Vail Resorts No Longer Mandates Employee Covid Vaccinations If you wanted to work for Vail Resorts last season you had to have had a covid-19 vaccination. This year it looks like that is no longer the case. None of the recent job listings on Vail Resorts’s careers website mention having a covid-19 jab as a requirement for employment. Related: Vail Resorts Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate When asked about this […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 2, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Investing in a New Mental Health Program for Its Employees The following email was sent by Vail Resorts CEO, Kirsten Lynch, to team members on July 7, 2022. Related: Living The Dream Or Mentally Unstable? Mental Health Crisis In Mountain Towns Team – In March, I shared the details of our new direction to focus on all of you – year-round and seasonal, hourly and salaried, mountain resorts and corporate. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 1, 2022 31 Comments
Vail Resorts Unveils New Company Direction That Focuses on Employees Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch sent a letter to all employees yesterday, laying out a “pivotal shift in our company’s direction with a new strategic focus on all of you.” Related: Vail Resorts Announce $20/hr Minimum Wage for Employees and $21/hr for Patrollers The letter highlights a number of ways in which the resort will be focusing on their employees; […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 15, 2022 19 Comments
Two Vail-Owned Resorts End Volunteer Programs At many resorts, it doesn’t take long to find a member of guest services hanging around the base areas. These folks are ready to answer all your questions and provide directions to anywhere on the mountain. Breckenridge and Keystone resorts have both canceled these programs and replaced them with paid positions starting this winter season. For years, this role has […] Industry News Jake Vigesaa | November 23, 2021 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Not Allowing Employees to Ski/Ride Opening Day Opening day is upon us. You’ve waited all summer, dreamed of boarding your first chair of the season, making those first tentative turns, and having fun with your friends and family as you celebrate the start of a new ski season. Unfortunately, Vail Resorts employees will have to wait for a little longer––the company is restricting employees and their dependants […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 12, 2021 2 Comments
Aspen Skiing Co. Mandates Covid-19 Vaccination for Employees Aspen Skiing Co. announced yesterday that they will require all employees to get fully vaccinated before the start of the winter season, the Aspen Times reported. Related: Austrian Ski Instructor Training Candidates Face Vaccine Mandate The company, in conjunction with Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH), said that all winter employees must be fully vaccinated by November 15th (10/31 for AVH). The requirement […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 15, 2021 2 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces its Largest Investment for Upcoming Winter––Its Employees Vail Resorts recently announced the largest single investment the company will make ahead of this coming ski and snowboard season: a wage increase for many workers, including a $15 minimum wage at several of its world-class resorts such as Vail Mountain, Breckenridge Ski Resort, and Park City Mountain. “Talent and staffing is critical to our ongoing success. We are thrilled […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2021 12 Comments
Big White Ski Resort, BC Fires Employees After Partying Results in 60 Covid-19 Cases Big White Ski Resort, BC, has fired a number of employees after 60 covid-19 cases were traced back to parties in employee shared housing. The employees were let go ‘for breaking a social responsibility contract’ that includes clauses such as reporting symptoms of illness to managers and following public health orders around social gatherings. All employees are expected to adhere to […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 17, 2020 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC Confirms Multiple COVID Cases in Employee Housing Multiple cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Whistler Blackcomb staff housing as of last week, with an undisclosed figure as to just how many positive cases there are, according to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). But VCH isn’t calling the recent positive COVID cases at Whister Blackcomb an outbreak—at least not yet. Related: Not Wearing a Mask is […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 1, 2020 1 Comment
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO Lays off 430 Employees Arapahoe Basin is letting go of 430 seasonal full-time and part-time employees come April 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief operating officer Alan Henceroth made the announcement on Friday, March 20, 2020 in a video that was shared on Arapahoe Basin’s website and Instagram. He said, “We did not see the massive disruption to all of our personal lives. […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 21, 2020 0 Comments
How The Weather Determines The Size Of Our Bank Accounts Working in the ski industry means you rely heavily on one thing, the weather. This doesn’t change depending on your department whether it be ski school, lift ops, ticket sales, hospitality, grooming, retail or even just being the worlds best ceramics cleanser (a nice way of saying dishwasher.) The weather dictates how busy a resort will be which has a […] Industry News Alex K | December 14, 2018 2 Comments
Sugarbush Resort, VT Affordable Housing for Employees Program Returns for Second Season After a successful first year, Sugarbush Resort, VT is bringing back the Tenants for Turns program again this winter. The program incentivizes local homeowners to supply affordable housing to resort employees. Last year, Sugarbush had 28 landlords complete applications. From this, 26 employees were housed at 17 different properties around the Mad River Valley. The properties rented included 5 houses, […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 14, 2018 0 Comments
Steamboat Ski Area To Offer A Cash Incentive To Landlords, Due To Rising Cost Of Living Winter has returned to the Rocky Mountains and Steamboat Ski Area is looking get their employees affordable living, the ski area announced that it will pay an additional $200 a month to qualifying landlords who can house a ski area employee for under $500 a month. Landlords would receive $200 a month for each ski area employee it houses, this […] Daniel Lucero | November 17, 2016 0 Comments
2 Injured, 1 Dies in Crystal Mountain Ski Resort Accident “We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our own. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family, friends and loved ones of the three employees who were involved in a tragic accident last night. Our mountain family is mourning, yet we are thankful for the two lives that were spared. A painful reminder that the mountains […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2013 1 Comment
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