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| May 6, 2008 |
| RAGE FILMS VISITS MT. SHASTA SKI PARK |
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| Once again Rage Films visited Mount Shasta Ski Park from April 19th to May 1st to throw some big air and shoot some progressive features for their upcoming film. Having traveled the world Mount Shasta Ski Park was one of their last stops before heading home to Bend to start the editing on their feature film for the 2008 season. This was their third visit in four years and once again Mt. Shasta Ski Park built some unique features for world class extreme skiers to ride. Rage really enjoys coming to the resort because of the terrain layout and family owner atmosphere. All features were built by Mt. Shasta Ski Park employees with a Rage Films advisor. The ski athletes were in for ten days and hit several features inlcuding a gap jump onto our new wave box, a dual tree jib, and a gap jump with a wall ride. Features were built in the North Saddle area as well as our Revolution Terrain Park. Rage Films was established in 1994 and is based out of Bend, Oregon. The previous two trips resulted in some unique footage of Mt Shasta Ski Park that can be found in their Booter Crunk and Corduroy Films. Most notable was the 120 ft gap jump built for the Corduroy feature. Rage Films will be back in Mount Shasta during late fall to debut their 2008 feature film. |
| March 31, 2008 |
| SKI PARK LOOKING FOR A MARKETING DIRECTOR |
| Mt. Shasta Ski Park is seeking qualified applicants for a Marketing, Resort Development and Planning position. This is a management level position; responsible for all marketing, sales and adverstising, and media communications. Individual is also responsible for marketing contracts (electronic, radio, print, and web) and promotion of entertainment and events. Other responsibilities include developing community and government relations, knowledge of environmental planning and processes. Applicants must be energetic and a creative person to help grow and plan for the future for a family owned resort. Applicants must have a minimum of two years experience in marketing or equivalent experience or education with excellent public relations, planning, writing and interpersonal skills. Full range of benefits, vacation, 401 (k), and negotiated salary. Submit resume to HR manager; jeff@skipark.com or mail to 104 Siskiyou Ave, Mt. Shasta, CA. (530-926-8603). |
| March 18, 2008 |
| 2008 RAIL JAM |
| On Friday, March 21st, the Mt. Shasta Ski Park will stage its annual “Rail Jam” competition which is open to both skiers and snowboarders. This event is the last terrain park event of the year and is held during the evening starting at 5 pm. The competitors will descend down the Revolution Terrain Park and will hit a consecutive series of rails and boxes while performing various tricks. This event is done in Jam format and the judges are the competitors. Visually, this is an awe-inspiring event, showcasing the skill, courage and creativity of modern snow athletes. There will be no practice for the event. At the start of the competition the competitors will be separated into two groups. Each group will get 45 minutes to make as many runs as they can to get the best score. The person with the best tricks and most originality wins the competition. This event is held at night under the lights and gives the event a whole different look. Various prizes are provided to the winners, the top prize being a season pass at Mt. Shasta Ski Park for the 2008/2009 season. Also during the event Mt. Shasta Ski Park will be debuting its newest feature “The Wave” painted by Solmon Keen. The feature is a roller coaster box thirty feet long and four feet wide. Also on hand for the event will be Red Bull. Shasta Base Camp will also be at the event providing snowboard demos. Registration for the Mt. Shasta Ski Park “Rail Jam” competition will take place in the Upper Lodge starting at 3:00 pm and the competition will start at 5:00 pm. Helmets are required for all participants. Youths 18 years and younger must have a release signed by a parent! Releases are available at registration or can be downloaded from skipark.com. The Entry Fee to the competition is $20. For more information visit the Revolution page of skipark.com or contact Jason Young (Marketing Manager) at 530-926-8604. |
| February 28, 2008 |
| "SKI THE BOLD LINE..." |
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On Friday the ski community of Jefferson State lost one of it’s brightest and most loved members. Gene Landsmann passed due to complications from cancer. Gene joined the Mount Shasta Ski Park family just a few years ago after spending thirty years with his Mt. Ashland family. Not only was he an incredible and graceful skier but he was intelligent, extremely humorous, and gracious. His passion and knowledge for skiing enveloped and inspired many skiers over the past thirty five years. There are few people you can talk to on both ski mountains who didn’t know Gene and everyone who did know him only had kind things to say. He was quiet but when he spoke it was both eloquent and thoughtful. Gene was modest about his skiing ability but was touched by no one when on the slopes. Friday was a sad day and Gene will be missed by both of his skiing families but his spirit will live on in generations to come. We’ll miss you Gene,
Love the Ski Park Family.
