The best kept secret of the Sequoias
Silver City Mountain Resort is a unique experience dedicated to boutique lodging and craft food at high elevation. We are mountain people with a strong sense of adventure running in our veins! We are storytellers, artists, community cultivators, explorers, and we are some of the hardest working staff in the Sierra. We love it here, and want our staff to embrace the same mountain spirit!
Remote and off the grid, Silver City Mountain Resort is tucked deep in rural Sequoia National Park. We are located at 7000 feet elevation and surrounded by high peaks, alpine lakes, and without a doubt the best hiking in the Sequoias!
About Silver City Mountain Resort
Up a steep, windy mountain road in the High Sierras is Silver City Mountain Resort. Four miles further and you reach the breathtakingly beautiful subalpine valley called Mineral King. The hidden gem of Sequoia National Park.
Due to the inaccessibility of Silver City and Mineral King, the mountain has remained largely untouched and remains one of the best-kept secrets of the serious outdoorsman. Tourists, backpackers, adventurers and locals head up the pioneer-era road every year to experience the majesty, solitude and magic of our area.
Silver City Mountain Resort is a privately owned and operated historic hotel and restaurant, even though it is surrounded by National Park Service land. As an island within the Park, our small family-like operation values teamwork, communication, strong worth ethic, adventure and the Great Outdoors! Beginning in 1929, our hospitality experience embodies the “old way” where guests are treated like family, the surrounding multi-generational community is honored, and the staff is expected to add and not detract from the “mountain spirit” we try to convey.
Silver City is remote, off the grid, and has no cell phone reception- ideal for disconnecting and getting in touch with what really matters. An hour and thirty minutes down the mountain, the small town of Three Rivers happens to be the closest store and coffee shop, making SCMR the hub for backpackers, cabin owners, day hikers, and guests alike. Located at 7,000 feet elevation, and surrounded by majestic sugar pines, cedars, and douglas firs, Silver City Mountain Resort is truly a mountain escape we are proud to share!
Our Culture: SCMR staff embraces self-reliance, a sense of adventure, and common love for the outdoors. SCMR staff exudes the good old-fashioned pioneering spirit, and we encourage dialogue and creativity with our crew. Challenges are welcomed and expected, and teamwork is essential to overcoming whatever might come our way- SCMR does not operate without each team member coming together to problem solve and make it happen. We cannot have any "lone wolves" as part of our team, or business simply will not work.
To fit in here, you must have an above average work ethic, an above average love of the High Sierra (or a desire to develop that love), and an above average sense of adventure. We cultivate the team, everything we do is for the team, and management will not tolerate any other type of attitude!
We also pride ourselves on being the "friendliest staff" in the Sequoias and expect each staff member to keep this as a top priority. Whether you are in our restaurant, our gift shop, or out on the property housekeeping and conducting maintenance, we expect our staff to adhere to our company culture. Our efforts to be the best crew in the Sierra, and have the most fun doing it, defines how we structure the team.
We look for hardworking, flexible, outdoor-loving individuals who know how to make magic happen as part of a team! If you think this is you, please do not hesitate to apply.
The Employee Experience
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Silver City Mountain Resort values the ideals of a small business, and we strive to create a staff that treats each other and our guests like family. Not only does this help the day-to-day running of the business, but it helps make the staff experience far more enjoyable!
Our staff lives on property in separate female and male dorms, and so it is essential that they can get along with a wide variety of individuals. Unfortunately, we do not offer couples housing at this time.
Our staff consists of twelve to seventeen employees in total, which makes for a very intimate, family-like work environment! Expect to make lasting friendships, conquer many literal and metaphorical mountains, and learn what it's like to live in a small community off the grid. We value friendships, team collaboration, innovation, having fun, and good old-fashioned hard work.
We are a "boots on, ready for anything" type of business, and our staff reflects this in every way. Our staff culture values the pioneering spirit: creativity, tenacity, and a can-do mountain attitude to conquer obstacles and thrive in such a wildly unpredictable place.
We are currently in the process of expanding our resort, so it is an exciting time to be a part of its history. We have projects and updates on-going to make sure that we are the best we can be, and desire those who want to help us make our hospitality experience the best it can be!
The updated store and restaurant area look absolutely beautiful with the blue pine walls. With more space than we've ever had, we will be adding more merchandise to the store, and more seating to the restaurant. Silver City Mountain Resort is now officially a "cut above" the rest!
