I’m not sure where the time went, but we’re into February and a bit over half-way through the 2009-10 Winter Season…wow, where did the time go! I’ve written before about how working at a ski resort is like working at a school, so I suppose we just went through our mid-terms (hope I passed). But, I figure that I can bring in another analogy and like the sportswriters love to do, hand out some “first half of the season awards”:
- 1st half MVP – Snowmakers, because without their hard work there wouldn’t have been any good skiing and riding until perhaps January.
- Rookie – This one goes to our intern because she’s kicking butt and without her we’d have been really struggling on a number of different projects.
- Biggest surprise – The sudden imploding of Intrawest has got to be the biggest surprise surprise of the first half of the winter to me.
- Biggest Comeback – Mother Nature with her great work during the second half of January in bringing some wonderful snow during Sundance.
- Most rapid growth – Social Media usage by ski resorts, which has gone from just a few last season to pretty much each and every one this season.
Any other “awards” that you think I’ve missed? Let me know in the comments!
Best Alpine Turns on Tele Gear: Eric Hoffman
Thanks – I think!
It was great skiing with you earlier this week, hope to make some more sometime soon, enjoy your time in Michigan.