Stranded in the Snow

I woke up on Christmas morning to a major snow storm that had started that night. It was pretty intense. So I was scheduled to work all day Christmas Day. Things were going fine, busy, but fine. When, during breakfast, the power went out. The Lodge's emergency generator kicked on and business resumed as usual while we waited for the power to return. By the end of lunch, it became apparent that the power would not be returning anytime soon. Because of the storm, two trees had fallen in the road. It was also snowing so much that the rangers wouldn't let anyone down the mountain, even after the trees were cleared. So with the electricity out the guests rooms and employee cabins have no power or heat. We had all the guests stranded at the hotel with cold dark rooms to go to. So needless to say, we were super busy at the lodge trying to accommodate everyone and get everyone some dinner. The employees (myself included) slept together in sleeping bags on the bottom floor of the lodge (near the back delivery dock). When I awoke a few hours later to start the morning shift, the power was still out. The roads were clear enough to drive on, so most of the guests left after breakfast. The Managers made the decision to evacuate the hotel while the roads were still safe enough to drive on. So last night all the employees were put up in the Comfort Inn at the bottom of the mountain. Today the power is still out and we are staying another night. So that's what's new here. For the full story and more details, you can e-mail me. lol. I'm meeting everyone at the local Pizza Place in a few minutes for dinner, so I'll update you all again later. Until then...