Welcome to the 2025/26 Season!

To be eligible for MSAA tickets this season, you will need to have completed the the Employee Manual Quiz below. Make sure you have read our Employee Manual prior to starting the quiz, you will need to obtain at least a 90% on the quiz to pass.

If your department has any additional online training, it will also be linked here. Once you have completed the Employee Manual Quiz, you can move on to your department specific quiz.

Snowbowl Employee Manual

To start click on the link below to open the Employee Manual in a new tab. Read the manual and keep the tab open so you can look up answers if you need to. Then click start to start the quiz. You need 90% to pass (you can retake it).

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What's the longest run at the Bowl?

West Ridge

Happy Trails

Grizzly-Grizzly Chute

North Dakota-Paradise

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A near miss As you pulled a box off the top shelf, a full gallon of paint got dislodged and fell, just missing your foot. What do you now?

Put the paint back on the shelf, pushing it all the way to the back.

Don't worry about it, it could never happen again.

After work buy a pitcher of beer -It's your lucky day!

Grab and fill out a Near Miss form by the time clock and take it to the ticket office or tell it to Brad directly.

Let's start to correct the situation by bringing it up with your department and making a report. Best to place heavy objects where they are easily seen and reached.

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Where do you meet your students for a lesson?

At the designated meeting signs

Bottom of Grizzly Lift

The Last Run Inn

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What has to happen to be eligible for your first MSAA card?

Registering at the Last Run

Completing a full pay period, your department's basic training and successfully completing this quiz!

Skiing at least 5 different runs

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While working you cut your finger. What should you do?

Bandage it up and see the doctor the next morning

Get someone to give you a ride to the ER

Check with Pat, get some super glue and repair it yourself.

Check with your supervisor, start a work comp report and go get treatment as needed (with your workcomp claim number).

A workcomp report needs to get filed. Best to do it as soon as possible. It will save you time and make sure the services are paid.

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What can I do to avoid lossing my paycheck? To reissue a lost check and stop the original, our bank charges us $35.00!

Always put it in the same pocket

Go up to the bar and cash the check as soon as you get it

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You come up to ski with a friend and discover that you are scheduled to work. It is not a good idea to give your employee ticket to your friend because:

You'll lose your job

You won't be eligible to cash in the coupon on the back of the ticket

The lift ops will give your friend a bad time because of the employee ticket

You won't be able to ski some of the secret runs.

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When did the lifts first turn at Snowbowl - Snow Park?

1954

1965

1961

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What's new for the 2025-2026 season at the Bowl? Select all that are true.

Massive masticating --grinding down brush and stumps all over the mountain.

New designated parking area for staff

New snowmaking pipe line to Paradise and new snow guns

New carpet in the employee locker room

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If you (employee) ski a closed run, what is the most likely consequence?

Powder poacher certificate

Suspension without pay to possible termination

Warning

No skiing for the rest of the day

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Where is the Snowbowl Day Care located?

Last Run Inn after 2pm luch rush

Downstairs in the Lodge

There is no day care

Regular daycare services are not available this year, but the Ski School offers full-day or half-day programs like Little Rippers, Team Extreme and Boardheads, for kids 6 years and up.

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What's wrong with this time clock punch correction "Green Slip"

Looks like a "pay free day" at Snowbowl

Nothing

Can not be entered into payroll --Missing the date and time (s)

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Your never get your end of the season check. What could be the problem?

Your old address is still in the system

Post office strike

Your check is up at the Last Run

The address we have for you is the one listed on your paychecks. If it is incorrect you can change it directly through OnPay or you can hand in a green slip with your new address. Watch to make sure your corrected address shows up on your next check.

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Who is the Lift Operations Manager?

Art Wear

Garland Davis

Chris Fritsch

Morgan Griffiths

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What are MSAA cards and how many can you get? Pick all that apply

You must be actively working

MSAA card lets you ski for free at any Montana ski area

Full time eligible for three cards per area and Part time two, except Big Sky. one or two.

MSAA Montana Snowbowl Athletic Association use one for first chair on any powder day

Successfully complete this quiz before getting any cards

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The Skier's Responsibility Code is

Varies depending on what department you are in

A list of ten principles to follow while skiing and riding on the mountain

Printed on the back of the lift tickets

Only applies to guests not employees

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The LaVelle lift is shut down in the middle of the day and a friend of yours asked you what is going on. You should

The lift is old and breaks down often.

You heard some of the maintenance guys saying that the feedacam broke and they have to make a new one.

