Employment at Powder Ridge
Are you interested in working at Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort or Brownstone Park? We have year round, part & full time positions available.
If you are interested in working at Powder Ridge or Brownstone, we are collecting applications for employment opportunities. The application is available in Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word format. You may send your application via US Mail, or complete the application and upload to us via email using the form below.
- Application – PDF (Print)
- Ski & Snowboard School Instructor Application (PDF Print)
- Powder Ridge Bike Patrol – Bike for Free!
Send applications to
Brownstone Park/Powder Ridge Park
99 Powder Hill Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
OR – Save your file electronically and submit it below.
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Job Openings
Ski & Snowboard Instructor/Coach
We are looking for outgoing individuals who like the outdoors and playing in the snow. No skiing or riding experience is necessary (we are really good at teaching you to ski and ride!) Are you an outdoorsy person who has always wanted to learn to ski and ride? This could be your chance! Come work with us, let our talented trainers and coaches turn you into an amazing skier or rider and get paid while doing it.
Already a skier or rider and looking to get better, ride more, or share your passion? We need you too!
Think you are to busy? We pride ourselves on accommodating coach’s time restraints. Let us build a schedule that works for you. Whether you are a high school or college student, parent, young professional, seasoned veteran, grandparent or a park rat we can build a schedule that fits your availability.
Our minimum season commitment is 50 hours of teaching. From most coaches we need and want a lot more. Our top coaches will teach more than 400 hours!
Imagine getting paid to play in the snow with kids and adults who are excited to learn about winter sports.
Powder Ridge uses Terrain Based Learning (we shape the snow in our beginner area) to give novice level skiers and riders high level sensations in a safe fun atmosphere.
Come join our team, spend the winter getting paid to introduce people to a lifelong sport while improving your own, skiing/riding and teaching.
Benefits include lots of skiing/riding, resort discounts, great people and lots of fun!
Snowmaker
Snowmaking is cold, wet work often done overnight during the coldest hours of the early morning. The snowmaking position involves routinely walking down steep and snow covered trails to check on, maintain and adjust snowmaking equipment as needed. Snowmakers will need to be available when it’s cold and may be asked to work lengthy shifts when weather conditions are favorable for snowmaking.
Job Responsibilities
- Setting up and tearing down snow guns
- Monitoring and adjusting the guns throughout the snowmaking operation
- Carrying, connecting, pressurizing, draining, rolling and storing lengths of hose
Job Qualifications
- Must be committed to providing a quality product for guests to enjoy, as well as committed to performing job duties in a safe and efficient manner.
- Must be able to ride a chair lift and not be afraid of heights.
- Must be able to carry loads in excess of 50lbs and walk all over the mountain in extreme conditions.
- Minimum age requirement: 18-years-old.
Groomer
Snow Groomers are responsible for efficiently producing a safe and consistent product in varying weather conditions. Must be flexible with schedule and may be asked to work lengthy shifts on short notice.
Job Responsibilities
- Drive the groomer safely
- Till the snow
- Push snow to areas where coverage is needed
- Make sure that job is done by opening
- Keep log of gas usage
Job Qualifications
- Experienced with heavy equipment preferred.
- Must be 18 with a valid driver’s license
- Must be flexible with hours (weekends and holidays). • Must be capable of spending extended periods of time in a grooming machine
Lift Operator
Lift operators are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of our chair lifts as well as providing friendly and helpful service to our guests.
Job Responsibilities
- Greet guests and must be friendly and courteous at all times
- Accurately complete all shift required paperwork
- Knowledge of loading and unloading procedures for all lifts
- Assist guests as they load and unload chairlift
- Understand the mechanical operating aspects of the chairlift and detect and troubleshoot issues
- Be able to visually inspect the cables and chairs for any wear or damage
- Maintain loading and unloading ramps ensuring sufficient snow at proper depths and ensure they are properly groomed.
- Instruct loitering guests away from gate area
- Understands the functions and use of the hand-held scanners
- Full knowledge of all ticket types
- Maintains proper radio communications and use of channels
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 18-years-old
- Flexible schedule available weekends and holidays
- Must be able to work standing up for extended periods of time and withstand extreme weather conditions.
- Must be a team player
- Safety and conscious oriented
- Must have strong communication skills and a desire to work with the public
Lift/Tubing Attendant
Our lift/tubing attendants are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of our chair lifts as well as providing friendly and helpful service to our guests.
Job Responsibilities
- Greet guests and must be friendly and courteous at all times
- Assist guests with general resort information
- Knowledge of loading and unloading procedures for all lifts
- Assist guests as they load and unload chairlift
- Direct guests to the proper position for loading the lift
- Understands the functions and use of the hand-held scanners
- Full knowledge of all ticket types
- Maintains proper radio communications and use of channels
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 16-years-old
- Flexible schedule available weekends and holidays
- Must be able to work standing up for extended periods of time and withstand extreme weather conditions.