A celebration of Gene’s life will be held at 10 am on Tuesday, March 4th at Mount Shasta Ski Park. |
| January 28, 2008 |
| GREAT START TO THE 2007/2008 SEASON |
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Mount Shasta Ski Park is enjoying a great start to the 07/08 season. Early winter storms have given the Ski Park a base of 145 inches, and given the powder hounds plenty of winter fluff to ski on. The resort has also recieved 40,000 visitors since opening on December 19th. Mount Shasta Ski Park was also named recently in the Washington Post as one of the best ski resorts that no one's heard of. The article "Ski This Mountain and You'll Be a Believer" written by Cindy Loose is a great representation of the Mount Shasta community and the activities that can be enjoyed on a winter visit. With the snow came Andy Blumbert who writes a column for EXPN. He enjoyed a fun visit to the area and gave brief mention to the resort in his blog The High Planes Drift. As the snow continues to fall into February the Ski Park invites all to come play on the winter slopes through April. |
| December 17, 2007 |
SKI PARK OPENS WEDNESDAY FOR 2007/08 SKI & SNOWBOARD SEASON |
Officials of the Mt. Shasta Ski Park announced today that the resort will open for full operations on Wednesday December, 19 for the 2007/08 ski and snowboard season and it’s 23 rd year of operation. All three chairlifts are scheduled to operate for day skiing from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. First night skiing is slated for Saturday, December 22. Night skiing is scheduled daily (except Monday, December 24) over the Christmas holidays until December 31. With 19” of snow reported the last 24 hours the resort currently has 28 inches of snow at the base and 38 inches on top.
The Revolution Terrain Park will be open featuring rails and boxes! All base area services will be in full operation. According to Marketing Manager, Jason Young “This are the best snow conditions for our Christmas opening in years. The snow conditions we’ll have for Christmas are the best we’ve had in years. The abundant fresh snow mixed with our artificial snow promises a great snow experience for everybody from day one!”
Lift ticket for guests ages 13 – 64 will sell for $39, Juniors ages 8 – 12 for $20 and Pups ages 7 & under for $5. Night skiing tickets will sell for $16.
To learn more about the Park’s learning center, weekly specials, rates, web-cam and weather center visit www.skipark.com , call 1.800.SKI.SHASTA (outside Shasta & Siskiyou Counties) or 530.926.8610.
The first Ski Park event named “News Year’s Eve Family Celebration” is scheduled for New Year’s Eve. |
| November 15, 2007 |
| COYOTE CHAIRLIFT AT MT. SHASTA SKI PARK SUCCESSFULLY PASSES LOAD TEST |
Mt. Shasta Ski Park work crews were busy all summer and fall with maintenance, repairs and improvements of the infrastructure of the facility. The old analog drive on the Coyote chairlift has been replaced with a new $30,000 digital drive.
According to the ANSI (American National Standard Institute) code the installation of the new drive is considered a design change to the lift thus requiring a load test.
A load test simulates 110% of the load on a lift when it runs at full capacity.
Under the supervision of Kirk Doering, an inspector from the California State Tramway Board, the test of the new drive on the Coyote lift was successfully completed last Thursday. Lance Haywood the designer and engineer and installer of the drive was also on hand.
In order to simulate110% of the weight of passengers on a fully loaded lift the Ski Park used cardboard boxes lined with garbage bags which were filled with water. Each of the 64 triple chairs was loaded with 3 “water boxes” equaling 510 lbs of load. In total 48,000 gallons of water equaling a weight of 40,000 lbs were loaded unto the chair lift. |
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| Randy Cruse, Lift Maintenance Supervisor of the Ski Park fills 3 "weight boxes" with water by means of a custom built 3 faucet spout |
| According to Richard Coots the Ski Park’s operations manager “This new drive verifies that an efficient safety system is in place and that the chairlift is more reliable which should improve customer satisfaction”. |
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 |
| MT. SHASTA SKI PARK SLATES JOB FAIR |
Mt. Shasta ski park, CA….. During the winter months the Mt. Shasta Ski Park is one of the largest employers in Siskiyou County. To operate the resort during a typical winter season the ski park needs a labor force of about 300 workers.
