orda cuts need to start at executive level
Ted and Jeff should start by cutting their own travel budgets. Jeff went to Europe and Ted went to the Olympics on Orda's dime this past season. Anyone want to bet a beer that these guys flew first class and not coach?
Seems that the organization is pretty top heavy. Any one know what the executives of Orda make - it must be public record.
Without further slashing snow making i can't see how they can save much more money. Except of course eliminating the terrain parks which would be a great idea in my mind.
I'm sure this means that there will be no snow making on Hoyt's and Gore's expansion will be put on hold
Staff training was already cut to an absurd level.
Re: orda cuts need to start at executive level
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Originally Posted by zski
Ted and Jeff should start by cutting their own travel budgets. Jeff went to Europe and Ted went to the Olympics on Orda's dime this past season. Anyone want to bet a beer that these guys flew first class and not coach?
Seems that the organization is pretty top heavy. Any one know what the executives of Orda make - it must be public record.
Applause! Applause!
Oysters and Champaign on the Ausable......while Gore hasn't enough coin for snowmaking.
Trips to Vancouver and Europe......while Hoyt's goes unfinished.
A 25 million dollar Convention Center....while the ski mtns get short changed and this makes long time customers bail.
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Originally Posted by zski
I'm sure this means that there will be no snow making on Hoyt's and Gore's expansion will be put on hold
Staff training was already cut to an absurd level.
Agreed. The others don't wanna admit this and today Gore denied it, but ORDA will put everything on the table for possible slashing. Mike Pratt foreshadowed this when he and Harv were talking and Pratt said.... funding can be diverted at anytime.
We will prolly have to fight for our Mtns. The million dollar Orda budget reduction figure is all VERY preliminary, from the Gov. "proposed" budget. The final cut could well be much more severe. Keep in mind that our mtns charge as much as private ski areas and thus our ski dollars are adequet to finance our mtns, especially since Gore/Face never had to pay for a mortgage, any improvements or any taxes. That's huge savings! When there's little money for roads, schools, cops etc, the non skiing public will be screaming against tax money going for skiing.