Veilbreaker Skybridge Mountain Guide
This job is located in Girdwood, Alaska. The Veilbreaker Skybridge Mountain Guide leads guest excursions on daily hikes to the skybridge venue, accessed from the Mountain Station via Mighty Mite hiking trail, and guides guests on the skybridge crossings. The Veilbreaker Skybridges are Alyeska’s newest summer attraction, spanning over 600’ across Christmas and New Year’s Chutes, offering guests (and guides) stunning views of the Chugach Mountains, Turnagain Arm and surrounding glaciers. The Skybridge venue is high off the ground, all guide candidates must be comfortable in climbing gear, must possess fundamental high rope skills and guiding skills, as well as coaching guests through mental barriers.
Responsibilities
Why Alyeska?
Alaska is an incredible place and Girdwood is a friendly, lively town where residents value both outdoor adventure and community spirit. Alyeska Resort offers the type of atmosphere where our employees are able to work hard and play hard, and are encouraged to share their enthusiasm with our guests.
Offering year-round and seasonal opportunities, working at Alyeska Resort is both rewarding and exhilarating. Whether you are a seasoned hospitality or ski resort professional, or just starting out with an avid interest in ski area management or travel tourism, we invite you to review current career opportunities and check back often as we are always seeking great talent.
Alyeska Resort offers many exciting career opportunities, beautiful surroundings and exciting employee benefits including:
Skills/Requirements: The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Alyeska Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All resort employees must possess current documentation showing they are eligible for employment in the United States. Alyeska Resort accepts applications for currently available positions only, and does not accept applications for “general employment.” Preference may be given to local candidates, as relocation may not be available.