Ski resorts and towns were significant hubs for transmission of COVID-19 this past winter, especially in Europe
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Vail Resorts, which owns mountains including Vail, Breckenridge, and Whistler-Blackcomb and is the largest ski resort operator in North America, has extended until Labor Day the usual spring cutoff for the most discounted price on its multi-resort pass product, the “Epic Pass.
Of course, the big question ski-pass buyers have is, will I be able to use this thing when there is snow? Summer operations, with lighter crowds and pleasant weather conducive to dining outdoors, are less logistically challenging during a pandemic than winter operations, which were cut off early this past season as part of broader coronavirus shutdown measures.
What about a gondola, where as many as eight skiers share a small, enclosed box as they ride up the mountain? . Austrian researchers found a 42 percent prevalence rate of coronavirus antibodies among residents of the Tyrolean ski town of Ischgl, among the highest observed anywhere in the world.
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