Hunter mountain cost cutting

Hunter mountain has reduced most staff by 50% and they expect the same
volume of work to be done. We were stuck on the lift for 30 minutes next
to the maintenance shop, it took twenty minutes before anybody exited
the maintenance shop to come fix the lift.
They have reduced the number of shuttles they run so only one is running
now on holidays, the lines are much longer and lifts are stopping for
mechanical purposes in greater numbers.
The general response of the staff is I do not care I still have my job.

I got to take a run on the free race course and in the middle of it a
snowboarder crossed into the course and ruined my run. The response of
the person running was you must treat the race course as a terrain park
and expect interruptions in your run. And of course they run all the
racer kids down the course so the lines are excessive, at least with the
NASTAR setup there was two courses setup and the paid NASTAR guys got to
jump to the front.

The lift lines are a zoo nobody is running the queue properly it is the
biggest person pushes to the front, none of the staff stops them.

If you are interested in a overpriced lift ticket a reduction of
expected services grooming that is sub par and a overall zoo mentality,
a staff that no longer cars-- please come ski at Hunter

On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 09:56:13 -0500, downhill
wrote this crap:

Hunter mountain has reduced most staff by 50% and they expect the same
volume of work to be done. We were stuck on the lift for 30 minutes next
to the maintenance shop, it took twenty minutes before anybody exited
the maintenance shop to come fix the lift.
They have reduced the number of shuttles they run so only one is running
now on holidays, the lines are much longer and lifts are stopping for
mechanical purposes in greater numbers.
The general response of the staff is I do not care I still have my job.

I got to take a run on the free race course and in the middle of it a
snowboarder crossed into the course and ruined my run. The response of
the person running was you must treat the race course as a terrain park
and expect interruptions in your run. And of course they run all the
racer kids down the course so the lines are excessive, at least with the
NASTAR setup there was two courses setup and the paid NASTAR guys got to
jump to the front.

The lift lines are a zoo nobody is running the queue properly it is the
biggest person pushes to the front, none of the staff stops them.

If you are interested in a overpriced lift ticket a reduction of
expected services grooming that is sub par and a overall zoo mentality,
a staff that no longer cars-- please come ski at Hunter

I hope that doesn't include service at the bar. I just hate it when I
have to wait too long to get a drink.


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On 12/29/13 6:56 AM, downhill wrote:

If you are interested in a overpriced lift ticket a reduction of
expected services grooming that is sub par and a overall zoo mentality,
a staff that no longer cars-- please come ski at Hunter

Did you make the early season / holiday overcrowding expectation adjustment?
Also amazing how long it takes a staff to get rolling each year, even
fully experienced staff.
And also amazing how many skiers forget how a queue works, over the summer.

lal_truckee wrote:
On 12/29/13 6:56 AM, downhill wrote:

If you are interested in a overpriced lift ticket a reduction of
expected services grooming that is sub par and a overall zoo mentality,
a staff that no longer cars-- please come ski at Hunter

Did you make the early season / holiday overcrowding expectation
adjustment?
Also amazing how long it takes a staff to get rolling each year, even
fully experienced staff.
And also amazing how many skiers forget how a queue works, over the summer.



rudeness and pushy behavior is not forgotten over the summer it was
never learned

there is 50% less staff than last year so people take advantage of that
example normally at beginning of Queue there is a ticket checker at each
lift, now they have one guy going to different lifts and walking through
line to check tickets. I talked to him in different lift lines none of
the liftees loading check tickets.

On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 08:21:39 -0800, lal_truckee
wrote this crap:

And also amazing how many skiers forget how a queue works, over the summer.


How does that make a difference? You stand in a queue in the bank,
supermarket, post office (if you still use one,) etc.


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