At first I thought no, but now I think they should stay open as long as they treat the employees right, I think they have to give them at least time and a half pay by law, but maybe an extra incentive would be good too. I agree that the big ones, such as K-Mart and the others should be open because it is a critical vacation time for them.
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Should Resorts Open on Christmas Day????
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eatskisleep
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catskills said:
I agree with you on this one!
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catskills said:
I understand what your saying - but how about the other third of the country that doesn't believe in the birth of Jesus?
Should Ski areas shut down on other religious holidays?
skibum1321
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All families spend time together in different ways. Maybe some families want to spend that time together by skiing. Also, if you are working in that type of industry or many others, you know what you are getting yourself into in terms of work days.catskills said:
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dmc said:
Good point! One of the few activites we ever did as a family was ski and now when we get together it is usually to ski or in the Summer the talk migrates back to family ski trips.
Skiing for me is form of worship and I like it when my churches are open.
thetrailboss said:
I was waiting for this clarification. Based on the national holiday scenario only, NO WAY ski areas should close.
Do beaches close on July 4th?
Talisman said:
Remember a part of my point was the families of the people who work at the resorts...
riverc0il
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i voted no since the question asked if i owned the ski area. obviously, i wouldn't own an area that lives and dies by its real estate and over night slopeside 
snowmaker4191
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i would open and give incentives to employees for working on xmass day
Bosefius
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My job is in an office that has to stay open 24/7/365. It is understood that you will have to work some holiday's sometimes. I think getting a job at a ski resort you should kind of consider this. But yeah, extra compensation or appreciation helps out. Some employees may actually volunteer for holiday's due to the extra compensation if they are of another religion, not religious at all, or not into tradition.
stomachdoc
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Skiing on Christmas Day....I do it every year (even in the rain--like last year).
No lines, great way for the family to celebrate (and try out any new ski stuff under the tree)!
BTW
Happy Holidays to all AZers
No lines, great way for the family to celebrate (and try out any new ski stuff under the tree)!
BTW
Happy Holidays to all AZers
andyzee
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SkiDog said:thetrailboss said:
My point is it shouldnt be...seperation of church and state and all....it doesnt seem right. Thanks though..like I didnt know all that...
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I agree 100%, but that could also bring up another argument, which I prefer not to get into
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Honestly - if you work in the hotel/resort business - you are accustomed to working holidays - its part of the job.
I've worked Christmas day 8 out of the past 10 years and have learned to adjust my schedule to visit family and appreciate the holidays and togetherness usually a few days before Christmas
I work on Christmas eve this year
Its just part of life when you work in the industry. You have to accept the fact that you're going to have to work nights, weekends, holidays etc. If your looking for the 9 to 5 job with weekends and holidays off - the tourism industry is a bad place to look.
I've worked Christmas day 8 out of the past 10 years and have learned to adjust my schedule to visit family and appreciate the holidays and togetherness usually a few days before Christmas
I work on Christmas eve this year
Its just part of life when you work in the industry. You have to accept the fact that you're going to have to work nights, weekends, holidays etc. If your looking for the 9 to 5 job with weekends and holidays off - the tourism industry is a bad place to look.
RossiSkier
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Boss and his polls. Too funny.
Who am I to tell people how to spend their Christmas? If you got the bucks, you could probally have a bang up Christmas on the slopes. As far as people having to work on Christmas. . . there's a lot of people who used to work the company that I work for who wish they had a job this Christmas.
Once again, as in all these silly polls, it's all relative.
Who am I to tell people how to spend their Christmas? If you got the bucks, you could probally have a bang up Christmas on the slopes. As far as people having to work on Christmas. . . there's a lot of people who used to work the company that I work for who wish they had a job this Christmas.
Once again, as in all these silly polls, it's all relative.
Sparky
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Having two daughters that work at a ski resort I wish they would be closed, but that is not realistic. I do however think that opening late is a reasonable accommodation.
severine
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thetrailboss said:
True. Of course, that's a whole other issue of how there is supposed to be separation of church and state but there really isn't. We won't go there...
But he has a very good point.
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catskills said:
And families cant spend time together out on the slopes?
hammer
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Opening late would be the best compromise...at least give the employees a chance to spend the morning with their families.
I will likely never ski on Christmas...for me at least, there has to be times when the family stuff takes priority. I would not, however, expect anyone else to do the same.
IMO it does not matter whether it's a national holiday or not...look at all of the other "holidays" when ski areas are open (New Years, MLK day, President's day, etc.).
I will likely never ski on Christmas...for me at least, there has to be times when the family stuff takes priority. I would not, however, expect anyone else to do the same.
IMO it does not matter whether it's a national holiday or not...look at all of the other "holidays" when ski areas are open (New Years, MLK day, President's day, etc.).
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hammer said:
Skiing with my family on Christmas takes priority...
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