Mt Olympus 6 Day Snow Forecast

Mark from Cyprus writes:

I want to say to the person who posted below, that I completely agree 100% with him, except for one thing.

The unprofessional and poor attitude displayed by the staff in Troodos is not an indication of the service in Cyprus.

You have to realize that the guys in Troodos are government employees, with NO training whatsoever in running a ski resort.

So if you want to blame someone, blame our incompetent government.

Another thing, there is some money to be spent for Troodos. Just no one who really cares and has the skills to plan and execute effectively. The spent money buying snow cannons that they don't use. They spent money building a water dam that they don't use. They spent money buying a new bull and are too lazy to properly groom the slopes (and lacking the skill to do so in any case).

Now I have been to resorts in Greece that are just a bit larger than Troodos (6 lifts, 1km the longest run) and not with much better weather conditions and with less money.

But they understand snow sports. They understand that you need features, kickers, jumps, rails, trails just off the slopes. You need variety. You need to make it interesting. And they did. Troodos slopes have to be the most featureless slopes in the world.

How much does it cost to make a kicker? To place a piece of wood in the summer? To make a table (i.e. rail)? To make some runs through the trees?

It costs nothing. just a few minutes of your time, good intentions, love for snow sports and a bit of common sense, things that the Troodos staff completely lack.

2012-01-09