2024 Trail Crew at Sun Peaks Bike Park

Do you love the smell of fresh loam in the morning? The trail crew at Sun Peaks Bike Park is hiring!

Bike Park Trail Crew offers the unique opportunity to work outdoors and help create a safe, positive, and enjoyable experience for bike park riders. Daily activities include, but are not limited to, maintaining bike trails and structures, as well as building new trails, structures, and features to acceptable industry and company standards. Working on the Bike Park Trail Crew, you will be part of a very like-minded team of skilled and knowledgeable trail builders/equipment operators who love to ride and want to share that love of mountain biking with others.

Compensation Information: $19.85 - $20.85 per hour

Physical Requirement: Heavy, work activities involve handling loads more than 20 kg. Work environment is predominately outdoors. This job position requires physical presence at the designated location.

Accountabilities:

- Build and maintain the lift-access bike trails in the Sun Peaks Bike Park to company standards.
- Activate and deactivate bridges, trails, and features as required before season opening and at the season’s end.
- Ensure proper signage is appropriately placed before opening and maintained according to industry and company guidelines.
- Work in a team-oriented atmosphere safely and productively in an outdoor environment, to provide our guests with the best mountain bike experience possible.
- Follow all company Standard Operating Guidelines and Procedures as outlined.
- Follow Occupational Health and Safety regulations as laid out.
- Participate in ongoing departmental and corporate-sponsored training.
- Work within a tight knit team of like-minded individuals that have a passion for mountain biking.

Ideal Candidates:

- Experience in trail building, water management, and signage on mountain bike trails.
- High level of physical fitness and free from injury.
- Self-motivated and able to work productively with limited supervision under the direction of the Bike Park Manager.
- Able to work outside in all weather conditions safely.
- Experience with hand tools, chainsaws, gasoline pumps, and other equipment.
- Basic understanding of Risk Management for mountain biking.
- Strong mountain bike riding skills are an asset.
- Excellent working knowledge of Sun Peaks’ summer/winter operations.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Supply own CSA approved above ankle footwear and weather-appropriate clothing.


Perks and Benefits Of The Role:

- Summer Season Lift, Trail, and Golf passes.
- Access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Dining discounts within our hotel & Resort-owned outlets.
- Retail discounts in our Resort-owned outlets.
- Friends and family hotel rates at Sun Peaks Grand Hotel.
- Reciprocal riding at other participating BC and Alberta bike parks.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Full job posting and online application available at https://www.sunpeaksresort.com/career-opportunities