Official Blog of Okemo Mountain Resort

I've heard alot about blogging, but never took the plunge. After going through all the "set up", I'm now in.............The first one, I am going to keep short. I used the title of Summer 07, to complain about the weather, there is no summer heat............. and to mention some of what is going on at Okemo for the summer. Many people ask, what do you do all summer? (Even my daughter)! Okemo has many Full-time year round employees and they are all hard at work. Some are preparing for the next ski season, but there are a considerable number who work in departments which are open for the summer, mainly, the Jackson Gore Inn, The Lodging department, Okemo Valley Golf, Tater Hill Golf, Coleman Brook Tavern and others. Okemo is not just for skiing anymore..... You should check out the landscaping that has been done at the Jackson Gore Inn complex. Did you know that every lift tower is inspected by our Lift Maintenance staff and all the Sheaves (wheels the cable runs over) are inspected. That is done on 15 lifts...... Snowmaking also gets a complete overhaul so when the temp drops, things are ready to go.Congrats to the entire Okemo staff for making the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Debut at Okemo such a success. Every department contributed to the success.......... I was so impressed with how the grounds looked and how everything just felt right..........Hey even the weather cooperated.....