The recent ski lift incident in Gudauri, Georgia has certainly gotten plenty of air time and I am sure you have seen various posts about this unfortunate incident. It is remarkable that the injuries that did occur were not more serious and that there were no fatalities. For those requiring a refresher on what happen, here
From the perspective of training people to use the software I sell for mountain operations at ski areas, MountainOffice and Medic52, the success of your decision to install a technology or any tool depends significantly on how you handle the transition from where you are today to where you want to be. This challenge can
As I have aged and maybe gained some wisdom, I am amazed how much more my thinking has become more people oriented than dollar oriented. The reality is that both resources are critical to any organizations success, for-profit or non-profit. If the ski industry invested as much effort in managing its people as it does it
Staying on message for improving the work life of a lifty, a snowmaker, and all other front line staff at ski areas, I am again sharing something from Patrick Lencioni. I know I have shared this type of information in the past but I don’t think it can be repeated too many times. For sake of
It’s summer and many of us are laying back and enjoying some down time, not all are though. Those who are on the ball are deep into thinking about next year and finding a way to fill the many seasonal jobs that will need to be filled to deliver the customer experience the marketing department
Steep Management has experience in ski area operations, particularly with the challenges of strategic daily routines and workflow. Developed For Ski Industry Professionals, by Ski Industry Professionals. Through our software products we can assist you in maintaining focus on those things which you and your team need to meet your goals and objectives.
Database of record: Centralized and organized data assists in recognizing and evaluating patterns, resulting in more thoughtful planning and informed predictions.
Rapid, intuitive retrieval of current and historical data (accessible on or offsite) improves decision making at all levels of management.
Simple report generation.
Reduces risk and potential lawsuits.
Supports visualization of current and future mountain infrastructure (e.g. Gazex explosives locations, forest thinning, designing new runs, parking, etc.).
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The web and mobile application suite will provide editing and data collection tools for mapping incidents (wrecks, accidents) of any kind.
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Ability to document, track and analyze slope conditions with one tool.
Ease of real-time data entry (no more logbooks or spreadsheets!).
Centralized and organized data assists in recognizing and evaluating patterns, resulting in more thoughtful planning and informed predictions.
Provides detailed current and historical weather patterns for visualizing/predicting.
Saves money through more precise use of explosives.
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The dispatch and risk module leverage Esri’s Survey 123 for ArcGIS, providing an intuitive survey-form, data-driven workflow for point feature collection and reporting. Data collected with SmartMountain Survey apps, which are available for both web browsers and native desktop and mobile apps for standard operating systems, are integrated with one or more SmartMountain modules, providing real-time or disconnected and later synchronized workflows for data collection and integration.
Each ski resort decided what they wish to display on the Dispatch Dashboard including on-hill incidents, walk-in incidents, on-hill refusals, missing persons, work details for different departments, ski patrol rosters for the day, clearances, and sweeps.
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