With the impending snow season quickly approaching, now is the time to assess your resort ID card program. Is your current ID card system easy to train others to use? Does it quickly print and encode high quality cards? With the right ID card printers and ID card software, you can streamline your process and print custom full color season passes and employee badges.

With an El Nino winter upon us, it’s shaping up to be a spectacular ski season. Boarders and skiers across the northern hemisphere have been jibbing and carving for weeks. Now that the snow is here to stay for a few months, it’s an ideal time to consider how Ski Resort ID Cards can maximize profits and save everyone time and money.

Finding the right ID solution can be tough. To help speed up the search AlphaCard designed a variety of photo ID systems that meet the specific needs of a variety of industries including fire and police departments, construction, and ski resorts. We’ve created systems for each level of the industry, from started systems, right on up to systems including premium technology. Each are tailored to meet the needs of the specified industry. All systems include a professional ID card printer, ID card software for designing ID cards and storing records, a digital camera, and printing supplies and accessories.

A number of New Zealand's most popular ski resorts will soon be issuing smart card ski passes that visitors can use to access chairlifts, rent equipment, sign up for ski lessons, and purchase food and drinks. The ski pass program is being launched by NZSki, a company that operates New Zealand's Coronet Peak, Mount Hutt, and The Remarkables ski areas. Similar programs are already in place at Aspen and Alta ski resorts in the US, however those resorts only use the cards to access lifts. In New Zealand, the smart card ski passes will offer a variety of different functions.

For the first time, organizers of the World Cup issued RFID cards in efforts to increase security. Evolis ID card printers were used at checkpoints to create cards for credentialed guests including coaches, athletes, members of the press and VIP attendees. Card readers at each of the event’s 16 checkpoints were then used to determine which guests had clearance to enter certain areas of the event. Prior to implementing the new technology, World Cup organizers had relied on a system of colored badges, which indicated different levels of clearance.

AlphaCard now offers complete ID systems for ski resorts looking to print ski passes, snowboard passes, and employee ID cards. For years, paper lift tickets were the norm on the slopes, but now many mountain areas are providing skiers and riders with durable PVC ski passes. These passes hold up much better than paper lift tickets and can include a variety of elements including the cardholder's photo, personal info, and a barcode for scanning purposes.

Zebra ID card printers will be used by Vail Resorts to produce RFID-enabled ski and snowboard passes for the coming season. They're calling it an "easy-scan" system because the ski passes will provide instant authentication of lift pass holders when they arrive at the slopes. Zebra P330i card printers will print and encode the RFID cards.