With skiers dreaming about the fun of powdery snow and thrilling runs down black diamond slopes, it’s time for winter resorts and other seasonal services to start getting ready for guest arrivals. Renting or buying two-way radios (walkie-talkies) for your winter resort communications is an important consideration in your preparation. One important thing resort managers need to consider is communications strategies. Two-way radios provide many attractive options that boost team collaboration, enhance guest services and improve safety both on the slopes and in the lodge. Outdoors

• Lift staff can provide better service, call for back-up or report maintenance issues.
• Safety patrols can radio in the all-clear or summon help faster if there is an accident or other emergency.
• Parking areas, snowmobile trails, snowshoe hiking areas, tubing runs and other remote areas can stay in contact with the home office.
• Alerts can be issued to all outdoor personnel for weather incidents, lost skier searches or any other incidents.

Indoors

• Front desk staff can check people in and out more easily and ask teammates for assistance as required.
• Housekeeping and maintenance teams can get rooms ready more efficiently for new guests.
• Restaurant staff can better serve hungry guests.
• Security staff can more effectively combine forces and manage incidents.

To serve resorts, lodges and any other winter hospitality enterprises, outdoor radios need to be rugged and water-resistant with sufficient range to cover the entire property. To keep guests happy, indoor radios need to be lightweight and easy-to-operate for busy service people and seasonal workers.

Rent Or Buy Radios? It Depends!

The Advantages of Renting: By renting, you avoid paying for equipment that may sit on the shelf for much of the year. Renting also puts much of the burden for repair, maintenance and refreshing batteries onto your supplier. In addition, as communications technologies advance, renting helps ensure that you get radios with the latest features. The Advantages of Buying: Buying radios can help control expenses. Once you’ve paid off your initial investment, you can get years of added use with little additional cost. Plus, many “seasonal” businesses now welcome visitors year-round. They key is figuring out whether the radios you need will get enough use throughout the year to justify the up-front expense. Mixed Rent/Buy Strategies: Some resorts find it advantageous to keep a permanent radio fleet, and supplement it at peak times or for special uses. For instance, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Breaks probably bring the biggest crowds of the year and renting extra radios makes sense at those times. Some resorts may choose to rent heavy-duty, water-resistant radios for their outdoor staff, and maintain a permanent radio fleet of lower-cost radios for less demanding indoor use. Whatever wireless two-way radios needs you have – indoors or outdoors – BearCom has the expertise needed to help you get the best equipment at the best price. We will be happy to consult with you and develop the perfect plan for your operations. Contact our Rental Team at: Call 800.541.9333. Request a Rental Quote! Ask about the limited-time $1-Per-Day rental radio special. Contact our Sales Team at: Call 800.527.1670. Request a Purchase Quote! Ask about the latest Motorola Solutions promotions.

About BearCom

BearCom provides a broad line of high-performance wireless communications products, services, and complete mobility solutions. Founded in 1981, BearCom is America’s only nationwide dealer and integrator of wireless communications equipment, serves customers from 29 branch offices located throughout the U.S., and employs approximately 360 people. BearCom is headquartered in the Dallas, Texas area. MOTOROLA, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2015 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.