Because Silver City is located up a windy mountain road and is an hour and half away from the closest bar or grocery store, the staff who is the best fit for us are those who are already in love with the outdoors. While we have lots of different types of individuals working for us, the commonality is that everyone loves being deep in the High Sierra. Artists, adventurers, botanists, day hikers... you name it, we have had these wonderful individuals work for us, but all of them already have a love affair with the wild outdoors. It is magical up here, and we want to work with those who are able to see that special magic!
Apply to see what we are all about!
Ideal Candidate
YOU ARE:
A person who embraces the spirit of the mountain! What does this mean? It means that you are an adventure seeker, an outdoor and nature enthusiast, someone who embraces hard work and challenges, and someone who will put the good of the team in front of their own personal interests. You are a mature individual who knows how to live and get-along with a variety of different personalities. You are a go-getter, and a self-starter!
WHO WE ARE:
We are adventurers, poets, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, and community builders. We value the core values of our brand: Community, Integrity, Collaboration and Authenticity. Everything we do is to strengthen those values, and we will not tolerate any employee who goes against our core beliefs.
Room and Board
Silver City Mountain Resort requires all employees to live on property, otherwise it would be a really long commute to work! We have newly remodeled staff housing cabins for both men and women with shared rooms and bathrooms. There is also a common area and staff kitchen, as well as a staff fire pit for times of leisure. The cabins are located on-site, and we challenge you to find a shorter commute to work! Although the management staff has dogs on-site, staff pets will not be allowed. Sorry for the inconvenience, but with the wildlife and being within the Sequoia National Park, it is too much of a liability. Thank you for understanding.
We offer room and board for a very low cost of $80/week which is directly taken out of each employee's paycheck.
Employee Perks
The greatest perk we offer is the opportunity to live in the High Sierras, with the opportunity to explore and cultivate your outdoor experience.
You can hike all summer and still see only a fraction of what Mineral King has to offer. Hiking, fishing, backpacking, or just lounging by the river are some of the favorite activities of our staff. We offer a variety of food to our staff, filling our staff fridges every week, and we are happy to accommodate different dietary preferences. Employees have access to four common areas: The staff kitchen, the staff deck, staff fire pit, and the staff lounge where they can play games and hang-out in their off time. In addition, the WiFi is free to our staff.
Another perk of being in the Sequoias is that it is located in central California, meaning that adventures off the mountain are also easily accessible. San Francisco and Los Angeles are almost equal distance from us, and there are many places to explore in-between! Two major highways (99 & I5) are very accessible to us.
Getting Here and Getting Around
Getting to Silver City: we are located at Mile 21 Mineral King Road in Sequoia National Park, CA. One can fly into Fresno and take public transportation to Visalia. From there you would need to be picked up to begin your journey up the mountain. There is no public transportation to Silver City. We can gladly pick you up in Visalia and transport you and your luggage up the windy Mineral King road. If you do not bring up a car with you, then you will need to make friends with your teammates and get creative when you seek adventure off the mountain!
For Fun
If you are an outdoor enthusiast, an artist, or just a lover of the rugged beauty of the Sierra, activities abound!
In our opinion Mineral King has the best hiking in Sequoia National Park, if not in all of California. The trail heads are just two to four miles away from the resort. Sawtooth Peak towers at 12,343 feet, or Florence Peak at 12,437 feet, if the challenge of our two highest peaks entices you.
The backpacking and fly fishing are phenomenal. Natural vistas, stunning views, and high peaks can be seen after a short drive to the end of the road. There are also well over twelve different alpine lakes to hike to, and swim in.
If star gazing is your thing, Mineral King Valley offers one of the best locations in the country; the light pollution is non-existent. Watching meteorite showers in Mineral King is a favorite staff activity every year!
If you enjoy climbing mountains, fishing streams, skinning dipping in icy mountain lakes and being awestruck by the enormity of the Milky Way, then you will not be bored here at Silver City Mountain Resort!
What other fun is there to be had? Access to the massive state of California. Because we are located in the center of California, sightseeing proves easy. Staff will often make trips to other national parks, the beaches of the San Luis Obispo region, wine country, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and anywhere else in-between! Once down the mountain, Highways 5 and 99 are a very easy jaunt. These will take you to just about anywhere you want to go.
We suggest bringing a car or at least have a personable demeanor so that you can make friends with your fellow staff members- this makes adventuring much easier!
How to Apply
Please click APPLY HERE to complete our online application. You are encouraged to upload your Cover Letter and Resume as part of the application process.
Contact Info
- Molly Dunn
- molly@silvercityresortca.com
- (559) 561-3223
- www.silvercityresort.com
