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This official message from Kei Braun, Mountain Manager of Taos Ski Valley, was sent out and posted to Taos Facebook Page.
WHERE IS THE RESPECT
We all share an experience at the Ski Valley. Whether you’re an employee, a 30 year local or a first time visitor, TSV is a part of our lives and for many of us, our home. Why do some of us spit in the middle of the trail or throw a coke bottle off of the chair? Why do some of us use foul language in front of children in the lift line? It is a lack of respect. For each other, our guests and our environment.
WHAT IS RESPECT
Respect inspires Respect
Respect inspires Loyalty
Respect inspires Cooperation
Respect inspires Enthusiasm
Respect inspires Self –respect
Respect inspires Tact
Respect inspires Esprit de Corps
Self-respect inspires Integrity
Self-respect inspires Dependability
Self-respect inspires Pride
Self-respect inspires Courage
A lack of respect inspires a Lack of respect.
A lack of respect inspires Conflict.
A lack of respect inspires Subversion.
A lack of respect inspires Poor communication.
A lack of respect inspires Apathy.
Respect can be shown by Courtesy.
Respect can be shown by Cleanliness.
Respect can be shown by Careful listening.
Respect can be shown by Adding a Ma’am or thank you to a comment.
A lack of respect is easy to recognize. It is everywhere. It can be as simple as negative body language or cutting in a lift line.
All of your fellow employees and locals deserve your respect.
Our guests deserve your respect.
-Kei Braun, Mountain Manager.
Thoughts? Opinions? Leave a comment below.
who pissed in his cheerios
That’s not very respectful.
This wasnt an issue before they let snowboarding on their mountain.
And on that day, Mountain Manager Braun used his Twenty Dictums of Respect to usher in an era of peace amongst all mankind.
I know Kei, and he is a badass. Ex Marine Recon Sniper! He has points here and we should all learn to respect each other…
Well said and much needed.
Somebody has never been in the KT-22 liftline an hour before it spins on a powder day. Ha!
Thats cause in Taos you dont need to show up an hour before the lift opens to get fresh tracks. And you also get tracks more than once a storm believe it or not
except it barely snows there compared to squaw
nail>head
The name of the mountain is irrelevant. This could be said for any mountain, anywhere.
It’s TAOS not TAO or Tao’s…Have some fuckin respect!!!
Dao of respect, or for us OG’s it’s the Tao of respect.
who would ever think about spiiting in the middle of a trail, oh my god!
how dare anyone tarnish the pristine snow with their vile expectorate!!
If we all carried while skiing we could enforce respect and protect our kids….that is what the NRA said.
i shart in the liftline there all the time
Roker
quit your bitching. would you like some cheese with that wine damn. i don’t get respect when i am on the hill so fuck all of you haha and neither did rodney dangerfield.
call whine one one and get these bitches a whambulance!
So how is Rodney Dangerfield these days?
Snake or be snaked.
Kai – well said ma’am, and thank you!
What’s wrong with spitting in the middle of a trail? The rest I get… but spitting on snow? Come on now.
texans spit tobacco not just spit
make sure you don’t spit in the snow…..that would ruin it for everyone
Do they have spittoons installed at the side of each run. That would be respectful. Expecting me to swallow? Not very.
… that’s what she said ^
old skiers need to learn about respect.. not every snowboarder doesn’t give a fuck..
easy on the double-negs….
Keep your children to the YMCA, Skiing is a grown ups sport, often the last place we can truly engange in fun physical activity, the gym is not fun. I refust to curb my cursing, spitting, or conflict towards retards on the hill. Deal with it as I deal with you lamo’s.
That was painful to read.
Right, YeeKiller was just BORN knowing how to ski? Think…THEN comment, dude. Everyone can enjoy skiing, just don’t be a douche doing it – your freedom stops where it encroaches the freedom of others. Cool? Cool.
“Respeck” Ali G
” and these BNs, EGs, FCs, RYs, TSs, and ULs….do not command respect. I hereby cancel the game of GNAR.”
Man, I snowboard and even I hate snowboarders