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HookShot posted:Whistler is closing for a week starting tomorrow. I did not expect that so quickly. All Vail resorts will shut down.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Going to cancel my Breckenridge trip. Looks like I might be able to recover most of the funds and whatnot from Delta, but Vail resorts seems to be sticking to their no refunds policy. Looks like I could apply the cost/deposit or whatnot to another trip up to a year out, but it is kind of hard to plan that far in advance. Surprised if they do, Alterra has made cancellations free.
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Mar 14, 2020 23:44
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Hmmm, they say they are closing from the 15th-21st and will assess things then, but I am almost certain they will remain closed?
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Mar 14, 2020 23:47
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Alterra's done too.
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Mar 15, 2020 00:17
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drat, this came out of nowhere as a rank and file employee of Sugarbush, especially after getting an email this morning from the president about staying open. Well, at least there's still skinning.
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Mar 15, 2020 00:27
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Hmmm, they say they are closing from the 15th-21st and will assess things then, but I am almost certain they will remain closed? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the season. Things aren't going to get better in the next week.
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Mar 15, 2020 00:48
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Yep. Probably took my last resort day on Friday. Welp.
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Mar 15, 2020 00:49
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On a happy note, last time I skied was Monday, in which I had a personal best of 30,800 feet or so. Just really my best day ever skiing. So if that is the day that has to be the last day of my season, that is a great note to go out on.
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Mar 15, 2020 00:59
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Great, was looking forward to Monday and Tuesday as the first days this season we'd be able to actually ski with good fresh snow. There goes our first season as residents up here. Have a snow photo, too bad I don't have any BC gear at the moment 
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Mar 15, 2020 01:47
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Today was closing day apparently. Life comes at you fast
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Mar 15, 2020 01:57
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My last run(?) was a pretty nice run down Palisades at kirkwood, i'll be happy with that.
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Mar 15, 2020 02:38
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luminalflux posted:My last run(?) was a pretty nice run down Palisades at kirkwood, i'll be happy with that. RIght now mine was down Goat's Eye, but I just (yesterday) got an email from Sunshine talking about how they have HAND SANITIZER EVERYWHERE so vOv
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Mar 15, 2020 03:54
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It didn't take long for Vail to go from the extra hand sanitize route to closing down. Perhaps, and this sounds very capitalistic, if they don't think they will have enough guests to pay for the resort to run, that might be the deciding factor.
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Mar 15, 2020 04:01
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IncredibleIgloo posted:It didn't take long for Vail to go from the extra hand sanitize route to closing down. Perhaps, and this sounds very capitalistic, if they don't think they will have enough guests to pay for the resort to run, that might be the deciding factor. Nah. The big CO resorts were financially viable for the next week to make a decent profit. If anything it's that the operations were getting harder with staff and management both dropping out and the expectation of being forced to shut down anyway (Aspen was shut by order of the governor, for example).
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Mar 15, 2020 04:26
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I did not know that, but it makes sense. Alterra and Vail seemed to make this a uniform implementation though, so maybe some resorts impacted the bigger picture more than others? I am hoping they put something out about reservations at Vail owned properties soon.
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Mar 15, 2020 04:28
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My last run of the season was half ice half spring conditions on my old race skis https://strava.app.link/LVC89K7HR4
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Mar 15, 2020 05:00
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Moot .1415926535 posted:Today was closing day apparently. Life comes at you fast I was admittedly not expecting the governor to pull the plug. Guess I should have gone out on my days off. I wonder if rumblings of this is why ski country air traffic was up a decent amount today? A shitload of mexican registered planes were taking the virus their way.
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Mar 15, 2020 05:13
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IncredibleIgloo posted:It didn't take long for Vail to go from the extra hand sanitize route to closing down. Perhaps, and this sounds very capitalistic, if they don't think they will have enough guests to pay for the resort to run, that might be the deciding factor. This was the first day of two weeks of spring break here, one of their marquee properties. They would not have made this decision if they didn't think they had to. My last run of the season had me straight-lining it down the hill with like 50kph headwinds the entire time and going about I dunno 60kph instead of the usual 80 or so I would have hit by the time I got to the bottom of the hill. It was loving cold but super fun, so I'm not mad about it.
