ITRA Resort Rescue Technician

Resort Rescue Technicians must be proficient in advanced team-based operations on steep and variable terrain, including the management and transport of non-ambulatory patients using litters or toboggans. In addition, technicians are required to perform complex rescues involving aerial tramway and elevated systems.

Evacuations from chairlifts, gondolas, ziplines, and adventure park installations represent some of the most hazardous rescue operations performed in resort environments. This course provides teams with the skills and methodologies necessary to safely evacuate occupants from these systems. Training is grounded in OSHA and ANSI requirements, rope rescue best practices for work at height, and guidance from the NSAA Aerial Evacuation Resource Guide and Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) standards.

Participants are trained in a variety of rescue and evacuation techniques, including rescuer access methods, controlled lowering of passengers, and worker-from-height rescue procedures. Emphasis is placed on risk management, system efficiency, and team coordination.

The program also includes a review of existing site-specific procedures and management protocols, with practical recommendations for improving equipment selection, operational readiness, and rescue efficiency.

All instruction is delivered on-site with the host resort’s personnel, ensuring hands-on, scenario-based training that directly reflects real-world conditions and prepares teams for actual emergency responses.

Price | $1250.00 / Student