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Most of our management is still on furlough.
But aren't we also not going to be riding the lift with that group lesson instructor or other students as tightly as the normal days? That will take longer to get up the mountain between runs, with fewer opportunites to be coached on the way up. Increasing the lesson costs due to more value in smaller student groups sounds more like increasing the lesson costs due to lower revenues at old price with smaller groups per instructor to me.
Also, I hear that they will only be allowing 2 on our Quad chairs. Not sure what that means for the triples and the doubles. Plan to spend a lot of time standing in line.
In normal years, many resorts reserve tables for ski school/race kids. Smaller class sizes and precision scheduling should take care of physical distancing at lunchtime; so classes should be able to lunch together in those situations.Also no filling out students lesson books , or eating lunch together
I looked into Baker, but they are only accepting applications from returning instructors. I'm not leaning towards instructing for Stevens at this time, so I think I'll take this year off from instructing.
From the TD of the independent school I have worked for the past 7-8 years:
Hello follow instructors,
I hope this email finds you all well, considering the unprecedented times we are all living in. I am sad to bring you the news that, due to Covid-19, Vail has announced that no concession ski schools will be allowed for this upcoming winter season at Steven Pass, not Clancy’s not any other. We hope that this is a one season situation, we will get more details in April 2021. With that, other Covid related rules are in place, like day reservation system for skiing days, etc (**check the resort web site for details!).
If you plan to purchase a season’s pass, do it ASAP, as the sale will end in 6 days, and apparently pass holders will have a priority to reserve skiing days. I myself have not decided on what to do yet for this season. My general hope is that in the future we resume operations as a ski school again, and I am already missing you all. I will keep you posted with any new information – stay healthy!!
I’m honestly surprised it didn’t happen before Covid at Stevens.I hate (and am sad) to say it, but I don't think concession schools beyond race clubs will be back. Covid just accelerated the process of elimination.
The delay could have been a multi-year contractual situation. Like you can not imagine Vail being okay with concession ski schools, college perhaps but not competitive ones.I’m honestly surprised it didn’t happen before Covid at Stevens.
I am encouraged by Summit’s position of limiting the number of students in concession ski schools on weekends, but not worrying about weekdays.
Or it might have been a case of Vail's long term plan to a eliminate competitive ski school and they were just looking for the right timing.The delay could have been a multi-year contractual situation. Like you can not imagine Vail being okay with concession ski schools, college perhaps but not competitive ones.
The delay could have been a multi-year contractual situation. Like you can not imagine Vail being okay with concession ski schools, college perhaps but not competitive ones.
In past conversations with the owners of the ski school, the last several years they simply didn't know what Stevens' policies would be year-to-year until near the start of the season. As far as I know there haven't been any multi-year contracts. I think it's more a matter of the number of students that the concession schools bring to the resort, for tickets/passes for the students and for the parents of the kids in lessons, not to mention the revenue from food and beverage sales.Or it might have been a case of Vail's long term plan to a eliminate competitive ski school and they were just looking for the right timing.
The delay could have been a multi-year contractual situation. Like you can not imagine Vail being okay with concession ski schools, college perhaps but not competitive ones.