Politely tell them that it is being worked on as quickly as possible and Snowbowl will not operate the lift until it is fully inspected and safe.

Rumors and false information just causes problems and makes resolving the problem more difficult--affecting the operation of the area, yours and your fellow staff's employment and prompt resolution of the problem. Snowbowl management will issue a press release if appropriate.

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A skier grabs you in the lodge basement and tells you there is no toilet paper in the men's restroom. What should you do?

Turn off the lights so no one uses the restroom.

Put a note in the suggestion box that the restroom needs more toilet paper

Send them up to the bar restroom

Grab some rolls from the storeroom by the stairs, put them on the counter in the restroom and let the cafe staff know.

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To get a MSAA card to ski at another Montana area I need to sign up the day before I want to go.

False

True

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How much continuous vertical does Snowbowl have?

1800 feet

3000 feet

2600 feet

2200 feet

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You are in the base area and a skier stops you to tell you he saw a skier probably injured on Paradise. What should you do?

Help them call the patrol directly at 406-215-2636

Look around for a radio and call an all points for the ski patrol

Send them to the ski patrol dispatch office

Taken down all the details, location, type of injury, coat color etc and take it to the ticket office

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You forgot to punch out, what should you do?

No problem. The AI in the time clock will make an adjustment. Just check your paycheck when you get it.

Use one of the green slips near the timeclock. Make sure to list the date and the time of the missed punch. Leave the slip under the office door or next to your timecard.

Tell your supervisor the next day. They will take care of it.

Your score is

The average score is 90%

Ski School

Click the link below to open the Ski School Manual. You may retake this quiz as many times as needed, but you must score 90% or higher before you can begin receiving lesson assignments.

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What is the approved uniform for Ski School?

Any clean jacket with your name tag on it

Any employee gift that says "Snowbowl Staff"

Only the jackets that Snowbowl provides

Any black jacket with a name tag and patch on it

2 / 9

It is pay day, and you did not receive a check. Why might that have happened?

You did not fill out a timecard for this pay period

You did not meet the minimum number of lessons required

Ski School only gets paid once a month

3 / 9

Someone in your lesson has sustained an injury, what is the correct order of events?

Call student's parent (if child), call patrol if needed, fill out associated paperwork, inform the Director next time you see Sarah

Conact Ski Patrol, contact Director or if they are not available contact the supervisor, wait for patrol to arrive, fill out necessary paperwork, follow up with Ski Patrol to ensure all paperwork has been completed, debrief with Director

Check with student and give them the option to wait for patrol or meet patrol at the base, have the student fill out necessary paperwork, finish paperwork the next day you are scheduled to work, send the director an email to let them know the details of the incident

Contact Ski Patrol, inform them that Ski Patrol is on their way and take the remainder of your class back to the base to wait for the injured rider, once all riders have been picked-up or excused from the lesson take a quick ride break to clear your head, call the Director to inform them and fill out appropiate paperwork.

There could be situations where Patrol may not be needed, however always offer it to the injured person.

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How do you know what days/ when you are working?

Text Meg or Sarah so they can let you know at their earliest convience

Ask the first manager you see

Ask the desk staff what your schedule is

Check the schedule through Google Sheets

5 / 9

At what age can a child ride without an adult?

All kids under 16 years old must have an adult accompany them on a lift

No age requuirment

Must be at leasat 12 years old or at least 120 lbs

Must be at least 10 years old with prior experience

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It is my day off, I am not scheduled to work nor is it one of the days I said I was available to teach, and I want to go ride at the Bowl. Where do I get my ticket?

Employees don't need lift tickets

Go to the ticket window and sign in for an Employee Ticket

Ask the Desk Staff to print me off one while they are grabbing the lesson tickets.

7 / 9

Where do you meet your students for a lesson?

Bottom of Grizzly Lift

At the designated meeting signs

The Last Run Inn

8 / 9

You forgot to add a lesson to your time card before it was submitted at the end of pay roll, what should you do?

Talk to Sarah and leave a note on your new timecard

Complain that your check isn't right

Take extra Bowl Bucks to compensate for the lesson

Make sure you are filling your timecard out after every lesson to reduce the likelihood of forgetting any lessons!

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What does the Skier Responsibility Code state about control?

You must be be able to stop or avoid people/ objects

People ahead or downhill of you have the right of way

You must be able to stay in control in all off piste terrain

Double check what Responsibility Code item we are asking about

Your score is

The average score is 93%