Hello MHM Instructors!
It’s been an amazing few Spring days up here this week. Kids Camp was well attended, guests are smiling and enjoying the weather, the Vista Ridge route off the top of Vista is AWESOME and we’ve had more than 750 people come through the vista experience (last weekend and the weekend before) to get their photos taken and receive a free hot chocolate at the Schuss. Today was the ideal Vista Experience.
If you haven’t fulfilled your schedule commitment for the season, there are less than 30 days left in the season, so be sure to use this link to add a commitment day: https://mhm.snowproportal.com/schedule-change-requests
There’s something for everyone in this email, so read on …
5th Grade Ski & Ride Day – Correction – April 10th, 12th, 13th and 17th (not 19th)
Mt. Hood Meadows provides free rentals plus ski and snowboard lessons to fifth graders! Pretty cool, huh? All they need to do is let us know they are coming and get up here. The dates right now are April 10th, 12th, 13th and 17th. This is such a fun lesson to teach because all the kids know each other and their skipping normal school to come to ski and snowboard school! Please signup to work one of these magical days. And you know if you start kids skiing or snowboarding before the age of 12 they are likely to ski and snowboard for the rest of their lives! Join us on these dates – sign up here: https://mhm.snowproportal.com/schedule-change-requests
WA Spring Break Kids Camp – April 2-4
Washington Spring Break starts on March 31 through April 8 – Seattle area school are out April 9-13 and we’ll be seeing some guests from the Seattle metro area. If you need to pick up some shifts to fulfill your schedule commitment please add 1, 2, 3 or more days using this link: https://mhm.snowproportal.com/schedule-change-requests. Add in the comments if you’re picking more days that the form allows you to choose. If you can commit to being here for 3 days in a row during WA Spring Break then signup to work the Spring Kids Camp dates. They are April 2-4. Please use the link below to add these days and include in the comments that you want to work the Spring Kids Camp! https://mhm.snowproportal.com/schedule-change-requests
Athletes for Cancer – April 2, 3, 6 & 7
We are looking for 2 to 3 snowboard coaches and 1 to 2 Alpine coaches to work ideally all 4 days or at a minimum work 2 days in a row. If you can work these days please let us know by using the link below or sending an email to Mark.Fischer@skihood.com – https://mhm.snowproportal.com/schedule-change-requests
Spring Uniform – What’s appropriate? Spring Shirts are in!
The official Ski & Snowboard School uniform pieces are: Green Outer Parka, Green Inner Softshell, Grey Pants. You may wear your own grey pants (if they are close to the same color) or your own black pants. During the Springtime when we have awesome weather (like today), you may wear your personal Hawaiian shirt with a nametag, or a 50th Anniversary Spring T-shirt.
Last year’s yellow 50th Anniversary T-Shirts are OK and available now, or THIS YEAR’S green color Spring T-Shirt (which will be here NEXT week). We have limited quantities of each available in Employee Services, but if you want one of the new colored shirts you’ll have to wait until they arrive or wear your personal Hawaiian shirt for now.
Once the new shirts are in, Full Time instructors may pick one up from Employee Services (your name is on a list), or part time instructors may purchase one for $10 – again where? Employee Services. There are some stipulations to wearing the official Spring T-shirt as follows:
o You must wear a nametag!
o NO freeriding in your spring shirt
o NO consuming alcohol in your spring shirt
o NO smoking or using tobacco products in your spring shirt
Please do not wear your parka like a vest or
Vista Experience Blog Post on Skihood.com
Check out the official release about the Vista terrain improvements here:
https://www.skihood.com/about-us/meadows-blog/posts/2018/03/new-vista-experience-launched
Ski & Snowboard School “End of the Season” PAR-TAY!
The end of season PAR-TAY, celebration and awards presentation is Sunday April 15. We’ll be providing the food, Jerry the Pig will be buying some drinks for staff and we will have beer and wine for sale. It will be in the Vertical (the whole room is to ourselves). It will be in the afternoon after 3pm with more specifics coming soon. Be sure to plan to be at the party to celebrate the season with us, and ski and ride that day! Be sure to nominate co-worker of the year here:
Level I Exams – April 15 and 21 (not April 8th – lack of signups)
These are the 2 weekend dates for the Alpine and Snowboard Level I exams this season at Mt. Hood Meadows. Sunday April 15 (the April 8th exam was postponed to April 15 because no one signed up) and Saturday April 21. Some of you have been asking for a mid-week exam. Please coordinate this with the other 2 people that want to take the exam with you. Also, you must complete the written exam (on-line, costs $10) and signup for the on-snow modules (on-line, costs $20) two weeks prior to the on-snow exam date. This means this Sunday is the deadline for the April 8 exam. You must also join PSIA-AASI which costs $117 annually with all kinds of great member benefits and pro deals from many manufacturers.
Level II & III Exams (April 14-15) and Specialist Events (April 21-22) @ Meadows
The deadline for the certification written exams is 30 days prior to the on-snow modules. The deadline for the Specialist Workbooks is 2-weeks prior to the on-snow module. If you have not yet signed up for the on-snow modules the time is now to secure a spot. Check the PSIA-NW Event calendar for details: https://www.psia-nw.org/events
PSIA-AASI Member School Clinics – what’s this?
If you are a PSIA-AASI member who joined prior to this year and have not yet taken an exam or educational event this season, we are bringing in a few clinicians so you can get your ed credit right here at Meadows. We pay a substantial amount to bring clinicians here. The cost this season is $50 for the all-day clinic and ed credit ($30 if you just want to attend the clinic with no ed credit). Space is limited. Your $50 payment will be due the morning of the clinic – cash, check or credit card payments are fine. HOWEVER, you must sign up in advance to reserve a spot. Please see the links below for details…
April 14 Member School Clinic – Sign up:
https://mhm.snowproportal.com/events/psia-aasi-member-school-clinic-alpine-snowboard
April 15 member School Clinic – Sign up:
https://mhm.snowproportal.com/events/psia-aasi-member-school-clinic-alpine-snowboard-2
Pig Tales – you pay, we tell!
When you pay the pig you must confess too! Here’s some of the latest “pig tales”. Tom W. had a Klingon on Buttercup ($5). Jeff Ely was doing what Jeff does best in the park – you know what I mean, right? ($5). Joe Parker – Nose butter from groomed to powder … whoops – in a PVQ! ($2). Taba did something, dropped by and paid Jerry the pig. The Ski & Snowboard School end of the season PAR-TAY is coming … you know you owe the pig!
Daily Afternoon Clinics
Now that nights are over, we’ll have clinic happening at 1:15pm meeting in the Adult Lesson meeting area for those who don’t get work or are not scheduled to work. Check the clinic calendar here: https://mhm.snowproportal.com/calendar
See you this weekend!
Tyler
