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4:45 pm, December 17

While Snowbird has not seen a rise in COVID-19 cases, we are getting reports of an uptick in cases from local medical professionals. Out of an abundance of caution as we approach the holiday season, Snowbird is reinstating its face-covering policy immediately. This policy requires all guests and employees, vaccinated or not, to wear a 2-layer face covering while indoors or riding the Tram.

Face coverings are not required when actively eating or drinking indoors nor while working outdoors or skiing and riding. Lifts will be loaded to full capacity unless special accommodations are requested by a guest. 

11:45 am, October 4

Employee Vaccination Requirement

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that it intends for vaccines to be required for all companies with over 100 employees. As such, Snowbird will be requiring all employees to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by November 8, 2021 and be fully vaccinated by December 10, 2021. Employees hired after November 8, 2021, will be required to show evidence that they have received at least one dose of the vaccine prior to employment and are required to be fully vaccinated within 30 days of their start date. Snowbird believes requiring all staff to be vaccinated is the best way to protect one another, our guests and our communities and is crucial to ending the pandemic.

4 pm, August 13

Snowbird strongly recommends and encourages all employees who are able to get vaccinated, and anyone not yet fully vaccinated to continue to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.

For more information, visit https://www.snowbird.com/health-safety/. We will continue to work with the Utah Department of Health authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.

11 am, April 9

As you may have heard, the state of Utah will be lifting the statewide mask mandate on April 10, 2021. Snowbird, as well as all other ski resorts in the state, will continue to require face coverings throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 winter season. This is in an effort to keep our guests, staff and community safe as vaccinations continue to become available. We thank you for your continued compliance as our staff works hard to provide a safe and fun skiing and riding experience. 

For more information on Operation Stay Safe, visit the  Snowbird Health & Safety page.

4 pm, May 28

There have been changes to State and Federal COVID guidelines for those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Snowbird strongly recommends and encourages all employees who are able to get vaccinated, and anyone not yet fully vaccinated to continue to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.

In keeping with these new guidelines, Snowbird is updating our COVID protocols to align with the most recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Changes to our COVID protocols:

• Effective immediately, when outdoors or while riding the Snowbird Tram, use of a mask is optional for all employees and guests. 
• The use of a mask continues to be required for all employees and guests while indoors. Beginning June 7, indoor use of a mask will become optional for all employees and guests.
• Beginning June 7, plexiglass barriers around workstations may be removed.
• Employees riding UTA buses and Trax and Canyon Transportation shuttles should continue to wear a mask in accordance to CDC guidelines for public transportation.

For more information, visit https://www.snowbird.com/health-safety/. We will continue to work with the Utah Department of Health authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.

12 pm, December 15

Snowbird’s goal is, and continues to be, to keep employees, guests and the local community safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we were notified today that a member of our rental team tested positive for COVID-19. 
 
Key details include: 

• The employee most recently worked on December 7 and 8, and passed the health screening, including temperature check.
• We were notified of the positive test on Friday, December 11.
• All guests and all employees who had direct contact at Cliff Sports Rental Shop on December 7 and 8 have been notified.
• Staff who were in direct contact are in precautionary quarantine for testing.
• The employee wore a mask during each shift and the retail space has been deeply sanitized following the notification.

During this time, information remains paramount and the sharing of it is essential. Please take any necessary precautionary measures that you see fit.

We take COVID-19 very seriously and have taken extraordinary measures as part of Operation Stay Safe to protect the wellbeing of our guests, staff and community. For more information, visit https://www.snowbird.com/health-safety/. We will continue to work with the Utah Department of Health authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.
 

5:45 pm, November 3

Snowbird’s goal is, and continues to be, to keep employees, guests and the local community safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we were notified late yesterday that a member of our General Gritts team tested positive for COVID-19.

Key details include:

• The employee passed the Snowbird COVID-19 daily health screening, including temperature check, on Tuesday, October 27, which was the only day the employee recently worked.
• The employee followed all General Gritts and Snowbird guidelines including wearing a face covering at all times, thorough hand and work station sanitation and stood behind a plexiglass barrier during their entire shift.
• We were notified of the positive test late yesterday, November 2.

