VAIL SUCKS

[snoseek]

They have a wealth of underexperinced incompetent, delusional people that will be happy to "step up".

Crotched was honestly well run and I had good sessions there last winter. That's probably going to be a big loss. Wildcat hopefully hit rock bottom last year...god I hope that was rock bottom!

 

[thebigo]

Per linkedin, the former wildcat GM has taken a job as the director of finance and operations for GMVS.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-klevans-a85bb982

 

[Smellytele]

The attitash gm will be the gm of both places. They already share snow making employees between them. Wildcat with be open 3 days a week and attitash 4. Neither open on Wednesday. Blame it on lack of staff.
crotched and Sunapee will share a gm. Crotched wilL only be open Friday through Monday.

 

[drjeff]

The attitash gm will be the gm of both places. They already share snow making employees between them. Wildcat with be open 3 days a week and attitash 4. Neither open on Wednesday. Blame it on lack of staff.
crotched and Sunapee will share a gm. Crotched wilL only be open Friday through Monday.

If that's true, then a giant HOLY SH$T!!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

lol. no way.

 

[ss20]

I thought the attitash guy was worse than the wildcat gm iirc? Isn't it some 30yo punk kid they promoted?

 

[snoseek]

The attitash gm will be the gm of both places. They already share snow making employees between them. Wildcat with be open 3 days a week and attitash 4. Neither open on Wednesday. Blame it on lack of staff.
crotched and Sunapee will share a gm. Crotched wilL only be open Friday through Monday.

You sound like a good fit for a northeast operations. Way to cut cost.

In all seriousness does Vail operate any resorts that aren't 7 days?

 

[Hastur]

You sound like a good fit for a northeast operations. Way to cut cost.

In all seriousness does Vail operate any resorts that aren't 7 days?

I think a couple of the PA mountains are only open 4 or 5 days. Could be mistaken.

 

[deadheadskier]

The attitash gm will be the gm of both places. They already share snow making employees between them. Wildcat with be open 3 days a week and attitash 4. Neither open on Wednesday. Blame it on lack of staff.
crotched and Sunapee will share a gm. Crotched wilL only be open Friday through Monday.

To be honest, regional GMs like that given those resorts business levels and geographic proximity makes sense. IF they are good GMs. I'd rather they take that approach and invest the second GMs salary in lift and snowmaking personnel.

 

[jimmywilson69]

I think a couple of the PA mountains are only open 4 or 5 days. Could be mistaken.

they are all open 7 days a week at night but night operations have been curtailed. I am told that we are getting 2 nights back at Roundtop so they will only be closed Mon-Tue nights

 

[PAabe]

Vail has stated that they are trying to get people to ski when it is not crowded and then they go and close the places for most of the week and curtail night skiing...
They still have to make a similar amount of snow unlike early and late season which takes some effort in that regard

to be fair I would imagine the mon/tues night crowd is pretty minimal and mostly passholders in most cases

 

[jimmywilson69]

yes I know that Monday and Tuesday at Roundtop were in the red. thankfully there is enough useage during the day to justify keeping the places open until 6

 

[2Planker]

Crotched and Wildcat GMs gone, "left the company". Positions posted. . . .

Can't say that I blame them....
When Brian H went over to SR I knew we were in trouble...
New guy was way inexperienced and lasted what, 1 maybe 2 years....

They've called me twice so far.
The answer is NO, definitely not working for Vail !

How about all the MWV locals who bought a MidWeek pass ??
I'd definitely be asking for a refund...

 

[deadheadskier]

What would weigh on me is whether or not I wanted to put up with another season without foreign help. Being understaffed just wears you down. One of my best friends has been the GM of one of the highest grossing independent restaurants in VT for 15 years. He threw in the towel this summer. Just exhausted because of low staffing. Moving on to something else.

 

[skiur]

considering how Wildcat was run perhaps that's not a bad thing. trying to find someone to run a ski resort at this time of the year is not a good thing though...

UNLESS! they come to this site and recruit one of us! I feel confident many here could run it better with limited GM knowledge.

I doubt the problem at wildcat was the GM, you really think he didn't want to make snow? That wasn't an easy coast decision.

 

[icecoast1]

What would weigh on me is whether or not I wanted to put up with another season without foreign help. Being understaffed just wears you down. One of my best friends has been the GM of one of the highest grossing independent restaurants in VT for 15 years. He threw in the towel this summer. Just exhausted because of low staffing. Moving on to something else.

What happened with the foreign help? Thought it was back on this winter?

 

[Geoff]

Per linkedin, the former wildcat GM has taken a job as the director of finance and operations for GMVS.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-klevans-a85bb982

So a former Stowe guy moved back to Vermont after doing a year at Wildcat.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Vail has stated that they are trying to get people to ski when it is not crowded and then they go and close the places for most

Less skiing = More money.

 

[BenedictGomez]

They've called me twice so far.
The answer is NO, definitely not working for Vail !

 

[dblskifanatic]

What happened with the foreign help? Thought it was back on this winter?

If it was then the Delta variant as well as others will shut that shit down. Look at what EU is doing!