Starting in September, working at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe will get a little better for some employees. The popular Nevada ski resort will begin paying some of its employees a much better wage.
Mt. Rose ski resort announced recently that it will increase its minimum wage for all positions that were previously below, to a new minimum of $11 an hour. The increase represents a 33 percent increase over the standard $8.25 an hour mandated minimum wage in Nevada.
Effective September 1, 2015, the wage increase will affect employees in nearly all departments at the ski resort, including staff in base operations, ski school, food and beverage, terrain parks, lift operations, rental and retail operations, ski patrol and tickets.
Mt. Rose ski resort’s increase puts its entry wage $2.75 above the $8.25 per hour mandated minimum wage in Nevada, and $2 over the mandated $9 minimum wage in nearby California.
“Ultimately, our goal is to provide resort guests with a high quality experience every time they visit Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe,” said Mike Pierce, director of marketing at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. “We are confident this wage increase will help us to both remain competitive as an employer, and attract and retain top talent across a variety of positions both on snow and in other departments that regularly engage with our guests.”
Mt. Rose ski resort is located 25 minutes from Reno and is a convenient location for locals as well as visitors from the nearby Lake Tahoe region. Mt. Rose ski resort boasts Lake Tahoe’s highest base elevation at 8,260 feet, ensuring supreme snow conditions even on the warmest spring days. The resort’s 1,200 acres feature an ample variety of runs ideal for every level of skier & snowboarder.
The legendary Chutes offer 1,500 vertical feet of north/east facing extreme terrain with some of the longest continuous vertical in North America (40 to 55 degree runs for over 1000’).
The wage increase reflects just one of the many perks offered to Mt. Rose ski resort employees. A job at the mountain also includes complimentary skiing and snowboarding, free lessons and equipment rentals, significant discounts on retail items and at resort food outlets.
These components add to the unique allure of this local resort, and frequent parties and employee functions reinforce the underlying team spirit that brings returning staff back to Mt. Rose ski resort year after year.
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe will begin hiring for a variety of seasonal positions for the 2015-16 winter season on October 1, 2015. For more information, visit www.skirose.com.
Jeffrey Weidel can be reached at skiweidel@gmail.com. Thanks for visiting his website at www.tahoeskiworld.com
