“We don’t want to be there when the children are there, it’s too much mayhem, it’s too dangerous for us," Mangus said. Mangus believes Vail Resorts Management's decision to require all employees be vaccinated is a major reason for staffing shortages at the resorts in 2022. Mangus said the cutting of weekday morning and afternoon hours has been especially hard on seniors who like to ski when there are reduced crowds. Pat Mangus has been a Boston Mills season pass holder for 49 years. We did not experience this frustration of accessibility last year.” "My husband put in almost 40 days last year of the 92 days that they were open. “We were not informed at any point when they would open or what those hours would look like," Hogan said. But season pass holders like Karen Hogan of Bath, Ohio said she can't understand why there is such a shortage when last year during the pandemic there was little to no impact. Vail Resorts Management cited COVID-19 related staffing shortages as major reason for the reduced hours. “People pay for a service with a certain number of hours, If you can’t honor it, then a partial refund of the money or a deferment to next year even.highly suggest anyone thoroughly read the all fine print if you’re going to sign up for next year." “We moved our schedules around a bit so that we could go skiing in the morning time," Marasco said. Marasco and other season pass holders believe Vail Resorts Management, which took control of both locations a couple of years ago, should offer a partial refund or credit for next year. Season pass holders like Valerie Marasco of Wadsworth believe hours at the ski resorts have been cut by as much as 50%, with a significant reduction in weekday morning and afternoon hours. Learn more about our streaming options here.PENINSULA, Ohio - Some local and regional season pass holders at Boston Mills and Brandywine ski resorts in Peninsula Village have been left frustrated and upset by reduced hours at both locations. You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here. Saturdays and Sundays.ĭownload the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Because of that, Boston Mills will be open for limited hours Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. It's so nice,” said Katusin.Īccording to our partners at the Akron Beacon Journal, Vail Resorts, the company that owns Boston Mills, Brandywine, and Alpine Valley, is dealing with staffing shortages in addition to the lack of snow. “I wanna say it's kind of like a euphoric feeling, like you’re just going through air and it's kind of like surfing, but in snow. Now that the doors are open, many did not waste any more time and put their gear on in the parking lot to do what they love most. It’s always good,” said John Stanley of Stow. They do a good job, they do an amazing job here packing it down. “It's Ohio, I mean we’ve lived it before. “It was kind of like really, I want to say disappointing, I mean each day you would kind of hope for snow and nothing would happen,” said Sage Katusin of Medina. The wait was unbearable at times for avid skiers and snowboarders. I really thought global warming was going to beat us to it, but glad that’s not the case,” said Danna O’Connor of Hudson. Unseasonably warm weather forced the resort to push back its opening date several weeks. Skiers and snowboarders turned out by the dozens for opening day after a very delayed start to the season. PENINSULA, Ohio - Not much snow fell in Peninsula Friday, but it's finally been cold enough for more snow-making at Boston Mills Ski Resort.
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