Benski 78 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Article in the New York Times about skiing restriction during the pandemic. Author says uncrowded lifts and trails should not be an issue, but everything else is. Jackson Hole will run its Tram at 25% capacity, and Taos will cap visitors at 25% lift hourly capacity. Sounds about where it needs to be to prevent lines at Sugarbush or Killington. Also ski shops say they have seen increased interest from beginners. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/travel/american-ski-trends-virus.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 659 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 On 11/16/2020 at 3:53 PM, Cannonballer said: My guess is that ski area closings aren't going to be driven by whether or not customers are getting sick, it's going to be driven by whether employees are getting sick. Unfortunately I was right about this... https://nypost.com/2021/01/05/hunter-mountain-ski-resort-closes-to-guests-due-to-covid-19/amp/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benski 78 Posted January 6 Author Report Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Cannonballer said: Unfortunately I was right about this... https://nypost.com/2021/01/05/hunter-mountain-ski-resort-closes-to-guests-due-to-covid-19/amp/ Hunter Mountain, the world leader in unsafe skiing. I am checking with my ex-Hunter patroller friend, to try to get more details Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benski 78 Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 I heard from a colleague Breckenridge had no space between lines at lifts. Pathetic. Are other ski areas having people line up side by side? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benski 78 Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 23 hours ago, Cannonballer said: Unfortunately I was right about this... https://nypost.com/2021/01/05/hunter-mountain-ski-resort-closes-to-guests-due-to-covid-19/amp/ Vail cut all there volunteer patrollers when they took over, then lost a few paid patrollers and is now can't enough find certified EMT's/patrollers to work for them. I guess lowering lift capacity helped but they still need to hire more people. They also can't use Mt. Snow patrollers at Hunter. Peeks had the two patrols mix for a little but the Mt. Snow guys could not handle the steepest trails at Hunter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benski 78 Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 20 hours ago I heard someone went to Stowe a few days after going to Hunter and got there pass taken away for two weeks for violating state quarantine rules. I am pretty sure Ikon is not doing this since my sister skied Sugarbush a day or two after skiing Sunday River. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fcksummer 268 Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 5 hours ago, Benski said: I heard someone went to Stowe a few days after going to Hunter and got there pass taken away for two weeks for violating state quarantine rules. I am pretty sure Ikon is not doing this since my sister skied Sugarbush a day or two after skiing Sunday River. Are they tracking his with RFID? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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