Is coronavirus changing your ski plans?

[Bluestsky]

So far no new cases in Summit. I'm planning on skiing at Copper tomorrow and Friday. Also, next week. After that who knows?

My hands are getting raw from frequent and thorough washing, but I saw folks at Winter Park lodge today at restrooms and dining areas at their usual unconcerned behavior, so just be careful!

 

[Peaheartsmama]

Ah well there it goes... work trip cancelled. No more Steamboat for me :( hopefully next year.

 

[marzNC]

Ah well there it goes... work trip cancelled. No more Steamboat for me :( hopefully next year.

Too bad. Sometimes the stars just don't align. Where did you decide to go?

 

[Peaheartsmama]

Too bad. Sometimes the stars just don't align. Where did you decide to go?

i would have gone to steamboat. Instead I’ll probably just stay home this weekend. We have gone skiing every weekend since Xmas and my house needs some TLC anyway. I also need to set the house up properly as it’s highly likely the schools here are moving to a remote/ home school format very soon.

 

[Peaheartsmama]

I’m still debating whether it’s ok to teach next weekend though. Or if I should just hand in my jacket and call it a season.

 

[nopoleskier]

I was going to Banff the end of the month. I can't afford to get stranded in Canada. SO I'll go back to Alta. IF The planes are flying and Alta isn't bugged out, I'm booked and going skiing.

 

[vickie]

Interesting information about the effectiveness of various products against coronavirus -- https://www.consumerreports.org/cle...-products-that-can-destroy-novel-coronavirus/

Excerpts from the article:

• Clean high-traffic areas that get touched frequently, such as kitchen counters and bathroom faucets, three times a day with a product that kills viruses.
• The good news is that coronaviruses are some of the easiest types of viruses to kill with the appropriate product, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “It has an envelope around it that allows it to merge with other cells to infect them,” explains Thomas. “If you disrupt that coating, the virus can’t do its job.”
• Just the friction from scrubbing with soap and water can break the coronavirus’s protective envelope.

 

[mustski]

We looked into changing our flight last night but we couldn’t get through on the phone. Lufthansa was just saying they were overwhelmed and hanging up on callers. We’ll travel home Sunday as planned. We will have to go through screening at the airport which will slow everything down a bit. Oh well. C’est la vie; today we ski!

 

[sibhusky]

There's no known cases in Montana yet, but I'm going to start emptying my locker. It's been a rough season for me anyway. I supposedly have a regular visitor arriving on Sunday, though, who I love skiing with, so I don't feel it's right to call the season over. But WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM???? I'm going to put him on the leeward side of the lift every time we load. Lol!! Don't want any germ imports.

 

[sibhusky]

There's no known cases in Montana yet, but I'm going to start emptying my locker. It's been a rough season for me anyway. I supposedly have a regular visitor arriving on Sunday, though, who I love skiing with, so I don't feel it's right to call the season over. But WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM???? I'm going to put him on the leeward side of the lift every time we load. Lol!! Don't want any germ imports.

 

[Sparky]

I sent her one earlier just to say hi and they are having a great time skiing all over. They did the famous valle Blanche in chamonix today! I am so worried.

We leave tomorrow so we should be ok, connecting through London and arriving about 7pm SFO so hopefully we’ll be ok! Thanks!

 

[Abbi]

I thought I heard on Rachael Maddow "US citizens who have been tested". Seems like no one knows for sure at this point.

UGH!! I have a friend from home who is due to fly out after her Euro ski vacation tomorrow. Right now she is on schedule. HOPE nothing changes.

 

[newboots]

Another strong plea from Italy:

https://www.newsweek.com/young-unaf...d-you-now-stop-killing-people-opinion-1491797

 

[MissySki]

Another strong plea from Italy:

https://www.newsweek.com/young-unaf...d-you-now-stop-killing-people-opinion-1491797

Horrifying.. Can you imagine, picking and choosing who to treat?

 

[ilovepugs]

Horrifying.. Can you imagine, picking and choosing who to treat?

My thinking about the coronavirus has shifted significantly since the weekend and a huge part of that shift is due to my worry and concern about my husband and responsibilities he may have in the coming weeks. I woke up this morning to the sound of a work call in which he asked his resident to talk to a patient’s family about possibly withdrawing life sustaining measures. But to have to do that on the basis of scarce resources seems to be a whole other level, to me. He assures me that he has to make hard decisions every day, but it’s still a terrible thing to have to do in a crisis situation.

I am so grateful to be a mere paper pusher right now.

 

[contesstant]

Now they say that the travel ban applies only to foreign nationals not US citizens.

I don't understand this. US citizens can't transmit the virus from overseas? Are they going to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival? Screened for the virus?

 

[MissySki]

My thinking about the coronavirus has shifted significantly since the weekend and a huge part of that shift is due to my worry and concern about my husband and responsibilities he may have in the coming weeks. I woke up this morning to the sound of a work call in which he asked his resident to talk to a patient’s family about possibly withdrawing life sustaining measures. But to have to do that on the basis of scarce resources seems to be a whole other level, to me. He assures me that he has to make hard decisions every day, but it’s still a terrible thing to have to do in a crisis situation.

I am so grateful to be a mere paper pusher right now.

I agree.. I can’t imagine the weight of those decisions if they become based on resources and not the person’s ability to recover.

It’s driving me nuts to still see so many people not taking this seriously. I’m glad I’m working from home right now because it’s making me a bit anxious to be out in public spaces and feeling I need to be so hyper vigilant . Even when you know not to touch your face, it’s really hard to actually do that and it’s hard not to touch things around you because it’s really automatic to do so. We had to bring the cat to the vet yesterday, and I was like eek I want to go back home! Lol

 

[MissySki]

I don't understand this. US citizens can't transmit the virus from overseas? Are they going to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival? Screened for the virus?

One would hope there would at least be screening! I think a quarantine makes more sense though, otherwise what is the point??

 

[ski diva]

I’m in the lodge at Stratton this morning and they’re wiping everything down.

 

[Susan L]

I agree.. I can’t imagine the weight of those decisions if they become based on resources and not the person’s ability to recover.

It’s driving me nuts to still see so many people not taking this seriously. I’m glad I’m working from home right now because it’s making me a bit anxious to be out in public spaces and feeling I need to be so hyper vigilant . Even when you know not to touch your face, it’s really hard to actually do that and it’s hard not to touch things around you because it’s really automatic to do so. We had to bring the cat to the vet yesterday, and I was like eek I want to go back home! Lol

I am having severe allergies right now that’s making me sneeze, cough and itch on my face. It is almost impossible to not touch my face! Urgh! I was at the hospital yesterday for an appointment and I did not touch a thing - no door handles, brought my own pen, and did not even sit on a single chair. And I am trying not to cough in public either since alot of people still think this is a chinese virus and I don’t want to be targeted...so I am just staying home as much as I can.