Job: TERRAIN PARK SNOWCAT OPERATOR

Requirements:

• Applicant must have 3 years experience operating snowcats, at least 2 in terrain parks
  
• Applicant must have prior experience designing and building terrain park features
  
• Applicant must be an experienced snowboarder or skier who is capable of using most of the features they build
  
• Applicant must be adaptable to unexpected changes, have a positive attitude, and be able to work well with others
  
• Applicant must be able to lift up to 75lbs
  
• A pre-employment drug screening will be required
  

 
 

Job Description:

• To work in conjunction with our current park builders to design and construct all 3 terrain parks at the Summit at Snoqualmie.
  
• To work about 50 hours per week, 5 days a week
  
• Perform light mechanical duties as well as pre-op/post-op machine checkouts.
  
• Some park specific snowmaking duties included
  
• Full time position available, pay determined on experience
  

 

Apply online at: http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com or send resume to: mmoore@summiti90.com

Heavens, Ski Resorts aren’t 100% truthful about snowfall?

Dartmouth College studied ski resort snow reports and participation data. Dartmouth discovered that resorts report 23 percent more snow on weekends, but no such increase in participation occurs.

The researchers theorize that resorts near cities that attract weekend crowds inflate their snow totals to draw guests.

However a new iPhone application made it easier to communicate real time snow conditions and resorts with good iPhone reception the exaggeration fell sharply.

The study is preliminarily labeled "Snowed: Deceptive Advertising at Ski Resorts."

See No Kidding.

Second Resort Schedule to Open at Noon October 7….Outside Las Vegas!

Ski Area Management is reporting that Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort is going to open October 7 at noon. The SAM article Las Vegas Ski Area Opens for the Season states the resort is opening seven weeks early this year.

Loveland making snow for opening day tomorrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-1TLNPXHl0

SAM Announces Loveland to Open Tomorrow.

Ski Area Management is announcing that Loveland Ski Area will open tomorrow October 7, 2009. See Loveland to Open First in North America

Snowbowl Ski Area in Arizona being sued again to stop expansion, this time for recycling water

Snowbowl is being sued by a group of citizens to stop its expansion and adding snowmaking to the resort. The argument is the use of reclaimed sewer water to make the snow.

The resort just survived a suit by 13 Native American tribes over expansion on what they consider a sacred mountain. That suit went to the ninth circuit court of appeals and upheld the ski areas right to expand.

The suit claims there maybe dangers if you eat the snow made from the recycled water.

Don't eat the snow then?

See Health dangers of sewer water snowmaking should be considered

Is this the 21st century or just 1970? Article about Female Snowcat drivers

Ski Area Management posted an article Cat Women on its website. The article goes on to tout the virtues of several female snowcat drivers in our industry. The article reads like something form the 70's however, like women driving snowcats is a new idea and something rarely seen on the slopes.

Obviously Ski Area Management has not seen the Colorado Mountain College
Ski Area Operations program or its graduates.