Bike Park Trail Crew

Angel Fire Bike Park is in search of quality trail crew members with experience and motivation to help continue building the 60+ miles of trail in the bike park. The trail crew works with hand tools, chain saws, etc. while implementing erosion control, building bridges and wooden features, inspecting and testing trails and features, and maintaining trail signage. The ideal candidate will have experience building and maintaining trails using a variety of tools.

Base Pay: Starts at $18/hr depending on experience

Location: Angel Fire Resort Mountain

Employee Type: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Job Category: Seasonal Full Time (Could transition to Grooming and Snowmaking for the winter season)

Leadership Responsibilities: No

Required Certs or Licenses: Valid Driver’s License

Attendance: Regular, predictable, punctual, and in-person attendance is essential

Estimated start date: Mid-May

Min Age: 21 years old

Environment: This is a physically demanding outdoor position. Must be able to stand/walk for entire shift and regularly lift/carry 75lbs. This is a do-whatever-it-takes job that requires the ability to work in varied environments

Housing Link: https://www.angelfireresort.com/work-for-us/employee-housing/

Benefits Link: https://www.angelfireresort.com/work-for-us/employee-benefits/

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

(other Duties May Be Assigned)

• Uses hand tools such as rakes, picks, shovels
• Safely operates chainsaws
• Maintains existing trails
• Re-builds and creates new sections for existing trails
• Builds wooden features
• Understands gravity-fed mountain bike trail layout, erosion mitigation, durability construction
• Has a keen eye for trail safety design on all trails and features construction (creating safe trails for all skill levels)
• Self-motivated individual who takes pride in constructing and maintaining awesome bike trails with amazing flow
• Maintains trails with the skill level of the rider in mind: greens, blues, black diamonds
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Must be able to ride a downhill mountain bike at an advanced level, maintaining control in all conditions and on all runs.
• Must have experience with hand tools and chainsaws as well as basic woodworking and maintenance skills.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with driving record insurable under resort insurance.
  
  
  

Other: Must provide own downhill mountain biking gear.

About Angel Fire Resort:

Angel Fire Resort is a top year-round mountain resort destination in New Mexico. The resort is situated at over 8,600′ elevation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, 30 minutes east of Taos and has views of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico. Employees come from all over the world for our winter and summer seasons, which makes for a unique and diverse team to work with. Angel Fire strives to offer the best value and choice for family outdoor recreation activities to its members, guests and visitors–including skiing, snowboarding, tubing, sledding, golf, mountain biking, golf, disc golf, zip lines, tennis, fishing, hiking, premium RV sites, dining and more.