Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a barista and kitchen cashier to work Saturdays & Sundays from mid-December to mid-April.

Applicants should have some prior experience making espresso drinks. Applicants must hold a Municipality of Anchorage Food Handler’s Card (can be obtained after hiring). Duties include making espresso, taking orders (both coffee and food), running orders, cleaning the kitchen, and other duties as assigned.

Pay is $16 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus,  plus tip share, and a shift meal. Ride breaks are possible on slower days.

Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a bartender to work Saturdays & Sundays from mid-December to mid-April at Arctic Valley Ski Area. 

Previous bartending experience preferred, and a valid Alaska TAP card is required. Duties include selling beer, wine, and food, entering sales in POS system, cleaning bar area, upstairs level of the lodge, and beer deck, and other duties as assigned.

Pay is $16 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus,  plus tip share, and a shift meal. Ride breaks are possible on slower days.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring cooks to work Saturdays & Sundays from early December to mid-April at Arctic Valley Ski Area. 

This is an entry-level position, with no prior experience required. Applicants must hold a Municipality of Anchorage Food Handler’s Card (can be obtained after hiring). Duties include preparing food, cleaning the kitchen, stocking, assisting with ordering, and other duties as assigned.

Pay is $18 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, plus tip share, and a shift meal. Ride breaks are possible on slower days.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring ticket sellers to work Saturdays & Sundays from early December to mid-April.

Duties include selling lift and tubing tickets, taking food orders, selling merchandise, answering guest inquiries in person, via phone, and email, resolving customer issues, and assisting with janitorial duties. 

Pay is $16 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, free lunch, and hot drinks. Ride breaks may be available on some days.

This is an entry-level position – no prior experience is required. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a janitor to work Saturdays & Sundays from early December to mid-April.

Duties include vacuuming, mopping, emptying trash, cleaning restrooms, snow removal around the lodge, and minor building maintenance tasks, plus other duties as assigned. 

Pay is $16 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, free lunch, and hot drinks. Ride breaks may be available on some days.

This is an entry-level position – no prior experience is required. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is seeking a lift operations supervisor to work Saturdays & Sundays from early December to early April at Arctic Valley Ski Area. Additional shifts are available on ASD holidays and Thursdays-Fridays from March to mid-April, and preference will be given to candidates available for these shifts.

This position requires either previous supervisory experience or previous lift operations experience. Applicants must be at least intermediate skiers or snowboarders, with their own equipment, and outdoor, winter-ready clothing. Duties include overseeing lift operators, basic troubleshooting of equipment, and other duties as assigned. Long periods of time standing outside are required.

Pay is $19 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, and a shift meal. Ride breaks are possible on slower days.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring lift operators to work from early December to mid-April. Shifts are Sat-Sun, with additional shifts available (not required) on school holidays and Thu-Fri in March and April.

This is an entry level position, no prior experience is required. Applicants must be at least intermediate skiers or snowboarders, with their own equipment, and outdoor, winter-ready clothing. Duties include operating ski lifts, shoveling, and other duties as assigned. Long periods of time outside are required.

Pay is $18 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, and a shift meal. Ride breaks are possible on slower days.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring lift operators to work from early December to mid-April. Shifts are Sat-Sun, school holidays (Wed-Fri, plus a couple Mondays), and Thu-Fri in March and April. Consideration will be given to employees who are only available for weekday shifts.

This is an entry level position, no prior experience is required. Applicants must be at least intermediate skiers or snowboarders, with their own equipment, and outdoor, winter-ready clothing. Duties include operating ski lifts, shoveling, and other duties as assigned. Long periods of time outside are required.

Pay is $18 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, and a shift meal. Ride breaks are possible on slower days.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a rental tech to work Saturdays & Sundays from early December to early April. Additional holiday hours are available, but not required.

Duties include explaining, fitting, testing, inspecting, and servicing rental skis and snowboards. Some familiarity with ski & snowboard equipment and maintenance is helpful. Strong customer service skills working with all ages and abilities to outfit the correct equipment is critical. Must be able to pass an open-book technical test after review of materials.

Pay is $14 per hour, including a free lunch and hot drinks. Upon completion of the season, employee will receive an additional $2 per hour worked bonus. 

This is an entry-level position – no prior experience is required. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring ski patrollers for the winter season. Shifts are Sat-Sun, school holidays (Wed-Fri, plus a couple Mondays), and Thu-Fri in March and April.

Current Outdoor Emergency Care, Wilderness First Aid, EMT, or equivalent certification is required (course may be challenged if applicant has an appropriate medical background). Background on a snow safety team and relevant avalanche class certifications are helpful, but not required. Applicants must be advanced skiers or snowboarders, and at least 16 years of age.

