well i would say its an official rule, it just depends on who ever is supervising to enforce it. as far as the tip jar, hell no haha. take those 400 people from new york who dont know how to load a lift and put a jar up there? id have to stop the lift everytime someone tries to tip me. or at the least slow it down and chase after the poles they dropped.
being a liftie is a cool job, even if its raining, cold as hell, or if theres 400 people from new york. i like doing it at least. when those 400 people from new york hit the mountain the only employees they may encounter while skiing is the liftie. so the attitudes of the liftie ultimately define how that resort looks. besides ticket window ladies/rental shop homies of course.