All guests who stayed at Snowbird during this time have been notified. No direct contact with any employees occurred. 

During this time, information remains paramount and the sharing of it is essential. Please take any necessary precautionary measures that you see fit.

We take COVID-19 very seriously and have taken extraordinary measures to keep our guests, staff and community safe. For more information, visit snowbird.com/health-safety/. We will continue to work with the Salt Lake County Health Department authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.

1:10 pm, October 13

Snowbird’s goal is, and continues to be, to keep employees, guests and the local community safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we were notified late yesterday that a member of our Iron Blosam team tested positive for COVID-19.

Key details include:

• The employee passed the health screening, including temperature check, on Thursday, October 8.
• The employee most recently worked on October 8.
• We were notified of the positive test late yesterday.

All guests who stayed at the Iron Blosam during this time and all employees with direct contact have been notified. Staff who were in direct contact are in precautionary quarantine for testing. Additionally, the employee wore a mask and stood behind plexiglass. Thorough sanitization of payment systems, pens and the front desk area occurred after every guest.

During this time, information remains paramount and the sharing of it is essential. Please take any necessary precautionary measures that you see fit.

We take COVID-19 very seriously and have taken extraordinary measures to keep our guests, staff and community safe. For more information, visit snowbird.com/health-safety/. We will continue to work with the Salt Lake County Health Department authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.

5:10 pm, October 1

Snowbird’s goal is, and continues to be, to keep employees, guests and the local community safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we were notified today that a member of The Cliff Spa team has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee who tested positive followed all Cliff Spa and Snowbird guidelines including wearing a face covering at all times and thorough hand and work station sanitation.

During this time, information remains paramount and the sharing of it is essential. Please take any necessary precautionary measures that you see fit. 

The employee passed the health screening, including temperature and symptoms check, every day that they worked at The Cliff Spa (Sept. 26-29, 2020), and we were notified of the positive test today. All guests who visited The Cliff Spa on a day on which this employee recently worked and all employees with direct contact have been notified.

We take COVID-19 very seriously and have taken extraordinary measures to keep our guests, staff and community safe  https://www.snowbird.com/summer-opening/ . We will continue to work with the Salt Lake County Health authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.

6:00 pm, August 26

Snowbird’s goal is, and continues to be, to keep employees, guests and the local community safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were notified today that a member of our Tram Operations team has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee wore a mask during their entire shift and stood behind plexiglass while operating the Tram. Each Tram cabin is thoroughly disinfected after every ride focusing on high touch-point areas and handrails.

During this time, information remains paramount and the sharing of it is essential. Please take any necessary precautionary measures that you see fit.

The employee passed the health screening, including a temperature check, on Saturday, Aug. 22, the last day work was conducted, and we were notified of the positive test today. All guests who rode the Tram on a day on which this employee recently worked and all employees with direct contact have been notified

We take COVID-19 very seriously and have taken extraordinary measures to keep our guests, staff and community safe https://www.snowbird.com/summer-opening/ . We will continue to work with the Utah Department of Health authorities, follow all proper procedures and take every appropriate precaution, including sharing this information so that you may manage your healthcare during this unprecedented time.

9:00 am, May 13

In response to the impact COVID-19 has had on the 2019-20 season and to provide confidence in planning for the 2020-21 season, we are announcing our Passholder Promise which includes:

RENEWAL CREDIT: 2019-20 season passholders will receive a renewal credit toward a 2020-21 season pass.

REFUND AVAILABLE – Buy with Confidence : Snowbird will issue a full refund before December 1, 2020 for any passholder who has not used their 2020-21 pass and desires a refund for any reason.

BEST PRICING: Best pricing on 2020-21 season passes has been extended through July 31, 2020.

FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN:  A newly designed payment plan is available for ease and flexibility.

2020-21 Season Passes are now on sale and the renewal credit value is based on the type of product purchased for the 2019-20. For more information, visit snowbird.com/passholder-promise/ .