In order to secure it’s labor pool for the up coming winter season the Mt. Shasta Ski Park will slate a Job Fair on Saturday, November 17 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Mt. Shasta Park. The jobs currently available are divided into indoor operations like Food Service, Rental Shop and Sanitation Services or outdoor operations like Lift Operations and Parking/Security. All jobs will start at an hourly rate of at least $8.00.
In addition department managers will be on hand to answer any questions and prospective employees can inspect their work environment first hand. According to Human Resource Director Jeff Jeffress:” Working at the Ski Park in a recreational environment is a lot of fun and of course ski/snowboard privileges are an additional job benefit. “
Job fairs are convenient for individuals who are seeking employment as prospective employees can complete the several hiring steps like job applications and interviews at the same time and location. The pool of prospective workers is usually very mixed and represents all walks of life and all ages. Not everyone is seeking a job at the ski park for financial reward. Most of the employees like the lifestyle that allows them to work in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. More and more seniors are applying for employment at the Ski Park. Some indicate that the interaction with young people keeps them young and others simply wish to complement their retirement funds.
Individual who have questions in regard to employment or the job fair please contact Jeff Jeffress at 530-926-8603. Individuals who don’t want to wait for the job fair can apply now at the Corporate Office in Downtown Mt. Shasta at 104 Siskiyou Avenue. Job applications can be downloaded from the resort’s website at skipark.com. |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| MT. SHASTA SKI PARK 08 SEASON PASS SALE CLOSES SEPTEMBER 30 |
MT. SHASTA – The Mount Shasta Ski Park annual Season Pass Sale is scheduled to end on Sunday, September 30.
During the last days of the sale Adult Season Passes (ages 18 - 64) sell for $349 (Regular rate $449), Junior (ages 8-12) & Senior (ages 65-69) passes for $119 (Regular rate $139), Pups (ages 7 & under) and Senior (70+) passes for $49 (Regular rate $59) and Family Passes for $1199 (Regular rate $1,399).
Discounted SEASON PASSES can be purchased from the Ski Park website at www.skipark.com, by mail, by fax (530)-926-8607, by phone (530)-926-8600 or in person by visiting the downtown Ski Park Office at 104 Siskiyou Avenue in Mt. Shasta. The Ski Park’s season passes are a great value when compared to the average cost of a United States season pass which stood at $630 last season. Marketing Manager, Jason Young adds: “When you consider that in a typical season our season pass holders can hit the slopes on 120 days and 59 nights our Tier 2 season pass rates are a truly a great value!” |
| Monday, July 02, 2007 |
| MT. SHASTA BOARD & SKI PARK “EARLYBIRD” 2007/08 SEASON PASS SALE |
MT. SHASTA – The Mount Shasta Ski Park announced today the start of it’s annual “Early Bird” (Tier1 ) Season Pass Sale.
During the “Early Bird” sale, which will end on Tuesday - July 31, Adult Season Passes (ages 18 - 64) sell for $249 (Regular rate $449), Junior (ages 8-12) & Senior (ages 65-69) passes for $99 (Regular rate $139), Pups (ages 7 & under) and Senior (70+) passes for $39 (Regular rate $59) and Family Passes for $999 (Regular rate $1,399).
Discounted SEASON PASSES can be purchased from the Ski Park website at www.skipark.com, by mail, by fax (530)-926-8607, by phone (530)-926-8600 or in person by visiting the downtown Ski Park Office at 104 Siskiyou Avenue in Mt. Shasta.
The Ski Park’s season passes are a great value when compared to the average cost of a United States season pass which stood at $630 last season. President Andy Aguilera and General Manager Chuck Young add: “As local owners we are proud to be able to keep our season pass rates the same as last year and to continue offering cost-attractive season pass rates to our valued customers!”
Mt. Shasta Ski Park work crews are busy all summer with maintenance, repairs and improvements of the infrastructure of the facility. The old analog drive on Coyote chairlift has been replaced with a new $30,000 digital computer drive. This new installation will greatly enhance the reliability of this chairlift’s operation.
A new 20 foot x 40 foot observation deck has been added on top of Douglas Butte between Red Tail and Black Fox ski runs. The deck will offer ample seating and provide guests with spectacular vistas of Mt. Shasta, Castle Crags and the Eddies. During the summer the deck is available for events like weddings and group gatherings. In the winter the deck will feature food and beverage services among them a daily barbeque. Powderhounds will be thrilled by the opening of four new powder runs off the south side of Douglas Butte. Finally, the Marmot chair lift will see the replacement of its haul rope. |
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