SnowJapan.Com#3 0 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 A new Setting Journals feature, "What's it like to be a part of a resort in full flight?" has been put online. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/setting-journals-8.html We hope you enjoy it. Feel free to discuss it here.... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Hope there's not too much turbulence up there. Do you have last minute stand by discounts Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 How often do you get to ski working there Blair? I can imagine in some wierd twisted way you don't get out much, even though you work at a resort. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 As a question dear to many people's hearts, do they have music on the slopes at Arai? If so, is there a reason why? Who chooses the music? If there is no music, is that due to a conscious decision by the resort? A lot of people of this forum don't seem to like the music. If there is music at Arai, does anyone complain about it? Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 That would be interesting to know. Link to post Share on other sites
Superman 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 I haven't read this new one yet, but I'm sooo jealous of you for working at a resort. It must be a right laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
Blair 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Hi Thanks for reading. There is no music on the slopes at ARAI. What is the reason behind having music on the slopes? I do try to get out whenever possible, lately though I manage to get out once or twice a month. It is a great way to blow off steam. Regards Blair. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Interesting to hear that, most resorts I've been to here have music blaring out. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Can I ask what you do Blair. Will the resort open more terrain. Link to post Share on other sites
egglesby 1 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Quote: What is the reason behind having music on the slopes? Perhaps the other 550+ resorts that DO have music (ie the majority) could explain Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Yes, you are pretty much the odd one out there Arai - and not a bad thing either. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 How long does the flight last then? And when do you start descending? Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I was up there yesterday. Wild weather. Great place though, just wish I could stay longer to enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites
Oh-Hairy-One 0 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 I am going to be going to check this place out next week, hope I'm not disappointed! Link to post Share on other sites
Blair 0 Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 Welcome to February everyone! To answer your questions - Fattwins: I really have multiple duties here, ranging from visual identity(menus, signs etc. into English) through to attending to international guests when they visit the resort. I'm also on standby for any emergencies that require hospital visits and the like. In the green season, I teach English to the staff. Twenty of ARAI's full-time employees sat the TOEIC exam last November. As for opening more terrain, there is definitely potential for ARAI to do so. The question of the hour is whether the economy, in the state that it is in, could support ARAI undertaking such a venture - Time will tell! frannyo: ARAI has received a bunch of snow over the past week, so indications presently are for a long flight. It really is up to each individual guest as to when the flight starts to descend. For some, they only want to ski during peak season, so the descent begins in April. For others, they enjoy spring conditions, so their flight can last well into May. I intend that the next volume of the setting journals will shed more light on answers to your questions frannyo. Thanks again for reading Blair. Link to post Share on other sites
silly-sausage 0 Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 Care to expand on this Blair?.... Quote: As for opening more terrain, there is definitely potential for ARAI to do so. The question of the hour is whether the economy, in the state that it is in, could support ARAI undertaking such a venture - Time will tell! Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I went last week to Arai and it was wonderful - snow was amazing. The hotels looked pricey, but they are not the kind of place I would stay at anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
Blair 0 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Hi silly-sausage To undertake an expansion on any mountain is incredibly capital intensive, requires years of planning and is obviously subject to the elasticities of demand. Industry wide, I have often heard resorts etc. talk about expansion, but only a few of them actually follow through. There are I beleive many reasons for this, but one of the main ones is being able to establish a return on investment acceptable enough to secure financing for such a project. Thanks for reading Blair. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 "Hi silly sausage" That made me laugh. (Not laughing at you Blair, just the whole situation). Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 It must be interesting for you I think. I wish for working at resort. Link to post Share on other sites
sachiko 0 Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Me too! Link to post Share on other sites
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