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A confidential number determined through a variety of factors and used to manage the number of guests on the mountain.
What is capacity?
Vail Resorts is implementing this new system to provide safe and enjoyable experience, no matter what day a guest chooses to visit.
What is the reservation system?
These will be required while loading and riding on chairlifts and in gondolas, inside all buildings, and during all ski and snowboard lessons.
What are face masks?
All on-site employees will undergo these daily.
What are health screenings?
A day after/during an substantial snowfall in the mountains, characterized by excited skiers and snowboarders.
What is a powder day?
The owners of 7 Priority Reservation Days.
What are pass holders?
We are managing the number of people on our mountains, on chairlifts and gondolas, and in our restaurants, so that we can maintain this.
What is physical distancing?
These passes will be exempt from the guest reservations system. (2 answers)
What are employee and dependent passes?
If a guest no longer plans to use their reservation, they should perform this action by 12 a.m. of the planned ski or ride date.
What is a cancellation?
Keystone's projected Opening Day.
What is November 6?
If a guest or employee feels this way, we ask that they remain home.
What is sick?
We are actively doing this to employ both seasonal and year-round positions.
What is hiring?
In addition to the use of markers, ski and snowboard equipment will help physically distance guests while waiting in this loading area.
What is a lift line?
Following historical practice, we open these as soon as possible to allow for the amazing mountain experience our guests have come to expect. (2 answers)
What are lifts and terrain?
The Priority Reservation Days booking window.
What is November 6 - December 7?
The federal suspension through the end of this year prevents us from pursuing these visas. (2 answers)
What is J-1 or H-2B?
A-Basin used this controversial system to randomly draw guest names for skiing or riding access.
What is a lottery?
The core ways we are keeping guests safe this winter. (3 answers)
What are 1. requiring face coverings, 2. allowing for physical distancing (including on lifts and gondolas), and 3. managing access to our mountains?
During this time, we should be able to accommodate everyone who wants to be on our mountains.
What are the vast majority of days?
The virus causing coronavirus disease 2019.
What is COVID-19?