Coronavirus and Skiing
- Thread starter Harvey
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It’s news from the BBC and across the pond but...
www.bbc.com
Covid: British skiers flee Verbier amid Swiss quarantine
More than 200 Britons flee Verbier, defying a Swiss order to remain in their hotels and chalets.
www.bbc.com
MarzNC
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Don't know if this is behind the paywall or not:
www.nytimes.com
Tahoe is completely confusing because CA travel and short-term lodging is restricted by not NV.
weather.com
‘Stay Alive and Survive’: Ski Resorts Brace for a Pandemic Season (Published 2020)
Many have put capacity restrictions in place, even as new lockdowns may spook visitors.
Tahoe is completely confusing because CA travel and short-term lodging is restricted by not NV.
Lake Tahoe Closed to Tourists Due to COVID-19 Outbreak - Videos from The Weather Channel
The California side of Lake Tahoe is closing to tourists for at least 3 weeks. Here’s why. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
weather.com
Looks like Coronavirus may keep my family from making the annual MLK trip to Placid/Whiteface for the first time in more than 20 years. The inability to secure lift tickets just makes the idea of going unattractive. It’s all a bit sad. At least I might get a longer trip west out of it, if we decide to go, because my son and I may push it to that weekend and get four days in.
Brownski
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That is a hard read but it’s not news to me. Many ski town jobs (especially those highlighted in this article) are just a small component of the much larger leisure/lodging/restaurant businesses. The restaurant industry, I can attest, is still suffering an Armageddon.Covid is really screwing things up in mountain towns now. This may be the final nail in the coffin for the ski bum.
Ski communities are ‘getting crunched on all sides’ - High Country News
The pandemic has heightened cost-of-living issues in resort towns.www.hcn.org
Brownski
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My wife ordered some of the SkiTheEast masks as a Christmas gift. The graphics are a little flamboyant for me and they don’t have any real insulation value but they work well as a mask and come with a filter pocket and a couple replaceable filters.
wonderpony
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I realized today that I really miss the social aspect of non-COVID skiing. I miss chatting with other skiers and boarders on the lift. Skiers and boarders are usually just so happy to be out skiing and are usually so positive. Unless, they're being truthful about conditions, of course. 
Frk
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I purchased masks made by Mission. I’m very happy with them. I tried a few others but they were all deficient inn some aspect.
Brownski
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I’m with you. You meet a lot of interesting folks on the liftI realized today that I really miss the social aspect of non-COVID skiing. I miss chatting with other skiers and boarders on the lift. Skiers and boarders are usually just so happy to be out skiing and are usually so positive. Unless, they're being truthful about conditions, of course.
