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Aspen Skiing Co. CEO Asks Staff to ‘Make an Even Greater Effort’ During National Brotherhood of Skiers Visit This Week

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Aspen Skiing Co. CEO Mike Kaplan has encouraged his employees to make the resort an even more welcoming place than usual when the National Brotherhood of Skiers, “the largest black ski group in the United States,” visit the ski town this week. Related: U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 4-Year Partnership With National Brotherhood of Skiers In a memo to employees, […]

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SnowBrains | February 9, 2022
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Exclusive: In Letter to Employees, Aspen Ski Company CEO Warns that US Ski Season is in Jeopardy

SnowBrains obtained the following letter that Aspen SkiCo CEO Mike Kaplan sent to SkiCo employees on November 16, 2020. The letter warns that the current COVID spike is threatening ski season. This letter is partially specific to Aspen but also alludes to county shutdowns of ski resorts all across the country. Read Kaplan’s exclusive letter below, and do your part […]

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Clay Malott | November 18, 2020
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Aspen Skiing Co. Increases Pass Prices for Locals by $320 to “spread people out and enable capacity controls.”

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Aspen Skiing Co. has announced changes for this season and a new line of ski passes purposed to “spread people out and enable capacity controls,” according to the corporation’s CEO, Mike Kaplan, who talked with the Aspen Times in a phone interview Thursday. The world-famous ski resort is attempting to avoid having to use a reservation system this season, which would […]

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SnowBrains | September 28, 2020
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Aspen Skiing Co. CEO Mike Kaplan Prepares for Economic Uncertainty by Cutting Salaried Employees Benefits

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In an email to employees, Aspen Skiing Co. (SkiCo) CEO Mike Kaplan announced the company would be cutting some employee benefits in an effort to balance the books for what is an uncertain year ahead. In-line with many other companies in the industry SkiCo is expecting the global pandemic to have an impact on their bottom line, so is preparing […]

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SnowBrains | August 11, 2020
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CEO of Aspen Skiing Co. Offers Look at Next Season | Expect ‘Annoying’ Procedural Changes

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The CEO of Aspen Skiing Co., Mike Kaplan, yesterday penned an open letter to the community discussing the company’s plans and to set expectations for the upcoming ski season. While not getting into specific procedural changes, he mentions that riding lifts and gondolas will be restricted, social distancing and face-covering measures will be implemented in public spaces, wherever possible ordering […]

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SnowBrains | July 29, 2020
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CEO of Aspen Ski Co. Hopeful That Some Colorado Ski Areas May Reopen Later This Season

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order last Saturday requiring all ski areas in the state to close through March 22 and today, March 17, Vail Resorts announced that their resorts will remained closed for the rest of the season. But CEO and president of Aspen Ski Co. Mike Caplan is hopeful that some Colorado resorts will be able to […]

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SnowBrains | March 17, 2020
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