Join the Team: Winter Food & Beverage Lead Cook

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Boise National Forest, ID | Seasonal, Winter Operating Season

The Winter Food & Beverage Lead Cook position prepares and cooks a variety of menu items for guests to enjoy while at Bogus Basin during the winter operational season.

Why Bogus Basin?

Where Mountain Life Meets City Living: Work at a four-season mountain recreation area while living in Boise—one of the fastest-growing, most livable cities in the U.S. With a thriving downtown, welcoming neighborhoods, and an energetic arts and dining scene, Boise pairs urban life with quick access to the outdoors, just 16 miles from the slopes.

Mission-Driven, Community-Focused: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Bogus Basin is dedicated to providing accessible, affordable outdoor recreation, education, and community programming year-round. Every dollar earned is reinvested into the mountain and its people, not shareholders. Our values of kindness, respect, professionalism, and fun create a workplace where everyone is welcome.

Unbeatable Access to the Outdoors: Located in the Boise National Forest, Bogus Basin offers year-round activities: skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and tubing in the winter; mountain biking, hiking, and chairlift rides in the summer. Employees enjoy the perks of mountain life while being part of a community-oriented team.

How You’ll Make a Difference

As a Winter Food & Beverage Lead Cook, you’ll prepare and cook menu items while supporting the daily operations of the lodge kitchen. You’ll maintain a clean, organized work area, ensure staff levels support safe and efficient service, and help provide a high-quality guest experience in line with Bogus Basin’s standards of hospitality and professionalism.

A Day in the Life

You’ll start your shift in the kitchen preparing ingredients and cooking menu items. You’ll monitor production levels, ensure cleanliness, and assign daily tasks to team members. You may assist staff with questions, solve kitchen-related issues, and make sure the kitchen is fully ready for service at opening and properly closed at the end of the day. Each day offers the opportunity to support your team while ensuring guests enjoy delicious, safe, and timely food service.

Key Responsibilities

Kitchen Operations

• Accurately and efficiently prepare and cook menu items.
• Maintain a clean work area and assist with cleaning other areas of the Food and Beverage department.
• Report issues to management regarding production levels, staff, and food/equipment safety.
• Ensure proper staffing levels for efficient and safe service.
• Make sure the kitchen is ready for service at opening and closed correctly at the end of the day.

Team Support & Leadership

• Assign daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning lists and ensure they are followed correctly.
• Assist in training staff, fostering a positive, team-oriented environment.
• Support staff as needed, assisting with questions or issues.

Guest Experience & Safety

• Maintain a professional attitude towards guests and staff.
• Promote safety by following safe practices and reporting any unsafe conditions or situations while on premise.

What You Bring

• Cooking and/or restaurant knowledge and experience helpful.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Physical ability to stand, walk, reach, and balance for long periods.
• Manual dexterity to handle kitchen utensils.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, or crouch occasionally.
• Ability to lift, move, and/or support up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to work mid-October through mid-May.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Must have food handling certificate.
• Availability to work the full season.

What We Offer

• Seasonal role with opportunities to return each year.
• Free or discounted ski passes for you and your family, plus resort discounts.
• A supportive, mission-driven workplace that values inclusion, teamwork, and community.

Working Conditions

• Lodge/restaurant environment, indoors and outdoors.
• Possible exposure to inclement weather.

Be Part of Something Bigger

At Bogus Basin, you’ll do more than cook—you’ll help create a welcoming, safe, and high-quality dining experience for guests while supporting your team. If you’re ready to bring your culinary and teamwork skills to our Food & Beverage team, apply today and help make mountain memories.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bogus Basin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Application assistance available upon request.