Location: Mt. Hood Meadows, Mt. Hood, Oregon
Type of Job: Full Time, Hourly, Mid-October through April
Starting Range: $22.71 to $25.38
Application Deadline: October 21, 2025. Position will likely fill before then.

About being the Private & Adaptive Lesson Supervisor

Our “indie” resort has Private and Adaptive Lessons offered during daily operations from around Thanksgiving through May 2, 2026. We also operate our own in-house Adaptive Lesson Program for lesson guests with physical, visual and cognitive impairments. We have a team of dedicated and passionate instructors to meet the needs of our Private Lesson and Adaptive Lesson guests.

The Private & Adaptive Lesson Supervisor will provide supervision and support of the Private and Adaptive lesson operations as well as coordination of the lesson reservation experience including following up with lesson requests via phone and email, taking payments over the phone, scheduling instructors, reviewing instructor timesheets and supervising the Private and Adaptive Lesson on-snow operations.

The Private and Adaptive Lesson Supervisor will also work closely with the Communications Supervisor and Guest Services supervisor, who are part of the Guest Services team, as needed regarding these lesson products.

Qualifications

• You must be 18 years of age or older
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You are proficient in Windows-based applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• You have strong organizational skills and can advance several projects simultaneously
• You are comfortable with the changing dynamics of a seasonal business and can commit to working weekends and holidays during the season typically Wednesday – Sunday from 8AM to 4PM
• You are ideally a Level I or higher certified instructor with at least one season working for a snowsports school
• You also love teaching skiing and snowboarding and are ready, willing, and able to pitch in as needed
• You are comfortable working with adult and youth lesson guests in a dynamic environment
• You are friendly, approachable, and passionate about creating a peak day experience for our instructor team and guests.
• You love skiing or snowboarding in all kinds of conditions – we have over 400” of annual snowfall with one of the longest seasons in North America

 

About Mt. Hood Meadows – Your Mountain Home

Come join one of the largest “indie” resorts in the country during one of the longest seasons in North America with 400+ inches of natural annual snowfall. We are Oregon’s largest snowsports school with a staff of 60+ full timers and 300+ part time instructors with a strong commitment to professional development and large training budget. Family-owned since 1968 and less than an hour’s drive from Portland, Oregon or just 35 minutes south of world-renowned Hood River, Oregon.

Despite our size we still have a “family vibe” like nowhere else. Our team of 12 supervisors, 2 managers and a director have an overall goal to enrich the lives of our team and guests while teaching skiing and snowboarding.

We are committed to your professional development with fifteen (yes 15!) PSIA-NW Ed Staff, Clinic Leaders, Examiners or Technical Team Members. We have a strong training program with daily instructor clinics, new-and-returning on-snow training, scholarships to attend PSIA-AASI events, our home grown “terrain-based learning” as well as ski and snowboard school operations development through multiple touch points within the resort including sales and rental process; RTP and POS training; Leadership training and more.

We are proud of our sustainable operation under the same private ownership since 1968 and we are one of Oregon’s Top 100 companies to work for. All company after-tax profits are reinvested into the resort – we call this the perpetual stoke model with a “team first” approach. Be assured you are part of something incredibly special and unique to Mt. Hood.

Competitive wages that meet or exceed NSAA wage averages, housing support via our Turns for Tenants program helping place team members in local community rental properties, free dependent passes, extremely generous food and retail discounts, discounted Indy Pass access for team members and regional resort exchange program to ski/ride at other resorts for free, plus a whole lot more.

 

Perks

• Wage match at 90% to 110% of NSAA survey
• Wage advancement via skill development Tier system
• 100% PSIA-AASI Membership Dues Reimbursement
• An equipment stipend of up to $175 paid out in January
• Generous Scholarship Program for continuing education to attend PSIA-AASI events
• FREE Dependent passes and Buddy Passes for friends
• Generous 401k plan eligibility at 500 hours within calendar year
• Overtime paid at 40 hours
• 70% off Food Discount, 30% off retail
• Magnificent work environment

 

Professional Development

Make it a season or a career in the snow sports industry at Mt. Hood Meadows. Our six spoke model of year-round operations will help you find your niche in the industry. In fact, seven of our resort-wide management team started as snowsports instructors!

 

Apply today to be part of our team!

Ski & Snowboard School Private & Adaptive Lesson Supervisor:
https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/meadows/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/4589

 

If you’d like more information about this position or working at Mt. Hood Meadows in the Ski & Snowboard School, please contact Tyler Barnes, Director of the Meadows Learning Center, PSIA-NW Alpine Examiner and PSIA-NW Technical Team Member via email at Tyler.Barnes@Skihood.com

 

Education Required: High School Diploma / GED

Check our website for other current openings:
https://www.skihood.com/explore/jobs