We’re also announcing that we will not be re-opening for the 2019-20 winter season. We exhausted every possible method of re-opening for skiing and riding. However, based on other resorts remaining closed and the population center right here in the Wasatch Front alone, there is no way we could mitigate the potential of being overrun and creating an unsafe situation. We don’t feel like we would be living up to our longstanding commitment of protecting the wellbeing of our employees, guests and community.

Starting on Saturday, May 16, Snowbird terrain will open for uphill traffic. Backcountry conditions exist and social distancing is required. All facilities at Snowbird are closed.

We are working toward re-opening for summer activities on Saturday, June 20, conditions permitting.

We continue to focus on doing what we can to keep our staff, guests and communities safe and healthy and we appreciate your patience and support as we navigate the COVID-19 health crisis in anticipation of a return to living the adventure lifestyle, doing what we love with the ones we love.

9:00 am, April 2

COVID-19 is impacting all of us in different and personal ways, and we extend our thankfulness and appreciation to our community and in particular to the healthcare workers for their role on the front lines.

Specific to Snowbird, the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 first meant a temporary suspension of operations which, with the escalating seriousness of the public health crisis, ultimately resulted in our  indefinite suspension of operations on March 21, 2020.

Following this difficult but correct decision, we’ve continued to focus on serving and supporting our staff, guests and community to help ensure the safety of all. This has included supporting our staff and guests to safely return home, winding down critical on-mountain operations, donating 10,000 pounds of food to our staff and transitioning our staff to work-from-home and safely socially distance.

In addition to our number one priority being the wellbeing of our staff, guests and community, we are taking these actions because of our long-standing commitment and desire to be an upstanding member of the Salt Lake City community. And while we’ve been focused on doing what we can to support our community, please know we’ve not lost sight of our loyal guests and passholders.

Though our 2019-20 winter operations are indefinitely suspended, our desire to retain your trust and loyalty is stronger than ever. We hope to be in touch by early-May with a plan that addresses this season and expresses appreciation to all of our passholders.

We deeply appreciate your loyalty and patience as we navigate these unchartered waters with a focus on solving the dynamic, real-time challenges COVID-19 presents day-to-day. Please continue to be safe and well.

3:27 pm, March 23

Snowbird’s goal is, and continues to be, to keep employees, guests and the local community safe in the midst of the COVID-19 public crisis. We were recently notified that a day guest, not lodging at Snowbird, tested positive for COVID-19. On March 12, the guest skied at Snowbird and dined at The Summit. Due to patient confidentiality, we are unable to determine which lifts this guest rode. During this time, information is paramount and the sharing of it is essential. Please take any necessary precautionary measures that you see fit.

Here is the key information to consider:

•  The guest did not lodge at Snowbird
• Skied at Snowbird, dined at The Summit: March 12, 2020
• Symptoms noticed: March 16, 2020
• Positive results reported: March 22, 2020

8:00 am, March 21

We have continued to monitor the dynamic and unprecedented COVID-19 public health crisis and, as a result of the unfolding events surrounding it, our team has made the careful determination to extend the suspension of our operations indefinitely. We are closed for now and, while we cannot underestimate the extreme fluidity of our current situation, our goal is to reopen when we can.

We continue to share the same belief as many of you – that spending time in the mountains, enjoying nature and the outdoors is important to leading a fulfilling life, and this is why we will continue to monitor the situation with the hope of being able to resume operations when the COVID-19 threat subsides.

We realize this decision will certainly be disappointing to many, but this is a serious situation and closing our operations for now marks a significant step to help stop the spread of COVID-19. During this time, we encourage everyone to do their part to enable social distancing, an important step to mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19.

Our ultimate goal is for us all to have a healthy return to the mountains, to ski, ride, hike, bike and play after this situation improves. We thank you for your patience and understanding in this situation. Please stay safe so that we may enjoy more days adventuring and doing what we love with those we love for many years to come.

2:00 pm, March 15

As you know, given the quickly evolving COVID-19 situation, Snowbird has suspended on-mountain ski and snowboard operations from March 15 - 22, 2020. We are now working toward closing all resort amenities for that same timeframe, including hotel and restaurant services.

We are asking that all guests please check-out tomorrow, Monday, March 16, by 2 pm.

For dining options through tomorrow morning, please visit our  dining page  for the latest openings.

