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Aspen Skiing Co. Eliminates 50 Positions and Makes First Layoffs in 2 Decades

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To face up to the economic difficulties expected during the season ahead, Aspen Skiing Co. (Skico) has made the decision to lay off employees for the first time in almost two decades, reports The Aspen Times. In an internal letter to employees, of which The Aspen times obtained a copy, Aspen Skiing Co. President and CEO Mike Kaplan revealed that […]

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Vail Resorts Calls Off All 2020 Lift Construction, Announces Drastic Reduction In Expenses

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Today, Vail Resorts announced the cancellation of all their lift construction projects for 2020. Some of the ski resorts Vail had intended on giving new lifts included Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Keystone, and Okemo. The company made the decision as a response to the dramatic decline in their revenue stream due to the COVID-19 crisis. The mega-corporation expects this decrease in […]

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Snowbird Gives Its Employees 10,000 Pounds of Food After Shutting Down Because of Coronavirus

As ski season in North America winds to a painful end, resorts are having to lay off employees in large numbers. However, many resorts are still trying to accommodate their employees as best they can during this hard time for us all. Snowbird was among the many, many resorts that had to suddenly close because of the COVID-19 pandemic which […]

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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO Lays off 430 Employees

Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin COO.

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. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 21, 2020
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