Arizona/New Mexico Taos Ski Valley Starting Pay Now Exceeds Living Wage, Adds Housing for Staff

[Tricia]

My wife and I may go to it. It would have been nice to meet you and Phil. I am not surprised that you cannot make it as you work your butts off for this great site.

We're trying to figure it out. We may have to schedule something separately with @KingGrump

 

[martyg]

We're trying to figure it out. We may have to schedule something separately with @KingGrump

Swing up to Durango if your time allows. Safe travels.

 

[SBrown]

I think it is going to have to go back to the old “company town” so that the resorts can have employees.

Redstone CO was built as a "fancy" company town, because the owner thought the miners would be more productive if they were treated like gentlemen. As I understand, it was quite successful until the business had problems due to the high expense of transporting coal from there to the steel mill in Pueblo. Anyway, this made me think of that. (And I wonder if Skico aka Aspen was influenced at all by the nearby history -- don't know, just occurred to me that they do treat employees a little better than other resorts, and do a lot for housing etc.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redstone_Historic_District_(Colorado)

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum

www.mininghalloffame.org

 

[David Chaus]

Think I can talk @Philpug into moving to Michigan?

Maybe if Mt Rose is bought by Vail.

 

[Wendy]

Trust me, I know. The timing is off for us going to trade shows.

Send Phil to the trade show and stay with me in my condo!

 

[Wendy]

That’s gotta be a damn good starting wage in the U.P.. I’d love to spend a winter up there to experience the place.

So would I!

 

[Tricia]

Send Phil to the trade show and stay with me in my condo!

 

[raisingarizona]

So would I!

If I had to choose though I’d rather get a full winter at Taos

 

[Tricia]

Maybe if Mt Rose is bought by Vail.

I may just punch you in the tender bits for posting that!

 

[Andy Mink]

Maybe if Mt Rose is bought by Vail.

Just hush yo face!

 

[Cols714]

This is good news. Affordable housing is important and it would be nice if the "locals" supported building more of it for the people that keep the lifts running.

 

[Tricia]

Kudos to Taos for paying more and increasing their employee housing.

I'm liking the trend of increasing employee housing.

Saddleback Announces Trailside Employee Housing Project

In July 2021, Saddleback announced a project to construct trailside ski-in/ski-out employee housing for its workforce.

www.maineskifamily.com

 

[mdf]

And I wonder if Skico aka Aspen was influenced at all by the nearby history -- don't know, just occurred to me that they do treat employees a little better than other resorts

No inside information, but based on what I've read over the years...
I think they continue to treat employees better because they have noticed it helps the business in the long run. But the tradition started because of a threatened strike at a key point in history.

[Apologies if I'm remembering wrong, of course.]