Pay is $17 per hour, including a $2/hr bonus for completing the season, a daily kitchen credit, and free hot drinks.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a snowboard instructor to work Saturdays & Sundays from mid-December to early April. Additional holiday hours are available, but not required.

Duties include teaching kids and adults how to snowboard in individual or small group settings. Applicants should be advanced snowboarders, able to confidently ride both groomed and ungroomed terrain. Applicants must be able to explain equipment, and understand how to adjust it to suit students’ needs. Some prior teaching or coaching experience is required. PSIA-AASI certification is preferred, but not required. PSIA-AASI certification training is available. 

When not teaching lessons, instructors may be detailed to other duties.

Pay is $18 per hour, including a $2/hr bonus for completing the season, a daily kitchen credit, and free hot drinks.

A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a snow cat operator to work November-April. This position is mostly base area grooming, tube park building/maintaining, and terrain park building/maintaining.

Some prior experience with snowcats or heavy equipment is preferred, but not required. Excellent hand-eye coordination, ability to multi-task, and a level of fitness are required to be successful. Candidates should be self-starters and able to work independently.

Pay is $20/hr., and includes a season pass.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a snow cat winch operator to work November-April. Shifts are overnight Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and some Saturdays. Duties include grooming the ridge from the top of Military to the top of the T-bar, grooming Ptarmigan Bowl, the run south of Chair 1, and additional duties as assigned.

Prior experience with winch grooming is preferred, but not required. Excellent hand-eye coordination, ability to multi-task, and a level of fitness are required to be successful. Candidates should be self-starters and able to work independently.

Pay is $25/hr., and includes a season pass.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring snowmakers for fall 2024. This is a temporary position, beginning in late October or early November as temperatures allow, and running through late November or later as needed.

Pay is $18/hr. After completion of the season, employees may move to tube park crew or lift operations, or take a season pass.

Afternoon/evening and night shifts are available – snowmaking runs 24/7. Overnight shifts are 12 hours (4 hrs overtime), evening shifts are 8 hours.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. No prior experience is required, though a strong work ethic and willingness to work varied shifts is required.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring terrain park crew to work Saturdays & Sundays from early December to early April. Additional holiday hours are available, but not required.

Duties include shoveling, shaping, testing, and maintaining terrain park features. Employee is responsible for maintaining terrain park maintenance logs, addressing concerns / suggestions from the public and staff, and providing recommendations to the Mountain Manager. Employee will also assist with lift ops for part of their day.

Pay is $18 per hour, including a $2/hr bonus for completing the season, a daily kitchen credit, and free hot drinks.

Some experience in terrain parks (either as crew or as a regular, competent user) is required. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring tube park operators to work Thursday-Sunday from late November to early April. This position combines well with our snowmaking opportunities in November.

This is an entry-level position, with no prior experience required. Duties include loading and unloading the tubing lift, shoveling, interacting with guests, and other duties as assigned. Long periods of time outside are required.

Pay is $18 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, plus a free meal each day and hot drinks. When possible, tube park staff have the opportunity to take ride breaks during the day.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring a supervisor to oversee the tube park. This position is Thursday-Sunday; hours Thursday & Friday are 12:30-8:30, and Saturday-Sunday 10:30-8:30. Our tubing season is late November to mid-April. 

Prior supervisory experience is preferred, some leadership experience is required. This is a hands-on position, working constantly with the tube park crew to ensure guests’ safety and fun.

Duties include supervising the tube park crew, basic troubleshooting, communicating with maintenance staff and management, loading and unloading the tubing lift, shoveling, interacting with guests, and other duties as assigned. Long periods of time working outside are required.

Pay is $19 per hour, including a $2 per hour end of season bonus, plus a free meal each day and hot drinks. When possible, tube park staff have the opportunity to take ride breaks during the day.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Arctic Valley Ski Area is hiring youth ski team coaches for the upcoming season. Coaches primarily work Saturdays, with some shifts available on Sundays and a couple nights per week at Hilltop (additional shifts not required).

We have a variety of groups to work with, including never-evers (5-7 years old), intro to racing, freeride, and race team. Coach’s qualifications vary depending on which group they wish to work with. At a minimum, applicants should be solid intermediate skiers with some teaching/coaching background.

Retired ski racers are highly encouraged to apply! Pay varies based on group, prior experience, and group level, but is between $18.50 and $25 per hour.

A high level of responsibility and reliability are absolutely required. Reliable, winter-conditions-ready transportation is a must. A background check will be performed on all applicants. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.