Our Mission
To provide extraordinary recreational opportunities in the high sierra.

We are happy that you are considering working at Kirkwood Mountain Resort and becoming part of our team. In order to understand the expectations of Kirkwood Mountain Resort, how the employment process works and what you can expect from us please take some time to look over the rest of this page.

If you are interested in working for Kirkwood during the winter season, when we have the deepest snow, the best conditions and the least crowded slopes in Tahoe, please check out the winter employment link. You will find a job that is sure to tempt you: Warning could be detrimental to a serious career

Let’s face it; it’s about the Mountain…..

Kirkwood is rated amongst North America’s Top 10 every year by SKI readers for snow, variety of terrain and challenge, why wouldn't you want to work here?
With a vertical rise of 2000 feet, amazing cornice, cliff bands, terrain parks, great beginner terrain, wide open bowls and tree riding it has everything for everyone.

Kirkwood is about 45 minutes south east of South Lake Tahoe, surrounded by Wilderness and the Eldorado National Forest. Senic Hwy 88 brings you to the doorstep of the resort where you can see the magnificence of the resort unfold as you turn the corner into valley.

Seasonal Employee Benefits
As a resort we are committed to continually improving our guest service and we believe that the way we treat our employees affects the way our employees treat our guests. It makes sense, you’re happy our guests are happy, we are happy!!  We are committed to making our workplace better and encourage any employee with suggestions for improvement or ideas to pass those onto their manager.

As a seasonal employee you are entitled to:

• An Employee Pass: valid for that season only. Upon termination of employment the pass must be surrendered to HR or your  department manager
• Kirkwood Sports: discounts on non-sale items as well as a one time 40% discount on long underwear (to keep you warm on the coldest days), gloves (so you can shovel some of our 500 inches of snow), sunglasses (to greet those blue bird powder days) and goggles (to keep the pow out of your eyes when you get first tracks.)

• Friendship Passes: 1st year employees who work full time get 4 day tickets for their friends and family
  • 2nd year get 6
  • Part timers get 2

Ski and Board School: Free group lessons, any time as long as there are two or more guests in the group. Any level, any day any discipline!!!

• Rentals: Big Discounts on rental gear
  
  
• Ski and Board Repair: 20% discount
  
  
• Food and Beverage; 50% discount on all Food and Beverage items except alcohol at all of our dining establishments, excluding the facilities located on the Plaza, and the Wall Bar and Grill (25% discount applies at this location).
  
  
• Daily employee breakfast and lunch specials served at Red Cliffs Day Lodge, delicious food at a bargain price.
  
  
• Free employee shuttle from South Lake Tahoe and Gardnerville. Departs daily from set stops along Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, leaving the mountain at 5.15pm. Departs from Gardnerville Ranchos daily leaving the mountain at 5.15pm.
  
  
• Generous Car Pool Program: bring your friends to work and earn Kirkwood Cash. One person $10, two people $15, three or more working employees and its $20. Kirkwood Cash can be redeemed for most goods and services at the resort, sorry no alcohol or cigarettes!
  
  
• Accident insurance can be purchased once you are a KMR employee. This might come in handy after a big huck session.

 
Dress Code and Grooming Standards
The way you appear is the way our resort appears. We have strict policies regarding personal hygiene and grooming standards. While these are more progressive than many resorts we are diligent in enforcing our standards, if you plan on arriving for work not meeting our standards, don’t come.

Each department head has the authority to enforce more rigorous grooming standards however the basics are:

Hair
Clean, neat, natural color and conservatively styled. A beard, mustache or goatee must be well established at the time of hire, and must be neatly trimmed and groomed as well as conservative in style. All other male employees should report to work closely shaven.

Jewelry
Employees must meet safety regulations regarding the wearing of jewelry. Tongue and nose piercing's are allowed if they are established at the time of hire, and only small jewelry is allowed. No offensive jewelry or body piercing should be visible.

Personal Hygiene
Employees must maintain appropriate personal hygiene habits to ensure clean and inoffensive hair, hands, face, body odor, breath and teeth.

Uniforms
If you are required to wear a uniform during working hours KMR will issue it to you. Each department will have stated uniform requirements which you will need to adhere to. Nametags are to be worn by everyone. You may need to provide your own black pants in some food and beverage establishments; this will be made clear to you at the time of hire.

No uniforms are to be worn while off duty, and there is no smoking in uniform.