Snowbird Central Reservations is working with guests whose vacations have been impacted by this unfortunate situation. We anticipate heavy call volume over the next several days and appreciate your patience as we work hard to respond to all inquiries. Please reach them at 1.800.453.3000 or  lodging@snowbird.com .

From those of us in the Snowbird family who love being on the mountain as much as you, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this short notice will undoubtedly create. We look forward to welcoming you back to Snowbird as circumstances improve.

9:24 pm, March 14

At Snowbird our top priority - the health and safety of our staff, guests and local community - remains our top priority and for this reason Snowbird will suspend all on-mountain operations starting tomorrow, March 15, through March 22, during which time we will continue to monitor the situation and reassess our approach for the rest of the season

The suspension will include all lift operations, on-mountain food and beverage and rental services. Snowbird lodging and village restaurant facilities will remain open to serve the guests who are on site.

“Tonight we made the excruciating decision to suspend our on-mountain operations as a necessary step for us to take in support of our community’s efforts to limit the spread and risks associated with COVID-19,” said Dave Fields Snowbird President and General Manager. “We understand and apologize for the significant impact this will have on our customers and employees.”

Given the extenuating circumstances related to COVID-19, Snowbird will be working with guests to modify reservations. We anticipate heavy call volume over the next several days and appreciate guests’ patience as we work hard to respond to all inquiries.

 2:00 pm, March 13

As you are likely following the COVID-19 news, we want to provide you with an update on our course of action. We are monitoring the dynamic situation and will continue to follow the advice and guidance of federal and state officials and health agencies. 

We are committed to doing what we can to maintain our operations in ways that responsibly take into consideration the needs of our employees and guests. We are doing so because it is our foundational belief that it is beneficial for the soul to live and enjoy the adventure lifestyle—and this is particularly the case in times like this, when anxiety and stress are high.

There are many ways skiing and riding can be enjoyed while we simultaneously implement a number of actions to protect the health and wellbeing of the internal and external Snowbird family. We continue to strictly reinforce our sanitation practices throughout the resort, including such things as regular and thorough cleaning in common areas, including surfaces and items that are most likely to be touched frequently, hand sanitizing stations in common areas, and more frequent and visible reminders for guests and employees to help us keep our community safe by proper and frequent handwashing and staying home if not feeling well.

The majority of our operations and services are currently available and we plan to maintain operations through the spring. So that we may do so, we are taking a number of actions to limit potential risks. These actions include:

• The Aerial Tram is temporarily closed to adhere with the Governor’s social-distancing recommendations;
• Additional sanitation stations have been installed throughout the resort;
• Canceled March events that would bring large numbers of people together, including IFSA Junior Nationals, IFSA Freeride World Qualifiers 2, Bird Banked Slalom, Live Music at the Plaza Deck and more ;
• At SeventyOne , the breakfast buffet is now served instead of a self-serve format;
• Self-serve salad bars are temporarily closed but pre-made salads are available.

The Intermountain Healthcare Clinic at the Snowbird Center does not have testing resources available for coronavirus screening. Guests with specific medical concerns should follow the testing guidelines from the Utah Department of Health.

If you need to make changes to your reservations, contact us at  1.800.232.9542 . 

We take this situation seriously and are doing everything we can to maintain our operations so that you may enjoy more great days out on the mountain, doing what you love with those you love. Please stay tuned to this page for further updates as this is an extremely dynamic situation.

Visit https://coronavirus.utah.gov/travel/ for the most up to date guidelines on Utah travel policies.

Several states and cities across the U.S. have a mandatory 14-day quarantine or proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for those traveling from certain areas, including Utah. Please visit the state website of the area you are traveling to for information.

Testing locations across Utah can be found at https://coronavirus.utah.gov/testing-locations/.

We recommend speaking with your testing location and health insurance provided to determine if and what cost there will be for you.

Yes, there are testing locations across the state. You can find a testing location at https://coronavirus.utah.gov/testing-locations/.

It may take up to 5 days for you to get your test results. Contact the provider where you got tested for more information.

Please begin self-isolating and contact a Snowbird staff member immediately. A staff member will instruct you on next steps.