Eastern Canada Ontario, Canada Ski resorts to close, please sign attached petition...

[scott43]

But it is political. We're destroying businesses selectively. Restaurants have no reason to be open. It's a political decision. This all costs something. Government takes on that cost.

 

[oldschoolskier]

Problem is no government is treating this as a disaster and following disaster management protocols. They treating it as COVID management and as a result are causing just as much harm (if not worse) than COVID alone. Realistically the current approach is strictly medical based COVID redponse with complete dis-regard of financial destruction (we can’t afford it), mental health (caused by financial), general health (COVID takes priority). Question really should be how are we going to pay for this, how many people have committed suicide, and how many have died because treatment was cancelled or delayed (won’t even include suffered).

Disaster management dictates get the specialists out of the lead, they only see one aspect as a result create as many or more problems then they solve (which is what we are seeing currently, FORD are you listening), get a generalist that coordinates all issues for the best resolve.

One simple thing to slow this down a limit spread, don’t wear a mask correctly, pay a steep fine, don’t social distance pay a steep fine, want to have parties go ahead, COVID treatment is now chargeable (all cost including new intensive care equipment just because you participated) Simple answer don’t like it, don’t do it and suck it up, otherwise pay $$$.

 

[Jenny]

January 23rd according to MSLM posted above. Northern Ontario, 2 weeks earlier. Not sure if that means Searchmont or not.

Pile of Toronto people here at Tremblant.

Based on what my friend said about the messages on Searchmont, I’m not even sure if they're opening this season. She said something about them not making snow and deciding whether or not they would sometime in January. I'm not on FB, though, so haven’t seen them myself.

 

[MNF]

From what I heard, government didn't shut down the ski hills because of concern from skiing. They shut it down because of concern about the capacity of hospitals in ski hill areas being able to handle ski injuries - they can barely handle the COVID cases they are dealing with. Hospitals in the ski hill areas aren't very large and can easily get overwhelmed.

 

[GregK]

Looks like 28 more days of no Ontario skiing with the new lockdown starting Thursday although I haven’t seen official word yet.

 

[scott43]

I mean..numbers are not great..but appear to be levelling..I have the kids at home until Feb 10...grreatttt.....

 

[Jilly]

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I think this is appropriate right now!! See you Family Day Weekend....

 

[eric100]

I think this is appropriate right now!! See you Family Day Weekend....

Will the ski areas even try to reopen mid February? They will have lost more than half the season.

 

[Lady_Salina]

I guess people will make the CERB. I should have gone to Whistler to teach and collected CERB all winter while I skied and hoped for lessons....I just don't know why only in Ontario. Will employees be there to reopen and work a month.

 

[scott43]

It's been a pretty soft winter too. I don't know how good the conditions will be later. Unless we start getting some stretches of significant cold, don't know how the base will be. It's mid-January and here in Toronto we barely have snow on the ground.

 

[JohnnyG]

Yeah, so the new rules don't change anything really now do they?

 

[Jilly]

Instead of Jan, it's Feb!!

 

[eric100]

It's been a pretty soft winter too. I don't know how good the conditions will be later. Unless we start getting some stretches of significant cold, don't know how the base will be. It's mid-January and here in Toronto we barely have snow on the ground.

Instead of Jan, it's Feb!!

Ontario has never given any end point to its closures that are creating the complete opposite effect of what they intend. Unfortunately i suspect it will get extended again.

 

[scott43]

It's an unfortunate situation. And the decisions don't seem to be science based all the time. I'm beginning to hear some crazy talk from people I know who are otherwise fairly intelligent. People are weakening.

 

[Jilly]

The current emergency measures expire February 11th. They can be extended as they were last spring. God I hope not. I've had enough!

 

[GregK]

Moonstone calling the Season it looks like due to the uncertainty of the lock downs.

An Open Letter to Podium Pass holders and 8Week Program Participants - Mount St. Louis Moonstone

This is not the letter my family has ever dreamed of writing to you, our dedicated Podium pass holders and loyal 8-week program participants. It’s been a tough couple of weeks. And this past weekend, the Premier has extended all emergency orders until February 19th. It looks like now, the...

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[scott43]

That's a shame. That's my go-to hill. We'll be back, they won't lose me as a customer.

 

[Jilly]

Damn that's hard. I hadn't heard about the 19th. I was on a Zoom call this morning with the Health unit and said the 11th. And that's after the holiday weekend. This is getting old fast!! Tremblant will be a zoo on that long weekend....

 

[graham418]

I feel for the Huters. They spent a lot of money this year preparing for a Covid season. Everything was working smoothly, much better than at Blue.

 

[Lady_Salina]

yes, i think it says they will open if the government opens but they are refunding everyone to preserve customer service as they can't even get certain dates and feel it won't happen if covid cases don't go down.