Jackson Kohnke
Gunnison,CO
Summary
Passionate outdoors person who loves working in the mountains. Previously employed at Echo Mountain and Mt. Crested Butte as a ski lift operator with 18+ years of skiing experience and over two years of lift operation experience, as well as some experience with equipment rentals, ticket scanning, and customer service. Recently employed at The Club at Crested Butte as a part of the golf course maintenance team. Currently a certified ski instructor at Crested Butte Mountain Resort.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Ski Instructor
Crested Butte Ski Resort
11.2022 - Current
- Detailed safety rules and procedures regarding activities to customers and guests.
- Offered constructive feedback to clients to help reach goals.
- Utilized various coaching models and techniques to maximize client success.
- Developed and delivered effective and engaging coaching sessions to improve performance.
- Promoted proper stretching, warmups and conditioning exercises to prevent sports injuries.
- Facilitated group coaching sessions and provided individual coaching support.
Golf Course Groundskeeper
The Club At Crested Butte
05.2022 - Current
- Experience operating lawn maintenance equipment
- Experience upkeeping all areas of the golf course
- Some additional customer service experience
Lift Operator
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Additional lift operation experience
- Additional customer service experience
- Maintained lift mazes, ramps and signs.
- Ticket scanning experience
- Alerted mountain staff of any serious problems on lift.
- Helped guests get on and off lift.
- Performed pre-operation inspections and post-operation shutdown procedures.
Lift Operator
Echo Mountain
12.2019 - 03.2021
- Two seasons of lift operation experience
- Some experience in equipment rentals/retail
- Customer service experience on the tubing hill
- Experience as a parking attendant
- Learned and enforced lift rules, policies and procedures.
- Helped guests get on and off lift.
- Performed pre-operation inspections and post-operation shutdown procedures.
- Slowed lift down or stopped it in case of high-risk or young riders.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Resort Management
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO12.2024
High School Diploma -
Evergreen High School
Evergreen, CO05.2020
Skills
- Guest Services
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Lift Safety
- Fine Motor Skills
- Equipment Operation
- Private Instruction
- Ski Techniques Education
- Conflict Resolution
- Team Communication
- Social Perceptiveness
Certification
PSIA Alpine Level 1 Instructing Certification
Timeline
Certified Ski Instructor
Crested Butte Ski Resort
11.2022 - Current
Golf Course Groundskeeper
The Club At Crested Butte
05.2022 - Current
Lift Operator
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
02.2022 - 04.2022
Lift Operator
Echo Mountain
12.2019 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Resort Management
Western Colorado University
High School Diploma -
Evergreen High School
PSIA Alpine Level 1 Instructing Certification
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