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Originally Posted by SIKSKIER  Huh?What are you talking about?Sugarloaf pushed it back ONE day.They had announced the first weekend in May as a closing date goal more than a month ago. |
Its comments like these that illustrate the point Im trying to make. Season pass holders not thinking its that big a deal, or what the ramifications of being open an extra day can do to the employees that are there, making peanuts, just for you to ski an extra day.
So next time your going to start a job, try pushing back the start date a couple weeks a month in advance, then when the time comes push it back another day at a moments notice and see how it goes over. No employer is going to be stoked tabout the situation, not one. This thread is filled with a bunch of people who've never worked at a resort and are season pass holders. Notice how they all dont see the problem.
Ill conceed that season pass holders are going to be the ones there when the weather isnt all that great, but I stand by my statements that they tend to think theyre owed something more just for being a season pass holder. None of this stuff mentioned is a big deal, but added up over a 6 month season, just to find out you need to stay open another day at a moments notice, and you wonder why they werent celebrating in the streets? Come on now man. Most ski resort jobs suck,.but you get a free pass. Its a tradeoff. They make nothing over the course of a ski season (with no benefits, etc) so you can ski. Cut em a break. Sure its there decision, but noone likes to be jerked around, especially at the end of the season, when it can cost you a job for the summer.
Most season pass holders are ski bums or retirees, at least that I saw at Jackson and in my years as a Whiteface season pass holder. Thats just my observation, not based on stats (Id love to see some real data). As such, they might frequent the restaurant more often, but often order cheap stuff or just drinks, then expect a deal because they are "pass holders", and tend to not tip as well. I dealt with it everyday in Jackson. So unless you've been in my position and experienced something different, trying to argue otherwise is pretty dumb if you ask me.
Not trying to bash Sugarloaf here for staying open, thats never a bad thing. But just trying to be a voice of reason for why they arent as psyched as the people skiing to be at work.