Canada To Remove All COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on October 1 Skiers and snowboarders in the U.S. who want to travel to Canada for their powder adventures will soon be able to do so significantly more easily. Next month, the country is dropping all entry and travel restrictions due to COVID-19. Effective October 1, 2022, all travelers, regardless of citizenship, will no longer have to: Provide proof of vaccination Submit public […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 28, 2022 4 Comments
New Zealand Finally Reopens Borders to International Travelers After 2 Years of Strict COVID-19 Policies Since August 1, all international travelers can enter New Zealand again. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, known internationally for her strict Covid-19 policies, closed international borders in March 2020, more than 2 years ago. Even attempts at a traveler bubble with its closest neighbor, Australia, were fraught with hiccups and constant closures. There are about 568,000 New Zealanders living in Australia, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
New Zealand to Lift Travel Restrictions — Just in Time for Ski Season Two years ago when the coronavirus pandemic hit, New Zealand closed its borders to any foreign travel. Now the country has announced plans on lifting current restrictions on international travel. Just in time for the 2022 ski season. Related: Mt. Ruapehu Ski Resort, NZ, Threatened By Potential Volcanic Activity New Zealand was among the countries with the strictest policies when […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 19, 2022 1 Comment
Ski Season in South America Likely Off-Limits to U.S. Citizens This Year: Chile and Argentina Extend Mandatory Quarantine for Travelers, Bar Americans from Entry Written on July 9, 2021 If you have a U.S. passport, ski season in South America likely won’t happen for you this year. This will mark two southern winters in a row where skiing & snowboarding will be off-limits for foreigners in South America. In 2020, the ski season in Argentina and Chile didn’t happen for foreign visitors due to […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
U.S.-Canada Land Border Restrictions Extended Again, This Time Until July 21, 2021 Border restrictions between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have been extended—again. We’ve been hearing it since the onset of the pandemic in March of 2020 when open travel between the U.S. and Canada was first mutually restricted to stop the spread of COVID-19. Since then, there have been talks and estimations between powerful government figures on both sides of the […] Martin Kuprianowicz | June 21, 2021 1 Comment
Whistler Doctor Encouraging Travel Ban for People from Outside British Columbia, Canada Since cases started to rise back in September, many Canadians have been calling for travel bans amongst the provinces to be reinstated. Now, Dr. Annie Gareau, an ER doctor in Whistler, is calling for British Columbia to invoke a travel ban on people coming from out of the province. As CBC News reported this past Wednesday, this statement comes after […] Industry News Liam Abbott | January 15, 2021 1 Comment
A List of Current Driving and Travel Restrictions in All Lower 48 States The majority of people in the United States, in fact, the world, are under some form of stay-at-home order to try to slow down the spread of coronavirus. However, many still want to move around and may have good reasons for traveling cross country. Maybe to see that elderly relatives are safe and well or to be with the rest of […] SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 2 Comments
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