Ski Industry Benefits Survey

The NSAA Journal published highlights of their Benefits Survey in August/September 2007 issue. A few numbers from the survey of 106 resorts:

For Year Round Employees

* most resorts offer a medical plan and most plans are PPO

* Many resorts in the midwest still offer an HMO

* Many resorts also offer dental coverage

* Just over half of employers offer vision coverage

Benefits for Seasonal Employees

* The vast majority are not offered medical, dental, or vision benefits

* 34% of resorts in the Pacific Northwest DO offer a medical plan and 56% do in the Rockies

* Where a medical plan is offered to seasonal workers the majority of the cost is borne by the workers

* Up to two thirds of the resorts stated they aren't satisfied with their seasonal health insurance plan

* 64% do not offer an end-of-the-season bonus for either full-time year-round or seasonal employees. The majority of surveyed resorts in the Southeast and Pacific West DO offer and end-of-season bonus to to full-time year-round employees. 36% in the Rockies, 14% in the Midwest and 11 percent in the Northeast offer a bonus to seasonal workers

* 30% of respondents offer transportation or housing to full-time or seasonal employees.

A complete copy of this survey is available to non-participating resorts for $45. For a copy, order online at nsaa.org or contact Kate Powers at katep (at) nsaa.org.