Addressing Problems Faced by International Seasonal Workers at North American Ski Areas The Co-founders of SEE YOU NEXT SEASON, have called on the North American ski industry to “do better” in terms of attracting and keeping employees. In a hard-hitting podcast, Matt Fuller and Iain Lygo highlight the global options available for young adventurous seasonal workers, and how countries are very willing to host working holidaymakers to fill labour market gaps. “There […] Industry News Guest Author | November 3, 2023 0 Comments
Who Are The Unsung Heroes of Ski Resorts? Who are the unrecognized heroes of ski resorts? The votes are in! According to 183 Facebook comments on the SnowBrains Facebook page in response to the question: “Who are the unsung heroes at a ski resort?” there are three close finishers. The top three unsung heroes all finished within a couple of points of each other: Lift Maintenance, Lift Ops, […] Industry News Riley McDonald | November 21, 2022 1 Comment
A Day in the Life of a “Lifty” First off… what is a “Lifty?” A Lifty is what we call a Ski Lift Operator. They’re those guys and gals that stand by the buttons and occasionally yell at you to move all the way up to the green line to load the ski lift. During the winter of 2021/2022, I worked as a Lifty in Park City, Utah. […] Industry News Riley McDonald | October 31, 2022 1 Comment
Injured Woman Suing Killington/Pico, VT and Lifty for Allegedly Causing her to Fall from Chairlift A local woman alleging she was injured by a ski-lift operator when his snowboard tangled with her skis in 2015 is suing the Killington/Pico, VT resort, and the lifty. Last week, a jury was scheduled to be drawn in the case, which was filed in February 2016. In the initial complaint, Ara Lefrancois, through Rutland law firm Miller, Faignant and […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2018 0 Comments
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