Permanent Industry Changes in the Post-COVID World

[ScottySkis]

Thredbo Resort, Australia, Closing For the Season Due to Covid Restrictions - SnowBrains

Thredbo in Australia announced on Monday that Sunday will be the last day of this year's season––they will be closing early due covid-19

snowbrains.com

Sad that close due to rescritiobs

 

[abc]

if my exposure was fleeting i would be fully out and about in the world right now. i just happen to live with my vector who continues to cough and hack around my apartment.

That's a very good point. You reasoning is spot on. You're the man!

I wish everyone are like you.

 

[x10003q]

Most of the people who are unvaccinated and dying from Covid are over 60.

Not sure what you're trying to say here. I really think you want the vaccine to be a magic bullet. It isnt. I still strongly believe everyone should be vaccinated as it confers definite protection, but pretending it is something it is not isnt healthy either. If you look through comments way back in this thread I was very EARLY in suggesting Δ was not something to be ****** with as I was alarmed by what I saw in European papers. But it's naïve to not be worried about the breakthrough ability of this variant. I have no doubt they're eventually going to find that it has evolved some conformational change to the specificity of the protein binding site. That's bad news. The good news is that PFE & MRNA can select for this & come up with a Δ-blocking vaccine likely in a matter of weeks (my guess is they both already have & we just dont know that yet) not dissimilar to the annual flu shot.

What I was referring to was the following statement about vaccinated people:
"Vaccinated Vermonters have accounted for roughly 64% of the 42 deaths reported since July 29."
This statement was highlighted above from the article. It is better explained by other statements in the article that where not highlighted in the original post.
If you are under 60 and vaccinated, the death rate is tiny. Most of the vaccinated deaths are over 60.

 

[boston_e]

Thredbo Resort, Australia, Closing For the Season Due to Covid Restrictions - SnowBrains

Thredbo in Australia announced on Monday that Sunday will be the last day of this year's season––they will be closing early due covid-19

snowbrains.com

Sad that close due to rescritiobs

How early is this for them? When does ski season usually end there I wonder?

 

[ThatGuy]

Says at the start of the article, first week of October. So basically a week or two early.

 

[boston_e]

Says at the start of the article, first week of October. So basically a week or two early.

So it does - somehow I missed that!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

another negative pcr. i think i can probably stop checking now.

 

[boston_e]

another negative pcr. i think i can probably stop checking now.

Excellent and great to hear.

How is your gf feeling? Did they give any indication for how long she is contagious?

Vaccines definitely work, even if they are not 100%

 

[KustyTheKlown]

she's feeling better mostly. she had a very rough tuesday-friday, with significant improvement by Saturday. interestingly she first lost her smell sense on Saturday, after the aches and fevers and fatigue had all passed. she went for a walk outside today for the first time since the day she tested (9/21). she still can't smell smells and complains of a pain behind her eye that comes and goes. we both get migraines from time to time and she's had the eye thing all week and is adamant that its not a migraine and is different and is covidy

 

[drjeff]

another negative pcr. i think i can probably stop checking now.

Great news!

And while not zero, your chances of testing positive, as a result of your girlfriend's COVID diagnosis now, are probably closer to the odds of you being say struck by lightning than say a significant number. May you continue to stay healthy and your girlfriend continue to improve back to a 100% normal situation quickly!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

@deadheadskier and other phish people - posting here bc this is where trey chat came up. russ got covid and fishman joined trey band and they played a 12 song show last night with multiple 20+ min jams. i just finished the 21 min opening 46 days and a 32 min blaze on is next. blaze on is a fucking terrible song but I'll grit my teeth for the first 5 minutes to get the 25 min of jamming. my biggest complaint of 3.0 phish is too many songs, not enough jams, so this piqued my interest big. i downloaded the torrent and zipped it up for anyone who may be interested: https://www.mediafire.com/file/bt7q...ge+AE+-+Pittsburgh,+Pennsylvania(V0).rar/file

the horns also got covid, so this is like a super ridiculously tight 5 piece of trey, fishman, ray, cyro, and a new bassist dezron douglass who has serious jazz credentials and is better than these jamband losers. just began set 2 and this is better than any phish i have heard since baker's dozen

 

[ss20]

https://www.crystalmountainresort.com/media/news/parking-announcement

Crystal going to paid parking Friday-Sunday, free for passholders.

Will the last west coast destination resort with plenty of free parking within walking distance to the lifts please stand up? It's just kinda weird. Here on the East Coast the need for multiple base lodges and parking areas has been apparent for decades. I understand geography is a limiting factor but along they way with exploding population growth in the West Coast states the past 50 years some mountain would've decided to invest in more parking rather than ritzy lodges and villages. Crystal....one base area. Jackson...one base area. Snowbird/Alta, two each. Killington...5. Mount Snow...3. Sunday River...4. My favorite is Vail where there's threads on Pugski dedicated to finding the very few remaining free and/or close parking spots in Vail Village.

 

[abc]

I understand geography is a limiting factor but along they way with exploding population growth in the West Coast states the past 50 years some mountain would've decided to invest in more parking rather than ritzy lodges and villages.

Geography is definitely a limiting factor.

With limited land at the base, do you want to use it for parking? Or do you want to build a hotel on that spot?

Vail made the decision early on to now provide free parking. The only few free ones only exist because it's outside of Vail Corp's control.

 

[BenedictGomez]

The MRK data out this morning is an absolute game-changer. Most positive COVID19-related news since November 2020 when the vaccine success was announced.

 

[deadheadskier]

The MRK data out this morning is an absolute game-changer. Most positive COVID19-related news since November 2020 when the vaccine success was announced.

Of course the crazies will just call it rebadged invermectin. Evil big pharma taken more of our monies!

 

[raisingarizona]

Busy ski areas need stacked parking garages.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Busy ski areas need stacked parking garages.

I've said this about Stowe for years. They could literally double their parking by adding a deck at mansfield. It could be done in a way where you'd hardly even notice. Well it could be done that way if you wanted to spend the coin I guess.

 

[abc]

They could recoup their coin by charging parking!

 

[deadheadskier]

I think the town and state would deny such a permit. 108 is a nightmare on weekends. If Stowe wants to increase on mountain capacity they likely need to develop off site parking with a shuttle system.

 

[jimmywilson69]

I don't disagree, but is 108 an issue because the lot is an issue? For instance if they could park people twice as fast would 108 be such a mess? Right now they are getting the crowds regardless. on a snow day they could in theory double the parking but keep the snow removal the same.