Ski Resort Response to COVID-19

[mbedle]

Ticket purchase lines at Sunshine Village....

VIDEO: Huge Lines and Overcrowding Result in Operational Changes at Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Banff, AB - SnowBrains

Sunshine Village Ski Resort in Banff, AB has had to adjust their operating procedures after videos from the ski resort shows overcrowding & long lines

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[NYDB]

all those Albertans are discouraged (I don't think banned yet) from travelling to BC. What did they expect?

 

[kingslug]

The resort says that because patrons were social distancing, the lines look way worse than they actually were.
um...yeah...ok

 

[KustyTheKlown]

sunshine is particularly ill suited in its layout for the circumstances. to access sunshine you need to take a gondola from the parking lot to one of the base areas. its weird. its almost like a Disney world tram. one huge parking lot puts every single person on one gondola that they all need to access the rest of the resort. its not at all surprising for it to look this way just at or prior to the gondola starting. and they probably are organized into a few single file lines instead of the blob that used to form at the gondola. video isn't really that shocking and i bet once they are up the hill and fanned out across the lift infrastructure things are far more normal..

 

[kbroderick]

all those Albertans are discouraged (I don't think banned yet) from travelling to BC. What did they expect?

Does that mean that they can't ski the Sunshine Village terrain in BC?

 

[mbedle]

sunshine is particularly ill suited in its layout for the circumstances. to access sunshine you need to take a gondola from the parking lot to one of the base areas. its weird. its almost like a Disney world tram. one huge parking lot puts every single person on one gondola that they all need to access the rest of the resort. its not at all surprising for it to look this way just at or prior to the gondola starting. and they probably are organized into a few single file lines instead of the blob that used to form at the gondola. video isn't really that shocking and i bet once they are up the hill and fanned out across the lift infrastructure things are far more normal..

Well, except this line was for purchasing lift tickets, not getting on the gondola.

 

[fbrissette]

Does that mean that they can't ski the Sunshine Village terrain in BC?

I'm sure they will have officers on site from the BCPP elite backcountry ski force.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Well, except this line was for purchasing lift tickets, not getting on the gondola.

its all the same spot. it used to be a blobbish area. now there's a bunch of lines into the lot.

 

[kingslug]

I skied Panorama many moons ago..place was totaly empty..got first tracks everyday. Even revelstoke when I went there several years ago wasn't crowded. Its why I like BC..but not this year

 

[BenedictGomez]

CAPITA NOT CAPITAL

But if it's Montpelier it could be done per capita or per capital.

I mentioned a handful of posts back that COVID19 demonstrate math is really hard for many people. lol

 

[faceplant]

You can definitely catch cancer from other people. We know this. This isnt 1834.

((((said in Chevy Chase voice)))) This isnt 1834 is it?

trump says you can catch it from windmills

 

[nhskier1969]

Vermont is so Strict. I think Vermont should put up a wall and make China pay for it.

 

[gittist]

I guess Christmas is cancelled because Santa can't make his rounds this year due to all of the the quarantines restrictions.

 

[Nick]

I guess Christmas is cancelled because Santa can't make his rounds this year due to all of the the quarantines restrictions.

I am bummed out my kids (and my 1 year old) can't see Santa for the first time ever

 

[nhskier1969]

I am bummed out my kids (and my 1 year old) can't see Santa for the first time ever

There will be a Christmas this year. I heard Santa is on the top list to get the Vaccine. The CDC doesn't want to screw with Santa.

 

[nhskier1969]

There will be a Christmas this year. I heard Santa is on the top list to get the Vaccine. The CDC doesn't want to screw with Santa.

But maybe not in Vermont. The governor would probably make the reindeer quarantine for two weeks.

 

[thetrailboss]

But maybe not in Vermont. The governor would probably make the reindeer quarantine for two weeks.

We can joke, but their numbers are very low. And, demographically, this could have been very, very bad for Vermont.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I heard Santa is on the top list to get the Vaccine.

Santa better be the first to get the vaccine, he'd be the ultimate global super-spreader.

 

[nhskier1969]

I am not sure how everyone else feels about this but when media is showing deaths per week for Coronavirus, what can't they also show daily deaths for heart disease, Cancer and stroke. It would be interesting to show the American public.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

because cancer, heart disease, and stroke aren't communicable diseases with unchecked community spread. don't be obtuse. and don't post some bullshit about hpv and cervical cancer. you know its not the same. when i can catch cancer because I've stood too close and too long to another shopper on the grocery line, then they can report cancer deaths on news tickers too.