Positions Available
- Avalanche Field Technician—Yukon (Whitehorse)
- Avalanche Field Technician (one winter temporary position)—Vancouver Island (Campbell River)
Position Overview/Summary
Avalanche Canada Field Technicians support public avalanche forecasting and winter backcountry safety by collecting high-quality weather, snowpack, terrain, and avalanche observations in remote mountain environments and communicating those observations clearly to avalanche professionals and the public. Working as part of a small regional field team, they contribute to daily hazard assessment and trip planning, travel safely and efficiently by ski or snowboard, snowmobile, and vehicle in complex winter terrain, and maintain a consistently cautious approach to operational risk while modelling best practices in avalanche terrain.
As the local face of Avalanche Canada, Field Technicians play an important role in raising public avalanche awareness, building professional relationships, and supporting Avalanche Canada's vision to inspire, engage, and empower recreationists to enjoy the winter backcountry while staying safe from avalanches.
Avalanche Canada is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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Vancouver Island Field Team (one winter temporary position)