OCTOBER 29, 2009 ISSUE
Sugar Mountain Celebrates 40 Years
First official celebration is scheduled for December 11 to 13
Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc. celebrates 40 years this season, and will feature events and specials throughout the winter sports season.
Sugar Mountain Resort opened in 1969 with four lifts and 11 ski slopes. Today, it boasts seven lifts and 20 slopes for skiers and snowboarders, and additionally offers snowshoeing, tubing and ice skating.
During the summer, 2,500 feet of snowmaking pipes—which carry air and water up the mountain to make snow—that are located along the Big Birch slope were replaced and upsized, said Kim Jochl, director of marketing for Sugar Mountain Resort.
“This will allow for more efficient snowmaking abilities,” Jochl said.
Sugar also purchased an additional, energy-efficient snowmaking machine for the upcoming season.
The manual ticket-checking system has been replaced this year with an electronic scanning system, which, according to a press release, is designed to make the entire winter experience friendlier and easier for customers while providing the ability to maintain more accurate control of the lift and slope tickets on the mountain at any given time.
Additional components of the scanning system can be purchased in the future to offer better customer service at all the sales points of the operation, which include retail sales and equipment rentals, Jochl said.
Sugar will host events and specials throughout the season, with one of the upcoming highlights as the Turkey Treat, which allows customers to ski or ride any one session on each of the four days of the Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, November 26 to 29, for just $109. The Turkey Treat must be purchased by Sunday, November 22.
The first official celebration for the 40th anniversary will take place during Sugarfest, which is scheduled for December 11 to 13.
Diann Roffe, two-time Olympian who was the 1994 Olympic gold medalist and 1992 Olympic silver medalist, will return to Sugar to guest coach during the 16th annual Adult Pre-Season Ski Clinic, which takes place the same weekend as Sugarfest.
For more information about Sugarfest, click to www.seesugar.com/sugarfest.
For a timeline of Sugar’s major milestones, click to www.skisugar.com/forty.
Job Fair on Halloween
Sugar Mountain Resort will host a job fair onsite from 10:00 a.m. to noon this Saturday, October 31. At the job fair, interested persons can fill out an application and speak to department managers in person.
Those seeking employment who cannot attend the job fair can download an application online and turn it into the administration office or mail it to: SMR/Employment, P.O. Box 369, Banner Elk, N.C. 28604.
Positions are available in many departments, including rentals, the ski/snowboard school, ski patrol, a lift attendant, parking attendants, ticket cashiers, building maintenance, sports shop clerks, office personnel, group sales, food service, snowmaking, housekeeping and grounds maintenance.
Employee benefits include an employee ski/ride pass, free rental equipment and lessons, depending upon availability, cafeteria and Sports Shop discounts, discounts for new and existing Verizon Wireless customers, special rates, discounts and free checking with BB&T@Work and flexible hours. Both full-time and part-time positions are available.
Those who have previously worked for Sugar Mountain Resort and would like to return this year are encouraged to call their department supervisor as soon as possible.
For more information about working at Sugar Mountain this winter, call 828-898-4521, extension 261, or stop by the administration office Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to request an application.
For more information or to download a job application, click to www.skisugar.com/employment/index.phtml.
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