Summer Jobs at Alaska Adventure Lodges

Within The Wild Adventure Company is a family-owned and operated adventure travel business in Alaska offering two remote full service fly-in lodges - Winterlake Lodge and Redoubt Bay Lodge - within Southcentral Alaska. We offer helicopter-hiking and glacier trekking, float trips (with both emphasis on sportfishing as well as natural history touring), backcountry hiking trips, dog sled tours, cross-country skiing, and other outdoor adventures. We are open year-round.

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We pride ourselves on being a small owner-operated business that emphasizes personal attention. Every member of our team becomes a visible and integral part of our fabric. We are an extremely hard-working group, demanding much from our environment and ourselves. We strive for personal excellence daily, in the work we do and we expect the same from our employees.

Our philosophy towards the environment is such that we feel that we want to preserve the integrity of Alaska s wilderness. We promote minimal-impact use. All of our trips conducted on State or Federal lands are done so with proper permitting and responsible outdoor ethics.

Recreation

Currently in our winter season, our employees are participating in a morning stretch and yoga class. We go dog mushing every day. We try to create off-time social opportunities amongst ourselves as we create our own small community. Some individual and team sports activities during the summer include swimming in the lake, volleyball, hiking, and photography. It is important to know that we do not support alcohol-centered social recreation at either of our lodges and if you are dependent on this, you should not apply with us. We promote physical and metal wellness and look for opportunities to inspire and elevate each other through new experiences. On employee days off, we try to offer experiences that will enhance your Alaskan summer experience. Last summer, each of our employees at Winterlake Lodge were able to ride in our Robinson R-44 helicopter and experience the awesome Tordrillo Mountains and Alaska Range from high vistas. Several of our Redoubt Bay Lodge employees were able to go into Lake Clark National Park and explore the back-country. Often, employees make life-long friendships amongst each other.

We make lodge life as comfortable, easy-going, and fun as we can. Some rules are strict and will be absolutely enforced, as with our no-drug policies and our abhorrence for excessive alcohol consumption. We enjoy physically and mentally challenging ourselves to explore new areas of the back-country and to learn new skills. We are passionate music collectors and music makers, with a particular interest in bluegrass.

Room and Board

Housing options: Shared Room and Wall Tent

For those who have never lived in a rustic environment before, camp life can be a somewhat difficult transition. There is limited employee housing at both lodges and employees are required to share a room with one other staff member of the same sex. There is the occasional compelling exception to offer an employee a private room. At Winterlake Lodge, some employees are housed in "weatherport" structures, which are rigid wall tents situated on platforms. At Redoubt Bay Lodge, we offer small cabins. Some employees are required to spend extended time on remote float trips and out-camp adventures.

Employees take meals together at regularly scheduled meal times. The lodge chefs prepare food for the staff as well as the guests. Room and board is included in your salary package.Our lodges are remote full service fly-in lodges. Because of the limited number of days in our summer season, all Within The Wild Adventure Company employees can expect to work a 10-hour day, 6 days per week. With one day off per week, it is possible to leave some camp settings for your day off. Often, many people remain in camp for the duration of their contract. If you choose to fly out, there is a nominal fee for employee travel.

Benefits

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Transportation Info

Transportation to and from the lodge (via floatplane) and Anchorage is provided. Second-year and other returning employees are offered a transportation allowance to travel to Alaska from their home state. Employees can travel to and from Anchorage and the lodge occasionally throughout the summer at a discounted air taxi rate.

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