Hunter's Mt Status and Snow reports

[cdskier]

And do what with them? Give them free housing? And more money for a week relocation? Not happening.

Agreed...it isn't like they have another property that close.

 

[Funky_Catskills]

Also they need to figure out who else came in contact with the patrollers..
Like I said- it's tangled social web. Lot's of parties going on during Christmas. Lot's of patrollers spouses working in ski school... etc....

 

[Funky_Catskills]

And do what with them? Give them free housing? And more money for a week relocation? Not happening.

Put them in the Hotel and feed them...

 

[rebel1916]

If true about covid (sounds true) couldn't Vail pull patrollers from other mtns?

Are they trained to do lift evac on Huntah's lifts? Do they have local knowledge to let them patrol effectively? If so, are they full time or do they have other jobs?

 

[Funky_Catskills]

Are they trained to do lift evac on Huntah's lifts? Do they have local knowledge to let them patrol effectively? If so, are they full time or do they have other jobs?

Im gonna say... no....

 

[abc]

Not to mention most other Vail mountains are short staffed (or at least that's the claim for all the short comings)

 

[Funky_Catskills]

Not to mention most other Vail mountains are short staffed (or at least that's the claim for all the short comings)

Hunter is short staffed due to no foreign workers

 

[Cobbold]

Hunter may be the first Mtn with this issue, but my guess not the last.

 

[ski&soccermom]

1) Why would they strike now, not last year? Did they get a pay cut?

I don’t think it is a strike, as there are patrollers at Hunter with COVID. With that said, this year could make sense to strike. Last year, the peak resorts gave volunteer patrollers passes for their whole families (which ski instructors get as well). This year, Vail would not give the passes to the patrollers (while still giving them to other employees and waiving the need for reservations for the employee and their whole family). As such, many patrollers are unhappy and/or quit this year so they are short staffed. Vail doesn’t pay the volunteers or give them the benefit of the passes and this is the result...

 

[catskillman]

Are we sure its not a ski patrol strike? Someone that supposedly works there is really really adamant on it on FB. And I've been seeing alot of sinkholes that are not fenced off on the trails. My skis tips even sank into a deep depression on the fastest part of Overlook causing me to fly and slide head first for over 100 ft, and what feels like a fractured thumb.

So true - yesterday there were 2 sinkholes unmarked at the bottom of Kennedy on the way to the six pack.

 

[thebigo]

If true about covid (sounds true) couldn't Vail pull patrollers from other mtns?

I was told they were not allowing employees to work at multiple mountains this year; if there is a spreader event at one mountain they do not want it spreading to another property. This was with respect to wildcat and attitash, no idea if it applies at hunter.

 

[MogulMonsters]

I don’t think it is a strike, as there are patrollers at Hunter with COVID. With that said, this year could make sense to strike. Last year, the peak resorts gave volunteer patrollers passes for their whole families (which ski instructors get as well). This year, Vail would not give the passes to the patrollers (while still giving them to other employees and waiving the need for reservations for the employee and their whole family). As such, many patrollers are unhappy and/or quit this year so they are short staffed. Vail doesn’t pay the volunteers or give them the benefit of the passes and this is the result...

Why on earth would someone volunteer to be ski patrol without getting passes? That seems to be the biggest "soft" perk of the job. Sheesh!

 

[FBGM]

Why on earth would someone volunteer to be ski patrol without getting passes? That seems to be the biggest "soft" perk of the job. Sheesh!

Vail got rid of all volunteers all together at PC last I heard. This was few years back. Maybe they brought them back? Reasoning was due to insurance....

 

[Cobbold]

Vail got rid of all volunteers all together at PC last I heard. This was few years back. Maybe they brought them back? Reasoning was due to insurance....

I had heard that all ski patrol was paid, no more volunteers due to insurance issues, at least that’s what someone told me at okemo, okemo had a volunteer ski patrol and when vail took over, to be patrol you had to be a vail employee.

 

[Funky_Catskills]

I had heard that all ski patrol was paid, no more volunteers due to insurance issues, at least that’s what someone told me at okemo, okemo had a volunteer ski patrol and when vail took over, to be patrol you had to be a vail employee.

That happened a while back.. Same thing happened at Hunter I think... But I don't think the voli's are Vail

 

[jimmywilson69]

pretty sure ski patrol is still volunteer her in PA. I'll see if I can find out. My buddies brother is a patroller and an orthodontist. He certainly isn't patrolling for the extra coin...

 

[sugarbushskier]

Wow! I've never skied Hunter so figured it would be one of my new areas for this year. Have the Epic Midweek NE Value Pass and w the VT quarantine restrictions thought NY made some sense. Glad I cancelled about a week ago as I'd be bullshit if I got up at 5AM to make a 2.5+hr drive to find it closed. Another Vail Fail example this year.

 

[abc]

I'd be bullshit if I got up at 5AM to make a 2.5+hr drive to find it closed. Another Vail Fail example this year.

Unwelcome as it maybe, would you have prefer they open the mountain with half the patrollers?

It's not like they can predict how many patrollers will "fail" the morning check...

For once, I don't feel it's Vail's fault for not opening.

Now, as for no communication, I would agree 100%

 

[Funky_Catskills]

Unwelcome as it maybe, would you have prefer they open the mountain with half the patrollers?

It's not like they can predict how many patrollers will "fail" the morning check...

For once, I don't feel it's Vail's fault for not opening.

Now, as for no communication, I would agree 100%

agree....

 

[RichT]

And do what with them? Give them free housing? And more money for a week relocation? Not happening.

It'll be cheaper than refunding everyone's season passes!