contesstant
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I'm still in contact with a lot of people who think it's all a bunch of overreacting.
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Is coronavirus changing your ski plans?
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ilovepugs
Angel Diva
I'm still in contact with a lot of people who think it's all a bunch of overreacting.
We’ve gone from 2200 cases to 2900 in the US in a single day - and that’s with our lagging test capabilities.
The pandemic is real and it’s here. Sheesh, people.
Abbi
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just watched that on channel 7. Stringent but necessary. Waiting to see what Rhode Island does. I spent the entire day cleaning and packing my apartment in Vermont. I will drive home tomorrow to avoid the nastier weather on Tuesday. It’s a little sad here anyway. And if it gets the quarantine stage I’d rather be in my 1200 square ft. than my 200 square ft apartment! And I can walk by the ocean which is a little nicer. It was weird looking up at Okemo today. The chairs were still on the six pack lift.
Abbi
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
The ski house next to me is from Long Island. There were eight cars this morning and the last one left at 5 o’clock today. I’ve never been here in five years with no cars in the parking lot.
MissySki
Angel Diva
I’m also wondering if RI will follow suit, otherwise MA residents are just going to drive there if they want to eat and drink out..
snow cat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/cdc-recommends-the-cancellation-of-events-with-50-or-more-people-for-the-next-eight-weeks-throughout-us.html?__source=newsletter|breakingnews
If all the resorts follow this guideline (to not have more than 50 people gather for next 8 weeks), this probably mean most resorts may not reopen again for this season.
If all the resorts follow this guideline (to not have more than 50 people gather for next 8 weeks), this probably mean most resorts may not reopen again for this season.
Abbi
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I can’t imagine that they won’t. Rhode Island pretty much tends to follow Massachusetts’ lead on such things.
just jane
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Oh wow. ALL visitors to the CO ski towns in the last week - Summit, Eagle, Pitkin and Gunnison counties - are being asked to self-isolate. That’s us. We were in Vail last Monday. And other folks here too, I know...
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cd...nts-eagle-summit-pitkin-and-gunnison-counties
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cd...nts-eagle-summit-pitkin-and-gunnison-counties
Christy
Angel Diva
The guidance sounds pretty reasonable and not very restrictive, really. I am glad to see there is official guidance that encourages you to go outside, as that is one thing I am really freaked out about--that in some places you are not even supposed to be out walking (if I'm understanding some of the Euro quarantines correctly).
Us, too, on the ski county front.
On a slightly different preparedness note: I want to encourage everyone to make plans for what you'll do if people who are important to you but live at a distance from you (parents, kids, dear friends) get sick. My parents (mid-60s) live in North Carolina and are better prepared than most for this (isolating since last week, enough food for more than a month at home), but this evening my brother called and asked if we had a plan for what would happen if either or both of them got sick. My brother is in Boston, and I'm in Denver.
After having the conversation with my parents and brother, we now have the following:
- A non-vulnerable neighbor has agreed to watch their pets if they go to the hospital, and I have that neighbor's contact information.
- An understanding that my parents don't want us to fly to be there quickly.
- An understanding that my husband and I will drive from Denver to NC if one of them is hospitalized.
newboots
Angel Diva
Us, too, on the ski county front.
On a slightly different preparedness note: I want to encourage everyone to make plans for what you'll do if people who are important to you but live at a distance from you (parents, kids, dear friends) get sick. My parents (mid-60s) live in North Carolina and are better prepared than most for this (isolating since last week, enough food for more than a month at home), but this evening my brother called and asked if we had a plan for what would happen if either or both of them got sick. My brother is in Boston, and I'm in Denver.
After having the conversation with my parents and brother, we now have the following:
Food for thought for everyone. I hope none of these plans will be necessary, but it's also reassuring to know that we've already made the decisions if need be, and there's a plan to fall back on.
- A non-vulnerable neighbor has agreed to watch their pets if they go to the hospital, and I have that neighbor's contact information.
- An understanding that my parents don't want us to fly to be there quickly.
- An understanding that my husband and I will drive from Denver to NC if one of them is hospitalized.
You have been a beacon of practicality and realism in this discussion!
Thank you for saying so! This forum has been a really wonderful support to me as we all work through this.Credit for thinking of the parents/family/pets plan goes to my brother, though, who credits his wife, who credits her sister... the list goes on.
Us, too, on the ski county front.
On a slightly different preparedness note: I want to encourage everyone to make plans for what you'll do if people who are important to you but live at a distance from you (parents, kids, dear friends) get sick. My parents (mid-60s) live in North Carolina and are better prepared than most for this (isolating since last week, enough food for more than a month at home), but this evening my brother called and asked if we had a plan for what would happen if either or both of them got sick. My brother is in Boston, and I'm in Denver.
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Thisi s a real concern for me, as my parents are quite elderly and my Dad has cancer. They live in Florida and I'm in Vermont. I'm praying that nothing awful happens to them during this coronavirus crisis. Luckily, my sister lives only a couple miles away from them, so she can step up, if needed.
Wow! That's a lot of people from all over the country! I hadn't heard about that.
Bye, Abbi! I never got to say goodbye! I'll miss you!
marzNC
Angel Diva
I don't expect any resort that closes to re-open for snowsports. A suspension or 1-week closure gives time to breathe and put together a full plan for closing. Plus for resorts that are 4-season they have to figure out what to do about the "shoulder season." For instance, Snowbird usually closes a few lifts, then does maintenance for a couple weeks in order to re-open for summer guests.
marzNC
Angel Diva
Maybe ask them if they think going to a restaurant where someone had tested positive a few days ago and then going to visit someone's grandparents is a good idea. Then point out that someone can be contagious for 2-3 days with no symptoms. Then ask if they know a restaurant where no one who works there has COVID-19 for sure.I'm still in contact with a lot of people who think it's all a bunch of overreacting.
just jane
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
New guidance as of today. I saw it on local news. I don’t know what the plan is to notify out-of-state visitors! Presumably the resorts have contact info... If they can tell me which lifts I’ve ridden, which resorts I’ve visited and how many vertical feet I have, shouldn’t they be able to email me an alert?
marzNC
Angel Diva
The resorts should probably just send out an email to their entire e-list, although they might not want to do that. Even that won't get to everyone. Not everyone uses EpicMix or an Epic pass.
I've been saying for a while that Colorado started community spread in Feb. Could even be some time in Jan. Probably from multiple sources. At this point, it only matters that people leaving the area are likely to be carriers. Advice applies to visitors and residents who are leaving for whatever reason. Key point is that people are being told to stay away from others "whether or not they are experiencing symptoms."
For those unfamiliar with Colorado (like me). . . Vail and Beaver Creek are in Eagle County; Aspen is in Pitkin; Crested Butte is in Gunnison; Keystone, Breck, and Copper are in Summit County.
March 15, 2010, Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment
CDPHE strongly advises all visitors and residents of Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, and Gunnison counties to minimize social contact
"DENVER, March 15, 2020: Due to extensive spread of COVID-19 in a number of mountain resort communities, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) strongly recommends that anyone who lives in or has visited those communities in the past week minimize their contact with other people, in order to reduce the spread of the virus.
Anyone who has been in Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, or Gunnison counties in the past week should minimize all contact with other people, whether or not they are experiencing symptoms.
. . ."
