Hi, I'm driving up this weekend with my family, getting our 5 year old his first ski lesson and really excited. We are packing the cooler with all of our groceries and mostly keeping to ourselves at the condo except for when we're trying to get some runs in. Wondering how the resort is handling things wrt COVID safey, since we're getting rental gear for the kid. Hoping to hear from anyone who works there or has been recently. Are they fitting rental boots and skis outside? Are people ordering food and drinks at an outside kiosk? Are they keeping parties separated in the gondola cars?
We've been really strict about things over the last ~18 months, all vaxxed and boosted, and want to try and minimize our potential exposure during our visit, the idea of having to go inside to order food and deal with rentals, or sharing a gondola is a little concerning. Thanks!
EDIT: Thanks for the replies, super helpful. Sounds like we'll be packing lunches and wearing our n95s when we have to go inside. Sorry people aren't taking it more seriously and being more considerate of the locals, that sucks to hear.
So a week ago I met with a new therapist at an old road and it looked like a shed and it was really small. Obviously there were rooms in it though. She asked me to sign a paper but crossed out my signature after which was weird.
She told me that she wanted to go on a gondola lift with me. It wasn’t up a mountain though, it was basically a ski-like lift that circled around some fields and the edge of a town. She said that it was therapeutic and that her discussions during it would change my perspective of life. However, I just felt anxious during the lift. I was holding onto the bar and couldn’t focus on what she was saying. The nature was beautiful and there was a mini waterfall we passed by and it looked rainbow under the sunlight. The only thing I remember her saying is “we all have some small bad things happen to us” and when we passed an old basketball court a guy was hit in the head with a basketball and we both held in our laughs. Then when I was about to get off the lift I fell too early and felt sad. I was embarrassed too but joked that I can sue the company that made it. The worst part of all, she said she had to go to yoga practice after and handed me a slip showing quotes and “life-changing thoughts” but left me and I had to call an uber after I walked over a bridge once I realized I was lost and had no idea of where I was, and my parents drove home already after they dropped me off. The therapist just felt off and I never saw her again. I don’t get how a gondola lift would at all seem therapeutic.
Driving is for suckers. Public transport is the future.
I know this is a hiking group, but I can't find a skiing group, sorryyy!! thank u sm!
We will be visiting in a few weeks with our two children. One of them is a 1 year old. We would prefer the gondola lifts over ski lifts because of safety for him.
Are there specific lifts we should avoid? Or any information we would need?
Thank you!
I've tried to make it a few different ways from both Pinnacles and Dipper side but can't seem to figure out a traverse that makes it. Anyone know if it's possible?
I’ve skied my whole life. I go every year, yet my least favorite part is doing the lifts. The rocking back and forth, the thin hook keeping me from plummeting to my death, the rope that looks like it’ll snap at any moment...
It’s scary.
Especially rollbacks.
I was in one of those indoor gondola's on a skiing vacation, it was only me, some russian guy and a ski instructor who was privately hired by the russian guy, the russian guy was on the phone for the whole journey talking to his secretary talking about moving funds booking flights and arranging meeting's it was insane, the ski instructor was also all over him saying things like "next time you come make sure you ask for me" I'm assuming he was a very generous tipper or something. later on in the day I found out roman abramovic (chelsea fc owner) was in the resort at the time and it came to me than it was 100% him, I was in a gondola on my own with a ski instructor and roman abramovic
So a week ago I met with a new therapist at an old road and it looked like a shed and it was really small. Obviously there were rooms in it though. She asked me to sign a paper but crossed out my signature after which was weird.
She told me that she wanted to go on a gondola lift with me. It wasn’t up a mountain though, it was basically a ski-like lift that circled around some fields and the edge of a town. She said that it was therapeutic and that her discussions during it would change my perspective of life. However, I just felt anxious during the lift. I was holding onto the bar and couldn’t focus on what she was saying. The nature was beautiful and there was a mini waterfall we passed by and it looked rainbow under the sunlight. The only thing I remember her saying is “we all have some small bad things happen to us” and when we passed an old basketball court a guy was hit in the head with a basketball and we both held in our laughs. Then when I was about to get off the lift I fell too early and felt sad. I was embarrassed too but joked that I can sue the company that made it. The worst part of all, she said she had to go to yoga practice after and handed me a slip showing quotes and “life-changing thoughts” but left me and I had to call an uber after I walked over a bridge once I realized I was lost and had no idea of where I was, and my parents drove home already after they dropped me off. The therapist just felt off and I never saw her again. I don’t get how a gondola lift would at all seem therapeutic.
