After a busy holiday weekend, it has been a slower week here on the hill, with some unwelcome weather. We had to give our snow guns a bit of rest earlier in the week, but as soon as the temps dropped our snowmakers were back out there taking advantage. As an added bonus, we got some unexpected natural snowfall  to help us kick off December the right way! 

Do you know someone who has a ton of passion for skiing or riding? Have they been picking your brain about instructing?

Invite them to attend a 1-day on-snow experience with a ski or snowboard instructor, who will tour them around the mountain for free and share what it is like to be in their shoes. There is a Saturday, 12/3, or Sunday, 12/4, option. Lift tickets will be provided for those that need them for the day. 

Interested participants can learn more and sign up by clicking here. Sign up is required to participate.

The Okemo Street Team is thrilled to announce $5 dinners! The first of the series will be held in the Clock Tower Base Lodge at 5PM. We are pleased to invite all employees plus one guest. it is $5 for each person, so please have your employee ID ready and remember we do not accept cash. 

Please RSVP by noon on Saturday, 12/3, to let us know if you are coming or not. Help us prepare for you by completing the RSVP. Complete the RSVP here or by clicking on the button below. 

For this season, we have created a time card link that will autofill your name, employee number, and email. Simply, use this link on your mobile device or computer, which will take you through your Epic Employee Profile to autofill these details. If you want more information, head to okemosnowpros.com for more detailed directions.

You can set a bookmark directly on your home screen next to all of your apps. Once you have the link above open: in Safari, click on the share button (square with arrow) and select "save to home screen."

Please do not bookmark the smartsheet page on your device, as this will cause your timesheet to auto populate the date you bookmarked it rather than the current date. For this reason, we strongly encourage you to to access your timecard through the Okemo Ski and Ride School App shown below.

Please click here for a timecard tips sheet.

New this year we now have a smartphone app for the Ski and Ride School! Simply, click here to download it and then follow the steps to add it to your home screen.

This season we are extending our dependent childcare discount to ski school. You can now sign up your 5 and 6 years old dependents for $40 a day. Please be advised this may not be available during peak holiday times.

Please call the Okemo Call Center at: (802) 228-1176 with any inquiries.

Thanks to our close collaboration with PSS, there will now be a dedicated phone number to assist guests who have questions about an existing private lesson request and/or who are having issues booking privates online. The number is: (802) 228-1600.

We can now transfer our guests from the x1600 number directly to the Okemo call center, so guests can speak with staff that are directly knowledgeable about Okemo private lessons. 

Congratulations to our teams at Afton, Hunter, Stowe, Mount Snow, Andermatt, Beaver Creek, Crested Butte and Mount Sunapee for your successful opening days! We’re grateful to all the teams making it possible to open for winter operations across the US and in Switzerland. Next up, Whistler Blackcomb, Wildcat and Seven Springs are planning on opening this week. Stay tuned for more opening days across our regions and enjoy the start to the season.  

We are proud to announce our newest US Strategic Alliance Partner, T- Mobile. They are the leader in 5G coverage and speed with 108 million customers nationwide, and the highest-ranking carrier in business wireless customer satisfaction.  Over the coming months, we will transition to T-Mobile as our Official Wireless Partner.  

For our team members: We will partner with T-Mobile to deliver our company's mobile device needs and US-based team members save 15% on Magenta MAX and get premium UNLIMITED Talk, Text, and Data! Click here to learn more.

For our guests: Over the next three years, T-Mobile is investing in additional coverage across our mountains and resort communities to provide our guests, employees, and local residents extended network capabilities. T-Mobile recently announced Coverage and Beyond which will leverage Starlink, SpaceX's constellation of satellites, to provide near-complete coverage in remote locations previously unreachable by traditional cell signals. This will provide text coverage in areas of our mountains that do not have cell service, adding a layer of safety for our guests.

As you return to winter or join us for your first season, make sure you know how to maintain your uniform to keep you protected from the mountain weather all season long. Go here to see resources on garment care, where you can also check out what's ahead for the new uniform roll-out, which will take place over the next four years for all team members, and preview some of the exciting features of our new uniforms in Patrol and Maintenance.

And for your personal gear, remember to take advantage of your Helly Hansen 60% off retail discount. Learn more about it here.