Meadows Blog
Hi Folks!
I wanted to take some time to discuss with you some of our new plans for this blog. These plans have been in the works since last July. This blog is a critically important communication tool that allows guests to provide feedback and insight regarding our operations. The comments, suggestions and constructive criticisms posted on this blog have and will continue to impact the decision making process at Mt. Hood Meadows.
I have enjoyed the many good conversations and want to continue this opportunity to facilitate constructive, meaningful, two-way dialogue between our guests and other management team members.
In order to make the blog more effective, we’re making some improvements to the blog itself. First – the name is now Meadows Blog. I’ll still be involved in posting special topics and associated responses. We are, however, expanding the opportunities for input from the very talented members of our management team to formulate some of the responses to your posts. This will improve Meadows Blog in two important ways. First, responding thoughtfully and consistently to the sheer volume of people posting comments -- which is awesome. Since July 2007 there have been more than 2,000 posts to this blog – that is an incredible amount of activity particularly when you consider that each post is read and responses are published to the many posts that are on topic. The second, and more significant reason, is because this blog has evolved to the point that many of your posts are well thought out, asking detailed and challenging questions that demand a thoughtful response. In some cases, we may take a little longer to provide a thorough response, or so that we can organize responses that adequately address similar posts. In this way we will improve the quality of the conversation – your good questions deserve well thought out and detailed answers.
The blog has become a part of the Meadows community. In fact, it may be a key instrument which is helping to build that community, at least virtually. The blog will never take the place of a good face-to-face conversation, but it does provide a way for those who care about Meadows and want to see it improve to express their concerns, ideas and great suggestions in a productive and constructive way. To further advance this concept we will ask you to join the community before posting.
This is a simple process – you select “Join” in the upper right hand corner of this page. You provide as much or as little information as you want – you don’t have to give your real name or set up a profile. You will need to provide an email address to receive and confirm your password. Once you are a member of the community, the “post a comment” box will appear at the bottom of each topic page, allowing you to post freely as you have done in the past. You only need to join the community once, when you come back simply “Sign In” and the page will recognize you – and the “post a comment” box will be visible. Those who aren’t members or haven’t signed in will be able to read the blog topic as well as the posts of others. Many of you have already joined – you do not need to join again, just keep using your current sign in. There are other benefits that this community can provide those who join that we will be exploring further.
Let’s discuss the rules for posting. The two main rules have been that the comment must be on topic and refrain from using profanity in order to be posted.
We would also like to refrain from rude or misleading statements intended to insult other guests or our employees. If you don’t like something about MHM or its operations – express it, but not without a specific suggestion for improvement.
Also, we’re not going to post comments, which are basically advertisements for other ski areas. While providing examples of how things are done at other areas can be helpful, a blatant commercial isn’t going to be posted. Again, we are more concerned about the members of our community who want to make Meadows better.
Through these changes the Meadows Blog serve its purpose – providing a forum and a resource for improving the experience for our guests and staff members. So join the community and have a terrific summer!
Onward!
--Matt