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Mount Snow Saturday, March 14, 2020 | |
Submitted on June 22, 2020 by skiit ( 359) | ||
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Session | Full Day |
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Ticket Type | Epic Pass |
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Lift Lines | 6 to 10 minutes |
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Trail Conditions | 50% open; Spring Snow, Corn |
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Glades | Friday the 13th - VAIL RESORTS: "As a global operator of 37 ski resorts, Vail Resorts continues to monitor the rapidly evolving impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) from all angles. Unwaveringly and without question, our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our guests and employees. We are fortunate to have strong partnerships with the communities where we operate and we are closely monitoring the statements and following the guidance and recommendations from local, state/provincial and federal health agencies on COVID-19. All of our North American resorts are open as scheduled, and operating according to the most updated guidance and precautions from health officials. Over the course of the weekend, we will begin to deploy specific actions to encourage social distancing and to slow the spread of COVID-19. Actions include: -We are reducing operations at our on-mountain, quick-serve dining facilities to avoid crowding. We will have limited pre-packaged food options available, but we will not be serving hot food. Please plan accordingly. -We will ask guests to ride on chairlifts and gondolas with their parties only. We ask for our guests’ patience while we implement this new protocol. -We will post signage with social distancing reminders and our employees will be on site to help encourage safe protocols. -We are aware that there are event restrictions in place across many states, provinces and counties where we operate. We are – and will continue to – follow all official guidance and cancel or postpone events as directed. Updates will be posted on resort and event websites. -We will continue following the most updated guidance and precautions from health officials, with attention to the cleanliness and the environment of our facilities. -We continue to ask our guests and employees to follow public health officials’ guidance of frequent handwashing and to stay home if they are feeling ill. Health officials advise that people at higher risk of severe illness, including those who are 60 years or older, should stay home and away from larger groups of people as much as possible." |
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Moguls | Soft Moguls in the woods, and on Yardsale, Bear Trap & lower Exhibition. |
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Terrain Park(s) | They had removed some features and it looked a tad soft to me but few people were tossing big air |
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Run of the Day | Carinthia woods |
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Comments | Mar. 14, 2020 - Sat. 47 of 88 trails, ropes may have dropped on several more, 16 of 20 lifts, sunny 25-35+F, light to moderate winds blowing out of the north due south, great visibility, machined groomed, spring conditions, corn snow, variable conditions. 0†new in 7 days. Well during this pandemic, we, like a number of others, decided to go and skiing although we just missed their age recommendation. There were no group sales allowed and I saw no buses at Sundance. We never went into a lodge so I can't tell you how crowded they were. Sundance looked empty. We started the day late at Tumbleweed which was ski on. We went up as a double which is how it went all day. Several chairs around us were empty. The snow was softish and already corn like. A run here then over to Carinthia, There was a perhaps 5 deep queue over at the Nitro so we hit Heavy Metal which was basically ski on or a 2-3 group wait. We skied EVERY run available off there and then braved the upwind side of the Nitro queue which was 3-5 deep. There were still ski lessons going on. One run a couple 30 something guys behind us asked, hey there's no singles line do you mind if we go up with you. When the Mrs started to explain the social distancing policy they had a puzzled look but just then the two in front of us said no problem. At one point the liftie yelled out Vail's policy of riding with your own parties. I skied Carinthia woods a few times which were awesome then over to Sunbrook. Again basically ski on. We skied all these and Beartrap a couple times which had some nice softish big moguls. Not that I can ski those very well. Others there were. Then down to the GSE which was 1-3 groups deep, We went into the up wind corral. Looking over the BB it looked to be 2-3 groups deep. We stopped on South Bowl to help a guy who thought he needed a sled as he hurt his knee. Collected his gear and notified the patrol at the next lift shack. By this time the BB was down to a single queue headed in so we joined them. At the curve as people closed in on us, the Mrs alertly grabbed several kleenix and suddenly people backed off. We finished the day off here and skied home at 4:10. It was a great ski day. Ended up doing 20 runs. Soft corn snow, but not too soft anywhere. You could fly. Moguls in the woods, and on Yardsale, Bear Trap & lower Exhibition. I didn't make it to North Face but heard it was good. We can always hit it Sunday. When we got home our daughter texted us the news that Vail had at 1:30 announced they had closed thru 3/22 and reassess. Understandable in the light of reports but Major bummer. |
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