As we move through March now is the time to think about next season. I know, the last thing you want to put effort into, but a little time now can make next fall and early winter much easier in terms of staffing and hiring for your seasonal positions. The Exit Interview can be a […]
Ski patrollers across the country provide many services to the skiing and riding public. However, with the plethora of snow in the West this year many have been asked to go way beyond their normal duties. Shoveling out and doing the mitigation work to make the slopes safe is obvious. A recent article in the […]
Recently I had the opportunity to ski at two different resorts on back to back days. With my critical eye I often pay attention to small details at a ski area, guess I can’t let go. This experience gave me food for thought that the maintenance culture of a ski area really matters in the […]
At the recent NSAA Trade Show at Snowbird and Killington, Mile Lane and Earl Saline of NSAA lead a presentation of the Lift Maintenance Training Guide (LMTRG). The LMTRG, and I quote from the opening page, “has been developed with the intent to help areas of all sizes develop and structure training programs for their […]
The last Steep newsletter includes a post on the ski industry having skiers and riders speak up to the policy and decisions makers that would slow down the earth’s warming. This is a follow up to that request prompted by a recent article read and hearing that the leader of the FIS does not believe […]
The global climate issue is certainly one that can be overwhelming when one tries to envision solving this problem. Yes, we have some who believe there is no problem, but I would hope anybody associated with snow sports is a believer. Ski areas certainly need to do their part in trying to reduce their carbon […]
Six World Class Mountains all using MountainOffice These world-class ski areas all use MountainOffice to manage their mountain operations including lift maintenance, vehicle maintenance, and snowmaking maintenance. Each of these mountains’ mountain operation teams has played a significant part in making MountainOffice what it is today. Features such as the mobile app, the […]
MountainOffice is pleased to announce an upgrade to its mobile app. This upgrade provides new features that make the mobile app a much more effective tool for technicians out on the hill. The new features include a more user friendly loading of schedules/work orders when going outside of wifi connectivity, easily allowing the technician to […]
By: Daniel Osborne – CEO of EcoTecSnow, distributor of SnowGage Over the past several years new technologies have come to market that are clearly starting to benefit the snow business. The high-efficiency snow wands and control systems of HKD Snowmakers are a good example of this and so is Vail Resorts’ EpicMix application. Various new […]
As demands on the guest and public safety within ski resorts increases and litigation can mean negative publicity, ski resorts must work hard to ensure every incident is well documented. Even with changes to the law, and in some cases specific local legislation to help limit liability for the resort, there is still the need to build […]
