Around $80,000 probably (96 hours @ 110 days in the season x $8/hour ~ $84,000, and that's conservative). It would be much cheaper to blow a big mound of snow, vs hiring somebody to check park passes.
I think they should just promote smart style, look before you leap. PM Papasteeze about it
Anyway, I rarely see ski patrol in there in the first place, which is the first problem. They need to spend more time in the park, and less time on Paradise, but what else would Mark Miller do? I think a greater presence of ski patrolers in the park will help eliviate people doing stupid shit. Imagine if instead of a ski patroller standing at the slow sign at paradise, they stopped at a big booter for a few minutes and made sure everyone was clearing out from landing and keeping things were safe. That's their job, is it not? To promote safety and protect the safety of their guests? I think more people are going to get hurt in the park, then from Doug and I skiing fast. Maybe one of you jib honks need to become a certified ski patroller, and then maybe something will get done. Trevor? Justin? I think if Blue assigned ONE patroller to the park while they're on duty, it would help so much. I don't think the answer is a big mound of park passes, I think it's ski patrol. If that on duty park patroller saw a family riding up lips, or getting in the way, he could kindly ask them to stay to the side, and refrain from coming in the park again, because they obviously don't belong there, and consequences would occur. A simple warning is all that is sufficient, because I guarentee those who are warned return back, in fear of losing their ticket.
In summary, I propose a Ski patroller designed as a Park Patroller.