The snow is coming!!!!
There has been serval inches of snow over the last couple of days fall onto slopes up at the resort. It time is here to polish up your winter driving skills.
Snow park permits are now required as of November 1st once again employee services will be selling permits to employees.
It was great to see so many instructors last Wednesday at orientation. I apologize for the temperature of the room. If I would have known I would have let everyone know that there would be not much heat on and to bring extra clothing. Lucky for instructors most of us got our uniforms before the orientation got underway.
If you are planning to attend orientation this Sunday 15th you may want to bring an extra layers with you since uniforms will not take place until the end of the morning.
This is how the morning will lineup,
8am company orientation begins, you must be in your seats no later than 8am.
10:05am MHM Instructor orientation begins
11:30 uniforms and lockers.
There will be a break between the two orientation with a lite continental breakfast provided by ski and snowboard school.
Employee services are reporting that nearly 20 instructors this week have allowed their pro-employment screening to time out. When this happens the screening project must be resubmitted causing more work and time spent by HR. please do your part and follow the directions on the first email you receive containing the title “Pre-Employment Screening”
Background checks must completed and on file before any employee can begin working.
This week’s company update is provided by Jeremy Riss.
Have a great weekend everyone,
Mark
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A BIG THANK YOU TO JEFF HARDMAN
This is an excerpt from a comment sent to us through the website.
“Last weekend I was backpacking around Mt Hood on the Timberline Trail. On Sunday I began to get sick with chills and fever. For the safety of myself and my fellow hiking partners I decided to bail down to Cooper Spur to wait for others to finish. After much confusion I as to where to go exactly I met your maintenance man Jeff. Jeff took it upon himself to ensure I knew where to head down lower to be dry and safe. he made me feel welcome and made sure to let others staffers know what was going on and that I would be there awhile.
You entire staff at the resort was friendly and kind. they got me a spot by the fire to warm up after being in the weather all day. they kept my tea glass full with hot water and I had one of the best burgers I have ever eaten on the mountain.”
SKI FEVER & SNOWBOARD SHOW
The annual ski fever and Snowboard is happening today through Sunday http://www.portlandskifever.com/. Your Sales and Marketing team along with many others from the resort are working hard to put on a great show to promote Mt. Hood Meadows. Be sure to swing by and say hello if you are at the show.
HANDBOOK UPDATE
We have covered appearance standards and dependent passes. This week its Food Discounts. New this year we are increasing the discount at our sit down restaurants! After 3:30pm you will now get 30% off in the Alp and Vert, not including alcohol. Please respect your fellow working employees and be sure to tip appropriately. We want to encourage you to sample our great menus so you can be a good ambassador and recommend your favorites to a guest.
SNO-PARK & ROAD CONDITIONS
A reminder that Sno-Park permits are now required in the Meadows lot, be sure to pick yours up from Employee Services to get the employee rate. If you are driving up Sunday or Monday please be sure to have your traction tires or devices ready.
PRAY FOR SNOW PARTY
I’m sure all of you have heard rumors of the upcoming Pray for snow event on 11/21. We are excited to announce a special employee rate of only $5 to attend the Dance Party with Hit Machine. To get the employee rate you must purchase online in advance and you can do so at this link www.skihood.com/employee.
You can see all the details of the pray for snow event at this link: https://www.skihood.com/schedule-events/special-events/november1/pray-for-snow
100 BEST COMPANIES SURVEY
In case you missed the email Heidi sent earlier today please take a few moments to give us your feedback by completing the following survey. More details are in the attached email.
http://www.oregonbusiness.com/2016BestCompaniesSurvey
RECRUITING
Keep those referrals coming! We have seen a good increase in the number of job applicants, so thank you for spreading the word. Please continue to help us find good candidates!
That’s it for this week, have a great weekend everyone!
Sincerely,
-Your MHM Leadership Team
