Perisher Resort, Australia, Forced to Close Early For the Season Due to Covid Restrictions A number of regions in New South Wales, Australia, have re-entered a stay-at-home lockdown, including Snowy Monaro, home to Perisher ski area. Perisher announced yesterday that this latest lockdown has brought an abrupt end to its season. And just like that! The 2021 season goes out with a bang. The NSW Government has announced a 7-day lockdown of the Snowy Monaro […] Oz Brains | October 1, 2021 3 Comments
Guests at Italian Ski Resorts Must Provide ‘Green Pass’ to Ski This Winter | Enclosed Lifts Will Run at 80% Capacity Italian ski industry officials signed a decree yesterday outlining operating procedures for ski resorts this upcoming winter. The ‘protocol for the reopening of ski areas and the use of ski lifts’ outlines several rules ski resorts will have to implement for the ski season to go ahead. Italian ski resorts remained largely closed last winter. Related: Guests Will Require Covid Pass […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 24, 2021 0 Comments
Banff Sunshine Village, AB Will Require Guests to Provide Proof of Vaccination, Negative Test, or Exemption On Monday September 20th, 2021, the government of Alberta announced that all businesses in the province must either implement the Alberta Restrictions Exemption Program (which requires all guests to be fully vaccinated, proof of a privately-paid negative rapid test result taken within 72 hours of service, or valid medical exemption prior to entry) or follow strict capacity limitations. After careful consideration, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 24, 2021 0 Comments
Thredbo Resort, Australia, Closing For the Season Due to Covid Restrictions Thredbo resort in Australia announced on Monday that Sunday will be the last day of this year’s season––they will be closing early due to ongoing covid-19 restrictions affecting the number of people able to visit the resort. The resort usually closes the first week in October. And that’s a wrap! Due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions affecting the number of guests […] Industry News Oz Brains | September 23, 2021 1 Comment
Guests Will Require Covid Pass and Masks to Ride Lifts at Austrian and Italian Ski Resorts This Winter With Austrian ski resorts available to overseas tourists for the first time in two years, the government is putting measures in place to prevent the headline-grabbing covid-19 outbreaks of 2020. They will require covid passes and masks to be able to use lifts, reports Reuters. “This year there will definitely be winter holidays in Austria. We have developed strict rules for […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2021 2 Comments
Guests at Vail Resorts Will Have to Provide Vaccination Proof to Dine On-Mountain Vail Resorts yesterday announced its operating plan for the upcoming winter 21/22 season, and how the pandemic will impact its guests and employees. The company will not have a reservation system this winter. They will be running all lifts at normal capacity and will not require face masks in lift lines, on chairlifts, or in gondolas. “Face coverings will not […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 21, 2021 9 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO, Latest Resort to Mandate Employee Vaccinations Arapahoe Basin ski area, CO is the latest ski resort to require that all their employees are fully vaccinated for covid-19 ahead of the 21/22 winter season. Resort CEO Alan Henceroth made the announcement in a blog post on Friday. Related: Aspen Skiing Co. Mandates Covid-19 Vaccination for Employees Managing Arapahoe Basin through the COVID era has been an extraordinary challenge […] SnowBrains | September 20, 2021 1 Comment
Mount Rose Ski Tahoe, NV Latest Resort to Mandate Employee Vaccinations | Steamboat, CO Considering It Mount Rose Ski Tahoe, NV, is the latest resort to require that employees be vaccinated for covid-19 ahead of the start of the 2021-22 winter season. Aspen Skiing Co. recently announced that they would be mandating their employees are vaccinated too. “Our intention is to do everything we can to open and operate safely all season long, and that starts with […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 16, 2021 9 Comments