Posts for Spring-in-Whistler--No-Time-for-a-Rest

Ski Butlers Steamboat Wins John Rust Award
Steamboat Springs, CO…Ski Butlers Steamboat wins its second consecutive John Rust Award for exceptional customer service, scoring a 98.63% on its NPS Score*, the highest of any Ski Butlers location.
U.S. Chamber Names Ski Butlers of Park City, UT Finalist for 2012 Small Business of the Year Award
U.S. Chamber Names Ski Butlers of Park City, UT Finalist for 2012 Small Business of the Year Award

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today named Ski Butlers, of Park City, UT, one of seven finalists for the 2012 DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Sam’s Club®. Ski Butlers will be honored during America’s Small Business Summit, May 21–23, in Washington, D.C., where a national winner will be announced and will receive a $10,000 cash prize, courtesy of the U.S. Chamber.
Vail Celebrates 50 Years
Having grown up in Colorado, Vail has always been such premier destination.  People from all over the world visit Vail while locals and front rangers alike agree that skiing is unmatched.  I would bet that we can all remember our first time dropping into the back bowls with nothing but open powder fields in front of us!   It is so much more than a ski area…it is VAIL!  It is hard to believe that the town is only 50 years old.  I can’t even imagine what the Vail Valley looked like before the legendary back bowls, before Vail Village, Lionshead, Beaver Creek, etc.  
Ski Butlers Wins U.S. Chamber Blue Ribbon Award
Park City, UT…Ski Butlers is one of 75 small businesses across the country to win the Blue Ribbon Small Business Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  This award honors companies that demonstrate excellent business practices in several areas, including strategy, employee development, community involvement, and customer service.
A Kids Guide to Aspen/Snowmass

Are you looking for an alternative to your Disney vacation?  Check out the Aspen/Snowmass area for a safe, fun, educational and exciting alternative to your typical family vacation!  The Roaring Fork Valley is chock full of amazing activities for all ages!  Just imagine you can be out skiing one of the four world class resorts while your children are making life long memories and creating new friendships that will last a lifetime.  Here is a four day guide to getting the most out of your family vacation while here in town!
Greetings from Telluride - Snow embodies us all!

Greetings from Telluride, Colorado. We’ve had a wonderful early season this 2012. A healthy early snowfall got the season off to an exciting start, and this last storm blessed us here with an excess of two feet of fresh snow. As I learned the hard way, better get to the lifts early on a powder day. Telluride is like a dog kennel for the powder hound inside us all, albeit slightly more refined. And when the snow falls, so do the responsibilities of the locals. It’s a grand exclusion of almost everything that is not waist deep powder and face shots the whole way down. A race to first tracks. Otherwise, the lifestyle adhered to in town and emulated in the Mountain Village can only be regarded as tranquil. Every individual, whether you’re a long time local or a first time visitor, is tied by a bond: an appreciation for yesterday, a complacency with the present, and an excitement for the future.

Telluride is an exciting place to be. The addition of a brand new restaurant, Bon Vivant, sits at the top of Polar Queen Express (Lift 5) and is a perfect addition to the already wonderful spread of après-ski locations around the mountain, in the village, and back down in town. A packed list of concerts, shows, and events for the winter season is sure to keep your schedules packed and your spirits high. And the snow...let me rephrase, Ahhh, the snow. We’ve been dancing for and have been rewarded with ample precipitation. A solid foundation is sure to keep the full boundaries of the mountain open and accessible. Any additional snow we receive will be embraced with open arms, open mouths, and open hearts. And, of course, the same welcoming embrace will be extended to our guests. Watching people having a blast doing the things we enjoy doing every day is a magical feeling: sharing a wealth of warmth, happiness, and embrace.

                See you soon.

Ski Butlers Telluride

Core Value #1 – Deliver Legendary Service
Thanks to everyone who is a part of our Ski Butlers family; from our customers, lodging properties, team members, concierges, friends and family, for helping make this our best holiday season ever. How do we measure best ever? By the amount of satisfied customers and fun we have. 
Ski Butlers Nominated for Small Business of the Year
Park City, UT…Ski Butlers has been nominated for the US Chamber of Commerce 2012 DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award by the Park City Chamber Bureau. “This is an incredible honor,” said Bryn Carey, president of Ski Butlers. “We are very humbled and proud to be considered for this award.”

The Park City Chamber Bureau nominates one business per year for this award. “We believe that Ski Butlers is a business that others watch in awe,” said Bill Malone, president of the Park City Chamber Bureau. “From their concept…to their phenomenal service…to their attention to detail…This is a business that seems to have it all covered. Plus, they are the epitome of a well-oiled machine when it comes to customer service.” The Park City Chamber nominated Ski Butlers out of 1,050+ businesses.

About the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award

The Awards program is designed to honor our nation's job creators and recognize their significant contributions as drivers of economic growth. The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize, courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Small businesses will be judged on the following criteria:

Staff training and motivation
Community involvement
Customer service
Business strategies and goals
Financial performance and business history

About Park City Chamber 

The Park City Chamber / Bureau exists to promote Park City and Summit County as a world-class destination for everyone from tourists to business groups to our local neighbors. They do this through coordinated domestic and international marketing efforts that work in tandem with those of their 1000+ members. Their mission is to promote the Park City/Summit County area as a historic mountain resort destination with an ongoing Olympic legacy, enhance the resort experience, and be an advocate for a vibrant, healthy economy.

About Ski Butlers

Founded in 2004 in Park City, Utah, Ski Butlers now serves over 30 North American resorts in Colorado, California, Utah, Wyoming and British Columbia, Canada. Ski Butlers award winning service makes renting ski and snowboard equipment convenient and hassle-free all for the same price or less than most resort ski shops. Ski Butlers is the only ski shop in Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado to win the Vail Valley Platinum Service Award for exceptional customer service this past winter, and is Deer Valley’s and Aspen’s preferred ski rental delivery provider. Ski Butlers corporate offices are based out of Park City, Utah. 

For more information go to www.SkiButlers.com, call Bryn Carey at 435-640-1402 or e-mail Bryn@SkiButlers.com.

Ski Town Lingo
It can be weird going on vacation to a new place, a place that can seem somewhat foreign from your home.  Maybe it’s the weather that’s completely different, the food may not quite be the same, or maybe the language is new and well, foreign.  It can be even stranger when this place is still in the U.S. Resort towns can seem a bit foreign at first, especially when you hear the locals speaking. 
Equipment Preview #3 and #4
Please click below to see our final two eNews' of the season. 

Equipment Preview #3: Performance, Sport, Tweener and Jr ski packages
Equipment Preview #4: Snowboard Preview

Also, remember that you can view all this videos online on Youtube.com or view specs at SkiButlers.com

The new technology in our equipment this season is the best that I have ever seen. The camber/rocker revolution is as big as the parabolic revolution. That is a big statement!