Welcome meetings/Snow Briefs..love or hate them?

Tony_H wrote:My experience is thus:

Rep meets you at airport and travels on bus. Irrespective of the time of day, all I want to know is what are conditions like up the mountain and where is my lift pass.

That would do me too.

What would be really good would be useful information printed out. The rep's name and contact details; what to do if you're hurt on-piste; procedure for seeing a doctor; recommended restaurants and bars (which ones good for families, bars for blokes, etc.); local tips, especially on avoiding queues (e.g. 'At start of day, take bus to 'X' lift to avoid scrum at 'Y' / 'Go home via such-and-such after 4pm'); and so on ... You'll also want to convey the departure process, so again, do this on paper rather than tell everyone face-to-face or try and grab people before the final day.
Not everyone will attend a briefing or register everything you say at one. Much easier for you to give them printed info on arrival and then say "I'll be in the <> bar 5-6pm if anyone has more questions.

msej449 wrote:What would be really good would be useful information printed out. The rep's name and contact details; what to do if you're hurt on-piste; procedure for seeing a doctor; recommended restaurants and bars (which ones good for families, bars for blokes, etc.); local tips, especially on avoiding queues (e.g. 'At start of day, take bus to 'X' lift to avoid scrum at 'Y' / 'Go home via such-and-such after 4pm'); and so on ... You'll also want to convey the departure process, so again, do this on paper rather than tell everyone face-to-face or try and grab people before the final day.
Not everyone will attend a briefing or register everything you say at one. Much easier for you to give them printed info on arrival and then say "I'll be in the <> bar 5-6pm if anyone has more questions.

Skiworld provide a welcome pack on the transfer coach, with all the info printed out, plus a piste map.

Andyhull, sure we got that with Nailson last year too from memory. Must have done, as I didn't go to the meeting and I had all the info I needed.

jocrad74 wrote:Andyhull, sure we got that with Nailson last year too from memory. Must have done, as I didn't go to the meeting and I had all the info I needed.

Had that from both Crystal and Inghams in the past - Neilsen too