10 Apr

The Word – 4/10/17

Happy Monday…now we have to wait 4 whole days to get out on snow!?

Thanks for a fun party and to all the folks who helped organize, cook, and make the trophies!

As a reminder to everyone, please remember that outside alcohol cannot be consumed on premises. We did have to remove a keg that had been setup outside the back door. Not only does this put our company liquor license and our jobs in jeopardy, it was alcohol that was made readily available and left unmonitored and unregulated. There were minors were present at the function. Thank you to everyone for understanding and helping us out.

Kudos Board: Here are the most recent Kudos from March 27th – April 2nd.

Private Lessons

Graham Josh was great. My kids loved him and they made so much improvement!
Bobbi Abde was very positive and kept the whole lesson fun for my 5 year old grand daughter. She wanted to come back the following day!
Noah It was so great to see Don in the learning center. He recognized Noah and even took him down the run to get him comfortable again. Noah can’t wait for his next lesson and is hoping that Don could be his instructor!!!!

Adult Programs

Mridula Gregg was awesome and patient! Also, instructor Grey went a mile ahead and even demonstrated us on how to get up back on our feet, in case we fell..!
I did not experience that in my previous classes with my previous instructors..!
Megan Heather was absolutely amazing. She really took the time to teach us some drills that have been extremely helpful in the future. I hope to have my next lesson with her!
Hailee Thanks Andy!!
Nancy Jarrett was an incredible instructor. He was very friendly and gave great tips. I learned a lot and had a bunch of fun. Thank you!
Elizabeth Jarrett was great! The group was much smaller than the group at my first lesson, which meant I got much more attention and care.
Vineela Dave was an amazing instructor for us. I had not practiced since my last lesson and initially was terrible! I kept tripping and was so nervous that I kept forgetting part of the instructions. Dave never gave up! He repeated his instructions all the time for me, skied with me to stop me from being nervous, patiently helped me up when I fell and at the end of of the lesson I loved the sport! I was able to ski, turn and parallel ski! That lesson with Dave was just so good! Thanks a ton Dave!
Joanne We did not take a lesson yesterday but we practiced the techniques that our excellent instructor Sandy had taught us in our previous lessons.
Stuart Sandy was great. Extremely comfortable with her as an instructor and felt she was genuinely invested in improving my skills. I felt much more confident after the lesson. Thanks for her help and guidance.
Lee Please see the above comment. I can’t say enough about the wonderful instructors I have had so far, Sandy and Mike. I m looking forward to at least one more session to further my confidence and technique. Thanks so much.

Youth Programs

Alessandro Garret was really good with my son. He pushed him in a positive way. I was really impressed.
Danijela Instructor was very helpful and my daughter continually talked about she liked her (Anna) and how they worked together to help another small child. Liked ability to warm up before lesson for a few hours … helped to make lesson much more productive.
Boris Dan was just fantastic, the best instructor we’ve met so far. My son have made tons of progress this time, and we’ve got detailed and valuable feedback after the lesson.
Lucius This week’s instructor, Kevin, was fantastic and accommodated the lesson to match my son’s need for a challenge.
Riyaz Ahren gave me a very detailed summary of how the lesson went, what skills were worked on, and what skills I could continue to work with him on between lessons. I appreciated the feedback.
Jason Ben, my childs instructor for his last 3 lessons was very helpful and really invests in the child to help them learn. He even added my child to his lesson from out of my child’s normal class because the student’s ability level’s matched up much better than how he was put at the start of the lesson.
Sophia Anna was a great instructor. She was very encouraging and helped our daughter feel comfortable. By far the best instructor we have had so far.
Natalie Abde was a wonderful instructor! He clearly loves what he does and made Natalie feel comfortable immediately. Natalie had a great time and got more confident. She can’t wait to go back. It was also great to see Don again….he was Natalie’s instructor last time. He checked in with her multiple times….he is such an asset to the learning program. We are so excited to return.
Flynn Ellen was an amazing instructor

Bunkhouse Reminders: As we transition into weekend operations, please remember the bunkhouse will be closed when the mountain is closed. This week, the bunkhouse will only be open Friday, April 14th-Sunday April 16th.

Thanks to all of you guys for making this such a memorable season… we asked and you answered, “What was your favorite moment or highlight of the season?!”

Some of YOUR favorite moment's of Winter 16-17'

  • “Winning the cutest couple award” – Dale Hardisty
  • “Dale winning cutest couple award” – Sandy Chancy
  • “6 rounds of hot coco with 3 & 4yr olds– sugar overload! We even lost one kid inside Youth Programs!” -Nikole Mulligan
  • “Playing with Buzz Brump at Legends of SP” – Jon Mann
  • “Unlimited Pow Buffet in December!” – Grayson Neal
  • “Winning Retro Fools Day and mobbin’ with all the ski school homies after work” -Ricky Nichoalds
  • “Having the YP passport kids help give out class assignments at lineups wearing instructor jackets & skiing Wenatchee bowl to the highway with George, Josh, and Dod!” – Alicia Brannan
  • “Hitting my goal of riding 100 days and teaching my first ski lesson!” -Pavel Berezyuk
  • “Parking lot BBQs!” -Payton Peterson
  • “DEATH CHUTES!” -Josh Holton & Ben Christy
  • “1st chair on Southern Cross…it’s like cocaine, so I hear” -David O’Donnell
  • “Being called ‘Ah-Dean'” -Aden M-S
  • “Taking a first time snowboarder to double daisy on day 1!” -Rusty West
  • “Taking an intermediate clinic with my friends and taught by DOD!” -Jenn Dumas
  • “Kicker session at Grace Lakes” – Jake-O, Grayson, TJ
  • “When Facebook was here and we made a hip in the banked turns…but then we got in trouble YAHHH!” -Jake Oudeans
  • “When Jake-O was screaming at Nikole so hard that I cried” – Sam Harris

Stay tuned for next week’s post for Part 2 of Winter 16-17′ season highlights! Too many good ones!! Have a favorite moment you’d like to share? Snowsports@stevenspass.com 

Exam Results: Congrats to everyone that put in training and teaching hours and went for a new certification this season! Your hard work and dedication to better yourself as an instructor and skier/rider is something to be proud of!

High fives to our newest Alpine Level 1 Certification: Will Francalangia & Sara Hebert

Hip, Hip, Hooray to our newest Alpine Level 2 Certification: Alicia Brannan

A round of applause to our newest Children’s Specialist 2: Karl Johnstone, Brian Bourgeois, Jason Link, Alex Zolotovitski, & Lauren Yaeger

Steve would like to invite you to his… Party at the Frink Ranch May 13th

https://www.facebook.com/events/469270330071663/

MOUNTAIN WIDE NEWS

Stevens Pass Climate Team  Come see us at Springfest

We will have our booth set up near the clock tower. See how you can help promote climate recovery. Bring your old skis & snowboards for recycling (www.skiartistry.com)!

Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/stevenspassclimateteam

Website: www.stevenspassclimateteam.org