Mount Snow: Inside Track

[drjeff]

So how will this effect Snow?

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Aside from saying that they'll once again have a female GM, not sure....

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[Newpylong]

She's been around Vail for a while and will help Snow get into their system more.

She knows her stuff and cares about the guest experience.

That's what I got on that.

 

[prsboogie]

She's been around Vail for a while and will help Snow get into their system more.

She knows her stuff and cares about the guest experience.

That's what I got on that.

I would have to agree with the guest experience statement if what I experienced a Sunapee is a reflection of her vision. This past season the staff at Sunapee was extremely welcoming and friendly. Snow could definitely benefit from some of that.

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[FBGM]

https://www.saminfo.com/headline-news/9538-leadership-changes-in-vail-resorts-eastern-region

Queue up the "Happy Dance" from FGBM

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I told ya so...just saying.

But for real, Elia was the most cancerous manager, ass hole, ego driven person I have ever been around. He does not fit the Vail mold, and I am glad they got rid of him. He will probably weasel his way into another ski area - sorry for that ski area.

 

[drjeff]

And just like other Vail resorts, the "Closed to all uphill traffic" signs have gone up

Good move, regardless of who made it these days!

https://www.dvalnews.com/news/mount...700t-3-jzyx_trupnbhlg-62OnzCNwbvl_mgpiCrUCSfw

 

[Pez]

God I'm really starting to hate these huge corporations

 

[prsboogie]

God I'm really starting to hate these huge corporations

Why is that? Because they are looking out for the betterment of the general public? Following the recommendations of CDC and Gov? God forbid.

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[icecoast1]

God I'm really starting to hate these huge corporations

They have no choice. Some People are too stupid to follow basic rules, suggestions and use common sense

 

[Pez]

no, not with this. Just in general. Everything is just getting swallowed up by these big entities.

 

[prsboogie]

no, not with this. Just in general. Everything is just getting swallowed up by these big entities.

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[sull1102]

This will be very interesting for Snow I suspect. The author of that article certainly didn’t seem very hyped about the new GM with the line about being at Sunapee for less than five months. Erik had been at Snow for some time under Kelly Pawlak(who was awesome). I’m surprised they didn’t move someone from Okemo down rt 100.


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[drjeff]

Sad news again for the Mount Snow community.

The twin brother of Cleon Boyd, Leon, passed away today from COVID-19, less than a week after his brother passed away from COVID-19.

Cleon was featured in this October '18 episode of their We Love Snow segments. His twin brother Leon also spent many an hour in the operators seat of cat on the hill as well.

https://youtu.be/LJQdIff2klo

Considering that the family tended not to stray far from the area and their family farm which is a long-standing staple in the region for generations, preventing tragic events like has happened to the Boyd family is exactly why mountains closed to all uphill traffic to keep folks from traveling to the region and bringing the virus with them....

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[laxski]

Just terrible news for the family. As a 20 year property owner in the area would love to get up there but realize the importance of staying put.

 

[jaytrem]

Sad news again for the Mount Snow community.

The twin brother of Cleon Boyd, Leon, passed away today from COVID-19, less than a week after his brother passed away from COVID-19.

A friend sent me a text about that. I was really hoping she was mistaken, apparently not. Very sad. I hope the rest of the family gets through it okay. With them and that NJ family losing 4 people, it makes you wonder how much genetics play a role.

 

[bluebird]

Sad news again for the Mount Snow community.

The twin brother of Cleon Boyd, Leon, passed away today from COVID-19, less than a week after his brother passed away from COVID-19.


This article was published today - Lives Lost: Twins Were Gentle Giants in Small Vermont Town

https://www.necn.com/news/local/lives-lost-twins-were-gentle-giants-in-small-vermont-town/2282253/

 

[MikeDeJ]

What happened to the Boyd's was terrible, my son know the grandson he also had COVID and did recover.

On another side of this what is going on at Mt Snow or the rest of the Vail properties for summer ops??? The websites have not been updated since March and Facebook is silent? I don't see any maintenance at the mountain of any kind. Im at the point they are not going to operate this summer but the winter maintenance still needs to be done, they did not even finish moving the groomers or all the hoses, it is like they fell off the face of the earth!!!! Not sure if it is COVID or money problems or a combo of both.

MikeD

 

[Newpylong]

All hourly employees at Vail owned mountains were laid off in April - salaried employees were given 20% reductions in pay. They are currently in a hiring freeze even for departmental managers, of which many of the mountain's are lacking currently. Whatever staff is left is doing what routine maintenance they can, but obviously that is slow going.

 

[drjeff]

Pretty much, based on posts of friends of mine who are residents in the area, they're maintaining the golf course (targeting a late June opening) and FWIW someone on I believe it was Ski The East's FB page yesterday showed sister resort, Okemo, with both of their lower quads out of the base area running yesterday with what looked like mountain ops folks doing some work on them.

I would guess that based on the Epic By Nature podcast that Rob Katz, Vail Resort's CEO, put out a few weeks ago about the intentions for something resembling "normal" Summer Ops plans at all of their properties beginning in late June, that you'll start to see them coming out of their hiring freeze and get some employees back for a gear up for Summer ops which likely will also involve the finishing up of the shut down procedures from the Winter and the start of the "regular" off season maintenance, especially now that VT has eased, and in some cases eliminated, it's 14 day mandatory quarantine, for those traveling to VT

 

[icecoast1]

, especially now that VT has eased, and in some cases eliminated, it's 14 day mandatory quarantine, for those traveling to VT

With the exception of some rural counties in NY and NE, that 14 day quarantine is still in place. The bulk of the out of staters are still in places that VT says have to quarantine and probably wont meet the standards to not have to do that any time soon unless the state decides to change them

 

[cdskier]

With the exception of some rural counties in NY and NE, that 14 day quarantine is still in place. The bulk of the out of staters are still in places that VT says have to quarantine and probably wont meet the standards to not have to do that any time soon unless the state decides to change them

The fact that NJ and NY are more "open" than VT says a lot about VT's stance at this point. I agreed with VT's position in the beginning, but now it is just ridiculous.