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Who will still be open by close of business today?
Powder Mountain is open in a fashion that feels like lift-served side country, if that makes any sense. Lowered their daily cap to 1000 for 7000 acres. The season pass limit is something like 1500. How long PowMow stay open? Who knows.
As of March 15, 2020, 9:00am ET
https://www.powdermountain.com/covid-19POWDER MOUNTAIN'S EFFORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROVIDE A SAFE & HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR GUESTS & EMPLOYEES
At Powder Mountain, our first and foremost concern is always the well-being and safety of our guests and employees, both on the mountain and off. We share a common concern over the recent spread of the COVID-19 virus. Our entire staff and management team wants to assure you that we are implementing special precautions and taking significant measures to minimize the risk of contraction of COVID-19 at Powder Mountain.
It is critical that we are conscious of those who may have come in contact with the virus, and that we take every possible precaution to avoid transmission. We are fortunate at Powder Mountain that most of our resort activities involve outdoor recreation and that our mountain is uniquely uncrowded, due to the fact that we limit pass/ticket sales (and thus visitation) on our vast acreage, compared to other ski resorts. Our indoor venues are decentralized and small, thus limiting the number of people that can gather in one place at one time. This keeps any gathering area counts below the group sizes that have been mentioned as potential concern by local and state authorities to date.
In addition to our normal industry-standard sanitization and public health/safety practices, we are taking the following supplemental actions to minimize the risk of transmission:
Terrain & Sevices
*Updated* Our cap will be lowered to 1,000 tickets per day to allow guests to load the lifts with their party and not be grouped with other guests.
*Updated* We will make limited canned, bottled and fountain beverages available and prepacked snack food items available for purchase.
*Updated* Lodges will be accessible for limited food and beverage purchases and restroom use only.
*Updated* The Rental and Retail shops will have metered access to ensure they are not overcrowded. If guests are requested to wait outside, we ask that they maintain appropriate social separation and respect others personal space.
*Updated* We are encouraging guests to tailgate and base out of their vehicles.
Due to tight quarters in snowcat cabins and the inability to adequately ensure personal space, Lightning Ridge and Raintree cats will cease operations until further notice. Lighting Ridge and Raintree will remain open for hiking and skinning.
Due to the high volume on Powder Country Shuttle and the inability to adequately ensure personal space, Powder Country will close until further notice.
All Powder Mountain events and Powder Keg music have been canceled for the remainder of the season.
Additional buffers will be put in place in food service areas to separate guests from food preparation areas.
A limited amount of guests will be allowed on the Sundown to Timberline bus at a time to ensure adequate personal space can be maintained.
UTA bus service will continue uninterrupted and UTA will be increasing bus sterilization and cleaning activities.
Due to the lack of understanding in young children regarding the transmissibility of this virus and the importance of maintaining adequate personal space, the Childrens Center will be severely limiting class sizes and offer discounted Private Lessons for children.
Powder Mountain Staff & Operations
*Updated* If you have any signs or symptoms of Covid-19, please self-isolate and take the time you need to get well before you come ski or ride.
A sterilizing task force will be cleaning door handles, railings, counter, chairs, tables, restrooms, and food and beverage areas constantly throughout the day.
All front-line staff are provided gloves and/or hand sanitizer.
We ask that our Guests and Team Members maintain at least 3 feet of personal space and respect the personal space of others.
Guests will not be grouped with strangers on lift chairs.
To help maintain safe personal space, smaller spaces may have a guest capacity limit.
If guests feel uncomfortable for any reason, our Powder Mountain Host, Ski Patrol and Managers are available to assist you.
If guests are uncomfortable entering an indoor space, please find a Powder Mountain Host, Ski Patrol, or Manager and they will be happy to assist you.
Instituting additional sanitization measures in our lodging units (which are condos and residences located in separate buildings both on-mountain and in the Eden Valley) which include the use of disinfectant wipes on all hard surfaces and commonly touched areas after every checkout, rigorous linen cleaning, and extra cleaning services available upon quest request.
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