I expect there will be issues with the mountains opening in November-December. The virus will return, having wintered in the southern hemisphere. Ski resorts played a pivotal role in spreading the disease globally. I expect governors will remember that come winter, but maybe not.
Whatever the ski areas end up doing, I expect I will not be skiing or teaching next season. I will not go back into a ski lodge until my husband and I have been vaccinated, and there doesn't seem to be any chance that vaccines will be available to us by Thanksgiving.
My home is in Massachusetts. In order to ski and teach in New Hampshire, I have been renting a condo up there for the winter. I don't expect I'll be willing to lock in my condo rental for next season by the deadline in early May, which is what I have to do if I'm to get that condo again. The deposit to reserve it is quite steep, and I won't be able to lose that money should the vaccine not be ready.
So I'm in lock-down for the long haul. I am trying to get mentally on board with this. At this point getting groceries is the hardest thing I have to deal with, since I will not walk into a grocery store, or any store or business because my immediate family is immunocompromised. Getting what I order, delivered in a reasonable time, is proving difficult. Stock is low, and delivery times are one to two weeks ahead. I hope this gets better over time, but with the economy shutting down I expect it will instead get worse. Plus, when an order arrives in my driveway, everything needs to be disinfected, and that is challenging in itself.
Dealing with this food issue for another 12 months is hard to imagine, but I'm guessing that's what I'm going to have to do. I suppose I'll become a better cook.