Outdoor Adventure Guide II

Powder is a year-round resort and real estate development project nestled throughout 12,000 acres in the Wasatch Mountains of Northern Utah. We are striving to be the premier place of being and doing, a destination that fuses outdoor recreation with a cultural and hospitality program that connects visitors with a deeper sense of self and purpose. Our core values come to life in a unique and natural setting of unparalleled beauty.

We’re looking for Big-Hearted Champions who are passionate about outdoor recreation, art, and meaningful connection. Together, we're crafting a one-of-a-kind, multi-season destination that seamlessly blends outdoor art, exhilarating recreation, and exceptional hospitality. If you’re an enthusiastic, caring team player who strives for excellence—and always tries to do the right thing, even when no one is watching—you’ll fit right in at Powder.

We Are:

Big-hearted: passionate, warm, joyful, and generous. 

Champions: tenacious, intolerant of mediocrity, and constantly seeking feedback. 

These values make us who we are and help drive us to fulfill our purpose: to spark wonder!

Our Commitment to Equality:

Together we are one team, not an "us vs. them" mentality. We are focused on being a progressive employer with pay equity, inclusion, while building diverse teams. 

Appearance Guidelines:

Well-groomed facial hair, tasteful visible tattoos, and minimal facial piercings are acceptable.

Perks of Joining Our Big-Hearted Champions: 

• Health, Vision, Dental Benefits
• 401K Plan and company match
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Generous Paid Time Off 
• Company provided Life Insurance & Short-Term Disability 
• Seasonal Ski & Summer Passes for self, self & dependents + Buddy Vouchers
• Life Style Spending Account
• Education Assistance
• UTA Ski Bus Pass and Employee Shuttle Service 
• Powder Mountain Retail/Rental Discount and On-Mountain F&B Discounts
• Powder Mountain Snowsports School Discounted Lessons
• Access to Expertvoice.com, Outdoorly.com, Outdoor Prolink and partner discounts.
• Powder Mountain on-snow uniform for specific roles.
• Free On-site Gourmet Employee Lunches
• Flexible and Hybrid Workplace Environment
• New Modern Office with Indoor/Outdoor Meeting Spaces

Job Title: Outdoor Adventure Guide II
Department: Outdoor Adventures

Status: Full Time Flex

Reporting To: Outdoor Adventure Guide Supervisor

Position Overview:

The Outdoor Adventure Guides will support daily guided tours as well as frequent backcountry expedition programs for adults and teenagers. This position will be responsible for daily guiding and participant and staff safety while ensuring a high level of customer service for our Powder Haven membership. This position will support a variety of summer programs including rock climbing, canyoneering, backpacking, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, mountain biking, hiking, kite sports, ziplining, E-Foil, fly fishing, archery and more. As well as a variety of winter programs including, but not limited to, backcountry skiing, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice climbing and kiteskiing.

Expected to facilitate the safety and well being of client groups in hazardous terrain, with limited support. 

• Daily duties may include;
  • Relaying pertinent safety instructions to Operations Team, Guests, and other Guides.
  • First Aid and Emergency Response for injuries/incidents.
  • Participating in Operational Guide Briefing.
  • Adhere to Standard Operating Guidelines of the Outdoor Adventure Guide programs
  • Accountability and upkeep of adventure sports gear

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain high standard of operations for safety and member interaction
• Execute daily programming with an attention to detail on elevated luxury standards
• Ensure smooth adventure program operations for daily and expeditions programs
• Travel for expedition programs both regionally and internationally
• Maintain high level safety and risk management assessments for all of our programming. 
• Maintain Outdoor Adventure Equipment
• Provide flexible, dynamic and engaging luxury adventure programming on demand for the private Powder Haven community
• Provide program specific adventure technical coaching and environmental education programming for the Powder Mountain area during programs. 

Requirements and/or Qualifications:

• Professional background in Outdoor Adventure Guiding
• Familiarity with diverse portfolio of Outdoor Adventure activities
• Emergency management experience preferred
• WFR Minimum - WEMT Preferred
• CPR/First Aid/AED Certification
• AAA Pro 1 Avalanche Certification 
• Drive work vehicles
• Pass background checks to run youth and teen programming
• Climbing (Rock and Ice) background preferred
• Canyoneering experience preferred
• Flatwater Kayaking, SUP & E-foil Background preferred
• SPI certification preferred
• Experience with archery range operations and sport preferred
• Professional Fly Fishing Experience preferred, specifically related to float trips and half day walk/wade
• Nordic Ski Experience Preferred for classic and skate skiing
• Snowshoe Experience Preferred
• Snowmobile Operations Preferred
• Kite Skiing Experience Preferred

Physical Requirements- Must be able to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to:

• Ski Tour 5,000+ vertical ft. Daily
• Ski and Hike with 40lb plus pack for a full day of operations
• Ability to move 200+lbs by toboggan or medical extrication device.
• Ability to navigate Backcountry Terrain in limited visibility/ Inclement weather.
• Ski expert level terrain.
• Climb 5.11+ Rock Routes
• Climb WI5+ Ice Routes
• Ability to swim in moving water.

Working Environment:

The working environment for this position ranges from indoor office environments to high alpine, desert, water based and hazardous outdoor environments. This position will spend extended periods of time in the backcountry and outdoor frontcountry conditions. This position will spend extended periods of time in the backcountry for Outdoor Adventure programs both summer and winter.