and guests, and our EpicPromise is to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030, support our employees and communities, and broaden engagement in our sport.
In addition to our 42 resorts in four countries, our company owns and/or manages a collection of elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, a portfolio of vacation rentals, condominiums and branded hotels located in close proximity to our mountain destinations, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Vail Resorts Retail operates more than 250 retail and rental locations across North America.
Interested in joining our team? Come work and play in the mountains! Discover (or re-discover!) a passion for the outdoors with free ski pass(es), free ski/snowboard lessons, a 40% retail discount, and much more. Receive $20/hr starting wage, health/wellness benefits, and training through our Epic Service development experience. Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means building lifelong connections with people from around the world.
Learn more about our company at www.VailResorts.com, or discover our resorts and pass options at www.EpicPass.com.
Experienced Heli Ski Guide
Top Benefits
About the role
Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.
With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free Epic pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.
Job Benefits
- Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
- MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
- RSP Options (after 12 months or 2000 cumulative hours of service)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Excellent training and professional development
- Referral Program
Full Time Roles Are Eligible For The Above, Plus
- Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
- Free ski passes for dependents
- Critical Illness and Accident plans
Job Summary Safety and Service is the foundation of everything we stand for at Vail Resorts and our Heli Ski Guide team is no exception to ensuring this experience of a lifetime. Responsible for leading guests in the remote back country terrain of the Whistler Heli Skiing tenure, Guides are certified professionals focused on safe operations with a preventative mindset.
Job Specifications
- Starting Wage: $21.84/hr - $26.57/hr
- Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2025/2026
- Shift Type: Part Time hours available
- Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age
- Housing Availability: No
Job Responsibilities
- Meets and greets our guests in a friendly and professional manner
- Conducts training for our guests to industry standards: transceiver orientation;
- Helicopter orientation; field procedures.
- Drives passengers to various locations in commercial vans and buses.
- Delivers a backcountry skiing product
- Guides clients away from mountain and helicopter hazards.
- While client expectations can’t always be met, ensure that client’s experiences are satisfying.
- Insures guiding is considerate to other groups to maintain a good pace during the day.
- Maintains a state of readiness to respond to field emergencies.
- Analyses the snowpack for instabilities and gathers and shares field observations.
- Coordinates lunch for our clients. Participates in mid-day meetings.
- Records and communicates extra runs skied
- Communicates customer service issues with the store staff when required.
- Attends company meetings as required
Lead Guiding Responsibilities (when Qualified)
- Briefs other guides and pilots with the days plan.
- Insures helicopter has all rescue equipment aboard
- Participates in go-no-go decisions at meetings and field area selection.
- Monitors and coordinates all groups in the field.
- Uses the helicopter efficiently respecting company standards
- Completes company and industry field documentation daily.
Job Qualifications
- Excellent powder skiing ability
- Lead guides - CSGA Level 3, ACMG Ski Guide or IFMGA Mountain Guide with over 75 days guiding under mentorship.
- Assistant Guide – CSGA Level 2 or ACMG Apprentice , CSGA Level 1
- Meet’s CPD requirements as per guiding certification
- 80 hour first aid certification
- AED Certification
- Proof of clear criminal record check
- Current BC Class 4 DL recommended. Clean driving record.
In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers.
Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. *Requisition ID 510509
Reference Date: 07/30/2025
Job Code Function: Heli Ski*
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana in Switzerland; and Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia. In 2016, our company launched the industry-changing Epic Pass. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).
We are passionate about providing an Experience of a Lifetime to our team members and guests, and our EpicPromise is to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030, support our employees and communities, and broaden engagement in our sport.
In addition to our 42 resorts in four countries, our company owns and/or manages a collection of elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, a portfolio of vacation rentals, condominiums and branded hotels located in close proximity to our mountain destinations, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Vail Resorts Retail operates more than 250 retail and rental locations across North America.
Interested in joining our team? Come work and play in the mountains! Discover (or re-discover!) a passion for the outdoors with free ski pass(es), free ski/snowboard lessons, a 40% retail discount, and much more. Receive $20/hr starting wage, health/wellness benefits, and training through our Epic Service development experience. Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means building lifelong connections with people from around the world.
Learn more about our company at www.VailResorts.com, or discover our resorts and pass options at www.EpicPass.com.