This weekend I got to hang out with ski patrol for two days and it seems like a pretty sweet job. The tasks are pretty simple and almost all of them involve riding! Ski patrol does everything from fixing pads on towers and guns to responding to accidents to putting bamboo above hazards.
From a sustainability perspective, ski patrol doesn't really have anything to do with sustainability. They do not make the mountain any money or save the mountain any money. They just offer a free service to guests.
Ski patrol is all about service. Without their service, hurt people on the mountain would not be helped and hazards would not be marked by bamboo. They must have good people skills and be patient because when people get hurt, they sometimes get scared or they act different.
Safety is the main focus of ski patrol. They aim to prevent accidents on the mountain. However, even though accidents do happen, their job is to make the situation as safe as possible for everyone involved. Something they do to promote safety has to do with driving a snowmobile. They try to avoid driving the snow machine during high volume times. When they do drive it, they stay off to the side of the trails and they don't ride under people on chair lifts.
Ski patrol is all about the guests. They provide first aid for injured guests at no charge. They also answer questions from guests and they are constantly working to prevent injuries among the guests.
Ski patrol is good for the people who do it because they are happy knowing that they are helping the people who come to the resort.
Shareholders don't directly benefit from ski patrol because they don't charge anything for their service. However, if it wasn't for ski patrol, there would be guests who might not be able to return to the mountain.
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