We have always thought The Basin was an open and inclusive place. With George Floyd’s death and other events of the last couple years, we have taken another look at ourselves. A group of employees started tackling these issues and we realized that we were not as inclusive of a place as we thought we were. Our next steps involved hiring a consultant to take a deeper dive by completing an audit.
It came as no surprise that our staff and guests were almost all white. What was a surprise was that our recruiting, hiring, retention and advancement policies needed some work. On top of that, an internal employee survey identified that not everyone on the team felt as included as they should have.
Moving forward, we have begun taking the following steps. We are creating a detailed DEI Action Plan. We are identifying Year One Priorities to keep our efforts highly focused. We are updating our recruitment policies. We are providing foundational DEI training for all of our staff from senior to brand new employees.
Arapahoe Basin has a tremendous impact on tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands, of people. It is time for us to do our best to include everyone as we share and work at this magical place.
To learn more about what we are doing go to DEI at A-Basin.