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Mar 15, 2020 05:30
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Bachelor is closed for next week, and like Vail evaluating rest of season on the 22nd. I think this is it for ski season in NA.
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Mar 15, 2020 06:09
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Wonder how long Mountain High will try to stay open or just let it roll until it all goes to poo poo: https://www.mthigh.com/site/connect/blog/authors/john_mccolly/coronavirus-and-what-mountain-high/index.html In good news for myself, I just sold my old boots to my friend and they were a perfect fit...unfortunately he was getting gear together for a trip to Mammoth next week 
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Mar 15, 2020 06:14
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I guess in the post apocalyptic world skiing would be a real challenge. Like, maybe easy enough to get the chairlift to run, press some buttons, engage/disengage safeties as needed, etc... But the hills would be ungroomed and maybe dangerous. A shame.
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Mar 15, 2020 06:17
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Silverstar is also suspending operations for a week, making them the first non-Vail Canadian resort that I know of shutting down.
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Mar 15, 2020 06:44
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My big riding goal this year was to ride every month in 2020. Meadows is still open so I should go get another real day of March riding since I don't think the turns I made count. That probably should have been today but once we cancelled the event I really didn't want to be around a bunch of people in small mountain bars or a crowded condo.
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Mar 15, 2020 08:06
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fknlo posted:I was admittedly not expecting the governor to pull the plug. Guess I should have gone out on my days off. Expand? CSA (or any other) travel insurance won’t cover you unless you have been confirmed and quarantined. Most lodging companies have you locked in 60 days out, which is gonna leave a bad taste in people’s mouths but the people who own the homes being rented do not give a gently caress about that. In summary, happy closing day everybody, and I’d like a large frosty.
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Mar 15, 2020 09:43
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Ugh nail in the coffin for my trip to CO this week.
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Mar 15, 2020 12:16
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Snowmobiles are the new toilet paper
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Mar 15, 2020 15:11
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lol you’re not wrong
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Congrats on the epic front country touring season coming your way, everyone
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Mar 15, 2020 16:16
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lmao my wife bought these people a poo poo ton of booze and groceries, stocked their rental, and they aren’t showing up. Post-apocalypse Telluride is great.
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Mar 15, 2020 16:52
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Mountain High is the only socal resort still open...50% off right now for Icon/Epic passholders. And the snow is decent for once. Edit: Beaten. Ticket office said they're planning on staying open as long as possible.
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Mar 15, 2020 17:02
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Real bummer for everyone that bought a 20/21 multi-resort pass that wanted to take advantage of spring skiing. Also just a real bummer for everyone, period.
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Mar 15, 2020 17:30
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Some places might return to operation But personally I'm gonna see how many resorts OFF my pass I can top out
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Mar 15, 2020 18:41
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Yeah real bummer about the ski season. Also millions gonna die from a viral pandemic.
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Rated PG-34 posted:Yeah real bummer about the ski season. Also millions gonna die from a viral pandemic. Well aware
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Going to cancel my Breckenridge trip. Looks like I might be able to recover most of the funds and whatnot from Delta, but Vail resorts seems to be sticking to their no refunds policy. Looks like I could apply the cost/deposit or whatnot to another trip up to a year out, but it is kind of hard to plan that far in advance. I am pretty sure Vail was crediting and allowing the use of funds for the next year.
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Mar 15, 2020 19:01
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Eejit posted:Some places might return to operation I would expect Breck, Loveland, and a basin will all reopen if things calm down in a month. Also, get it man!
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Mar 15, 2020 19:07
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Yeah. My trip is in April, so not allowed to cancel quite yet because they have only announced closure for next week. Regardless of if they open back up I will cancel. So, pretty sure they will cancel season and I can recover the funds. Maybe even just scoot the vacation to next year.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Yeah. My trip is in April, so not allowed to cancel quite yet because they have only announced closure for next week. Regardless of if they open back up I will cancel. So, pretty sure they will cancel season and I can recover the funds. Maybe even just scoot the vacation to next year. Ah yeah, drat.
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