- Must be a team player
- Safety and conscious oriented
- Must have strong communication skills and a desire to work with the public
Ticketing/Cashiers/Advance Reservations
Our ticketing/cashiers/advance reservations must be team players ready to greet and provide an exceptional customer experience to our guests on a consistent basis.
Job Responsibilities
- Professionally greet guests as they enter the building and approach your station
- Fulfill needs of guests by suggesting to them the best packages that will suite their needs
- Be able to answer the phones in a professional and courteous manner to take advance lesson reservations
- Must be flexible and ready to work at any position
- Must be knowledgeable of all the resort services
- Assist in trash removal and cleaning of facilities
- Perform other duties as requested by Manager
- Participate in SiriusWare POS Training
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 16-years-old
- Customer service oriented
- Professional and neat in appearance
- Available weekends and holidays
Rental Ambassador
Job Responsibilities
Our rental ambassadors must be ready to meet and greet our guests as they enter our rental facilities. You will be the first point of contact for our guests and must provide them with exceptional customer service at all times.
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 16-years-old
- Customer service oriented
- Must be knowledgeable in all services of the resort
- Professional and neat in appearance
- Available weekends and holidays
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Our Rental Shop Technicians must be team players ready to greet and provide an exceptional customer experience to our guests on a consistent ongoing basis.
- Professionally greet guests as they enter the building and approach your station
- Fulfill needs of guests by suggesting to them the best packages that will suit their needs
- Become familiar with the Rental Shop Policies and Procedure
- Participate in binding training to become educated on binding adjustment and mounting
- Binding Manufacture Certification for Rental Fleet Manufacturers
- Participate in Equipment Training to become educated in our rental equipment
- Learn basic customer service skills and communication skills
Parking Lot Attendant
Job Responsibilities
Our parking lot attendants greet our guests upon their arrival at the resort and aid in creating a positive, memorable experience through guest interaction, including but not limited to answering questions and providing directions such as facility information.
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 16-years-old
- Monitors parking lot for unsafe conditions, suspicious activity, operational issues and notifies management immediately
- Flexible schedule weekends, holidays, and vacation weeks required
- Must demonstrate excellent communication and people skills
- Direct and control traffic to ensure efficient traffic flow on resort property
Ticketing Lead
A person qualified to be a Ticketing Lead at Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort will be outgoing, friendly, courteous and respectful. They will be required to be knowledgeable about all of the products and services that we offer, including price, durations, availability, benefits and features of each offering. Said applicant must be able to speak fluidly, clearly and confidently on the telephone. They will be a leader and be able to supervise several employees per shift in a very efficient manner. This applicant must be trustworthy, responsible and capable of settling and balancing cash drawers.
Job Responsibilities
- All standard ticketing duties,
- All standard reservation duties,
- Close POS machines and settle cash drawers,
- Print needed report for monitoring lessons, tubing and financial reports,
- Setup for, and clean up after tubing parties,
- Prepare tickets and passes for school groups,
- Responsible for setting employee break schedule,
- Making sure that rentals has ticketing agents,
- Keeping a clean and functional work space,
- Use a Point of Sale machine,
- Supervise ticketing agents,
- Assist in training ticketing and reservations staff,
- Communicate on-going status with Director,
- Any other reasonable task, as asked by your supervisor or director.
Job Qualifications
- 18 Years of age or older,
- Strong computer skills,
- Efficient on the telephone,
- Customer service oriented,
- Professional and neat in appearance,
- Must be able to lead efficiently,
- Available to work weekends and holidays.
Reservationist
A person qualified to be a reservationist at Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort will be outgoing, friendly, courteous and respectful. They will be required to be knowledgeable about all of the products and services that we offer, including price, durations, availability, benefits and features of each offering. Said applicant must be able to speak fluidly, clearly and confidently on the telephone and must have strong computer skills.
Job Responsibilities
- Answering telephone calls,
- Providing needed information or directing caller/customers to proper channels,
- Setup reservations for products and services offered both on the phone and in person,
- Return phone messages about making or modifying reservations and/or answering general resort questions,
- Assist in Ticketing as needed (see ticketing job description),
- Keeping a clean and functional work space,
- Use a Point of Sale machine.
- Any other reasonable task, as asked by your supervisor or director.
Job Qualifications
- 16 Years of age or older,
- Customer service oriented,
- Professional and neat in appearance,
- Available to work weekends and holidays.
Restaurant positions
Part time and full time positions are available.
Weekend catering staff, cooks, bartenders, hostess, wait staff, busser, dishwashers