The COVID-19 Pandemic has been an unprecedented event, a
kind never seen in our lifetimes. The outbreak has brought the local, national
and world economies to their knees. More and more of us have a friend or
relative or know of someone who has fallen ill. This event is tragic and its
impact on the world is enormous.
This is a horrible time for Colorado. Governor Polis has
extended his Executive Order to keep ski areas closed through April 6. There is
no clear indication of when the ski area will re-open. It seems likely that we
are still weeks away. While we have every intention of re-opening The Basin, we
have no idea when that will be.
I am very sad to say that we will be letting all 430 of our
seasonal full-time and part-time employees go effective April 1. Affected employees
will receive two weeks of pay based on what they were scheduled to work after
March 14, a $.50 bonus for each hour worked this season and all of their
accrued PTO. For full-time seasonal employees who have health insurance through
us, the ski area will pay their monthly health insurance premiums for May and
June. We strongly encourage each employee to closely track developing government
and Arapahoe Basin assistance programs for those feeling financial and/or
personal hardship from the pandemic.
Beginning April 1, our 70 full-time year-round employees
will go down to ¾ time with the ability to augment their compensation through
PTO.
Employees are encouraged to view the FAQ page with more
details through their Paylocity Portal.
I am saddened by the chain of events surrounding COVID-19. We
value and cherish all the efforts of every employee at Arapahoe Basin. We wish healthiness to all through these
troubling times.
