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 […]
This info graph could not be any simpler or clearer, not many words needed to supplement its impact. The distinction between clarity and ambiguity becomes so clear when you couple with consistency and inconsistency. One thing I have learned over time and my own omission are that even though you may have a well-defined vision, […]
At this time of year, many of you will be looking at adding significant staff members to support your operations during the winter season. In this time of tight labor supply, the onboarding process deserves a bit more thought and investment of time and effort. If you pick up any research done on onboarding most […]
High praise to Aspen Ski Company for their new ad campaign, Give A Flake. I am sure most of you have seen the announcement on social media, but I thought it was worth mentioning as it is a bold step and one that all ski areas should follow with their own guests, asking their clients […]
