killclimbz

And there you guys go...

Vail probably comes close to hitting the 30K mark at times I would hazard a guess.

Simply^Ride

man, thats a shit load of people, think of the operation to keep the place nice and smooth.

jezz how many employees do they hold, now I understand why they close early, imagine the price of keeping the place open.

Timberline on the other hand has such a small operation that there's no wonder how they can keep things running through the season. Plus they got their nice $$$ hotel to pay for most of the expenses.

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siberianmist

vail is hugeee.. i was there 5 out of 7 days and was still getting lost on the last day.

daysailer1

There is definitely extra staffing scheduled on the major holidays.

I can guesstimate the numbers just by looking at the lift line at the Gemini lift. When it stretches to the KAJ Bldg, it's at least a 16k day. It is still possible to get away from the crowds on these days and not realize just how many people are there. On a 8k day you can just ride right up to the lift and hop on. It's deserted.

Ski & Ride School has somewhere around 350 full and part-time ski & snowboard instructors. We have staggered schedules. I'm not sure about all the other depts. It's a big operation and growing since the Intrawest takeover of operations. It's still owned by the City and County of Denver.

SteezyMan

I was up in Breck,Vail,and Keystone this spring and I enjoyed all of them. There was still some fresh powder in these locations. But the first day I was there I got altitude sickness which sucks, but was alright the next day.

Simply^Ride

That's why the first day you always take it easy. Especially if you come from Florida ...

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