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Mountain Operations Lab

Compare mountain plans before you spend the cash. Pick a starting situation, choose the operating question, and see which trade-offs move money, skier visits, satisfaction, and resilience. Actual results will vary with the hill, weather, and the choices you make in the game.

Operations strategy control board

1 / Scenario
2 / Decision
3 / Objective

Best trade-offs

Tickets and turnout: Starter hill

4 workable plans are on this board. Showing up to three strong choices for balanced growth.

Trade-off boardHow the efficient choices compare

Net income

$58 / campaign$500,698
$58 / organic$482,114
$42 / organic$443,441

Skier visits

$58 / campaign9,468
$58 / organic9,167
$42 / organic10,816

Satisfaction

$58 / campaign81.6%
$58 / organic82.1%
$42 / organic81.5%
Cash weatherLikely ending-cash range

Longer bars mean the plan has more room for the season to move. The marker is the typical result.

$58 / campaign
$461,673 to $516,693
$58 / organic
$444,177 to $494,902
$42 / organic
$421,357 to $458,479
Trade-off 1

$58 / campaign

Ticket price
$58
Marketing campaign
On
Visitors9,468Low 8,977 / High 9,951
Revenue$710,962Low $675,282 / High $748,317
Costs$210,264Low $199,509 / High $217,524
Net income$500,698Low $475,773 / High $530,793
Satisfaction81.6%Low 80.6% / High 82.8%
Reputation movement3.19 ptsLow 3.02 pts / High 3.24 pts
Cash-floor risk0.0%Low 0.0% / High 0.0%
Breakdowns1Low 0 / High 2

Price and awareness change both turnout and the load placed on the operating system. Compare visitors and revenue with satisfaction, net income, and cash risk.

Trade-off 2

$58 / organic

Ticket price
$58
Marketing campaign
Off
Visitors9,167Low 8,592 / High 9,422
Revenue$687,316Low $644,204 / High $709,221
Costs$205,203Low $195,927 / High $210,219
Net income$482,114Low $448,277 / High $499,002
Satisfaction82.1%Low 81.1% / High 83.1%
Reputation movement3.20 ptsLow 3.11 pts / High 3.24 pts
Cash-floor risk0.0%Low 0.0% / High 0.0%
Breakdowns1Low 0 / High 2

Price and awareness change both turnout and the load placed on the operating system. Compare visitors and revenue with satisfaction, net income, and cash risk.

Trade-off 3

$42 / organic

Ticket price
$42
Marketing campaign
Off
Visitors10,816Low 10,386 / High 11,274
Revenue$638,229Low $613,574 / High $666,251
Costs$194,789Low $188,118 / High $203,672
Net income$443,441Low $425,457 / High $462,579
Satisfaction81.5%Low 80.7% / High 82.7%
Reputation movement3.15 ptsLow 3.09 pts / High 3.20 pts
Cash-floor risk0.0%Low 0.0% / High 0.0%
Breakdowns1Low 0 / High 3

Price and awareness change both turnout and the load placed on the operating system. Compare visitors and revenue with satisfaction, net income, and cash risk.

These comparisons are a planning aid, not a forecast for your save. Low and high marks show how weather and skier behavior can move the result.

How the board is made

A planning board, not a promise.

01

Same mountain, different plan

Each comparison starts from the same situation so the operating choice, not a lucky setup, explains the difference.

02

Cash still matters

Plans that cannot survive their likely cash needs stay off the recommended board, even when their best outcome looks exciting.

03

Read the range

The low, typical, and high marks show that weather and skier behavior can move the result. Use the spread, not only the headline.

04

The Playbook changes the question

Career-wide talents can unlock better forecasts, operating permissions, equipment approaches, village strengths, and skier learning paths.