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Good morning everyone, this is Heather Connor, your Local Realtor, sharing the local news for the Crested Butte and Gunnison Community. My goal is to get you updated on the relevant local happenings, in just a few minutes.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort is scheduled to open on November 25th, and according to Tim Baker (Vice President and COO of CBMR), share that their goal, is to stay open all season long. Baker shared through a Zoom call their plans for safety, their new reservation system, operational changes, and new features available to Epic Pass holders. On this podcast, let's dig deeper into each one.
Safety: Baker explains that safety protocls will have three central elementsL face coverings, physical distancing, and adjustments ot on-mountain experiences which includes dining and ski school. Face coverings will be required to access the mountain, loading an unloading from the ski lifts, lift lines, and in service areas such as restaurants, retails and rental stores. Face masks are not required during skiing. Only related parties will be allowed to sit at full capacity on the chair lift, and unrelated parties can ride the lift as two singles on each end of the lift on a four-person chair.
Reservation System: All pass holders will be required to make a reservation in order to ride the mountain. A reservation will be counted as a full-day of skiing regardless if the skier skis for a full or partial day. Pass holders will have the ability to reserve seven priority days at a time during the core season, which is from December 8th to April 4th. Once one of those days are used, they are free to reserve a future day to replace that one that was used. As well, uphill skiing prior and after operating hours will be allowed.
Operations: Dining operations will also be shifting, restaurant capacities will be limited, and all transactions will be via card, aka, no cash allowed. Restaurant menus will be limited with more of a grab-and-go format and full-service bars will be closed. Baker says they are trying to eliminate gathering and lingering and bringing your own food is encouraged. Ski and Ride School will be limiting the size of groups, participants and instructors will be asked to undergo online health screenings.
Pass Perks: New this year, Vail Resorts is offering free Epic Coverage for pass holders, which will include refunds is the resort closes due to COVID or if pass holders experience job loss, injury or illness. As well, pass holders have Epic Mountain Rewards, which includes a 20% discount on food and beverage, lodging, ground ski and ride school lessons and equipment rentals.
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