Bike Park Trail Crew

MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS•Durango, CO

20h•$18 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

To positively contribute to a team of trail building professionals in the construction, maintenance and testing of all trails and features within the Purgatory Bike Park trail system. This is a seasonal position from May 4th to October 29th. Dates are subject to change based on the availability of the applicant and needs of the business. This role comes with a free season pass for you and your dependents. For a full list of benefits visit https://www.purgatory.ski/employee-benefits/

Requirements

Must have downhill mountain biking experience at an advanced to expert level.
Must be comfortable riding black rated trails and features, with a willingness to progress
Experience using hand tools for extended durations in strenuous environments
Must be able to operate a company vehicle including ATVs and trucks
Must be comfortable working around heavy equipment
Ability to follow instruction and work well with others in an autonomous fashion
Problem solving and personal management skills
High school diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Power tool experience preferred
Previous trail building and maintenance experience preferred, ideally in a bike park environment
Experience in felling trees and chainsaw operation preferred

Responsibilities

Operates a variety of hand tools, power tools and some heavy equipment including but not limited to shovels, McLeod’s, Pulaski axes, chainsaws, nail guns, circular saws, excavators, skid steers, ATVs, etc.
Constantly monitors all areas of the bike park for potential hazards including but not limited to downed trees, limbs and branches, missing or damaged signage, soil or rock erosion, feature damage or degradation.
Assists with and ensures the regular inspections and maintenance of equipment and tools is performed by operators or as set forth by the manufacturer's recommendations in order to optimize the crew's productivity and keep all equipment and tools in good repair.
Conducts all trail building and maintenance to professional standards with the goals of stability, sustainability, and trail rating appropriateness.
Ensures professionally designed and finished 'go-arounds' are built at all significant features on blue square and black diamond trails to provide an obvious and low risk alternative path for riders not confident in their ability to ride the feature. This will also be completed on double black diamond trails when and where it is possible to do so.
Ensures all trail work areas are finished properly and aesthetically by removing, burying, or neatly stacking all trees and large limbs, seeding and haying all disturbed dirt and the sides and backs of berms, tables, etc.
Ensures proper signage is installed on all new trails, features, and drops prior to opening.
Ensures all new or redesigned trails, features, and or drops are signed off on by bike park manager and patrol manager prior to opening to the public.
Maintains communication with bike patrol and makes arrangements for the maintenance and or repair of any trail sections or features reported to be in need of maintenance and or repair.
Manages water drainage on trails by the use of drainage pipe, culverts, ditches and sustainable trail designs which minimize erosion and enhance the sustainability of trails.