Scanning Resolutions
Clearances, Holds, & Faults
Policy and Procedure
Opening & Closing
Knowing Kirkwood
100

What is inactive media, and how do you fix it?

Guest has more than one card.
Scan again

Press 'Media' then find the current pass number, select 'activate' and then 'save'

100

The Lift Operator can start and move the chair as needed to perform their job

Maintenance Clearance

100

If you will miss or be late for a scheduled shift, what must you do?

Call & leave a voicemail at 209-258-7234 (locker room phone) 1 HOUR before your start time

100

This is the FIRST thing you do when arriving to your station, everyday

Call dispatch & get clearances. Record times in log

If motor room is still locked, wait for maintenance

100

The site of chairs 7,9, and magic carpets, this area is also home to ski school

Timber Creek

200

Screen says No product/total days expired/no days left.

What does this mean?


Guest has no pass associated with that card.

To fix this, Ask guest if they have multiple cards. if no, Call hot seat or direct to pass office

200

There is an active fault occurring at your chair, what do you do?

Go to Motor Room (Bottom shack 4, 6, & 7)
Call Dispatch 7224
Report active Fault
DO NOT CLEAR FAULT unless instructed by Lift Maintenance 

200

Its snowing tonight and you live on mountain, what should you do in the morning (if scheduled)?

Call 209-258-7333 After 4 am, if confirmed snow safety morning you need to be at work at the time stated by the hotline

200

What must be done before anyone takes a break?

Fully set up & ready to open
All guests in line are scanned & verified
your lead approves your break

200

What 4 chairs were the original Kirkwood resort?

1, 2, 3, and 4

300

Screen says 

Not valid here
Bad day of week

what does this mean?

Guest has a blacked out pass and must pay 1/2 price of window ticket OR 

guest has bought a pass to another mountain or region (i.e. Colorado resorts, or east coast resorts). To fix this, call hotseat

300

Operators can now load the chair and travel to the top shack, but cannot yet leave the top shack 


Operator Clearance

300

A guest reports a injury, avalanche, or some other potential emergency, what should you do?

KEEP the reporter with you until patrol locates guest(s)

CALL 7224 dispatch
REPORT LID (Location Injury description), any other details that will help
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS from dispatch or lift op leadership

300

This important legal document should be started every day BEFORE opening to public, and finished as your chair closes, as well as recording all stops & incidents throughout the day


Lift Log

300

Chairs open at _____ and close at _____. Backside chairs close at _____.

8:55
4:05
3:30

400

Screen says

Bad Device ID

What does this mean?

Guest has used more than one device (phone, tablet, etc) to log into their epic account. Ensure the guest is not committing fraud, and then press VERIFY GUEST

400

This weather event is a very common hold that causes chairs to close for periods of time, and happens with almost every storm


Wind Hold

400

A guest has become unseated after the loading process. What do you do?

STOP the chair
DEPLOY deacceleration device (willybag)
Instruct guest to HOLD ON and CLIMB BACK into the seat if possible.
CALL dispatch when possible
FILL OUT near miss card (CONTACT INFO)

400

These ropes and bamboo stakes stop guests from skiing in the Low Clearance Area


the perimeter

400

Kirkwood's most known chair which is known for its experts only terrain boasting some of the most extreme cliffs and chutes in North America

Chair 10 Wagonwheel/The Wall


500

You get a 'Good' Scan but guest details don't match person holding the pass. You are suspicious this person is using a pass that belongs to someone else.

Initiate Fraud Protocol,

Ask for them to hand over the physical card

 call your lead and hot seat

500

Absolutely NO ONE can ride down or leave the top shack area, due to avalanche risk

Snow Safety Hold

500

When do you stop loading public, but never stop the lift?

Fire

500

The most important step during closing, to ensure NO ONE is left on the lift after we close

Last Chair Procedure

500

What year was Kirkwood Ski Resort founded?

1972


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