 Poster: A snowHead
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Good news from The SnowCentre, they are looking to re open mid July with a restricted slope capacity, no free style furniture and perfect snow. Only 1 or 2 hour passes will be sold and no pesky monthly pass holders clogging up the pomas 
main slope will be limited to less than half of its pre covid capacity and the poma lifts spaced out to ensure social distancing.
Be great to get back to doing something fun !
EDIT : dont get your hopes up, 23 june announcement quashes a July opening.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 24-06-20 9:24; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Did they turn the fridge off during the shutdown?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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nope kept it cold and dark with the lights off
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| skimottaret wrote: |
Good news from The SnowCentre, they are looking to re open mid July with a restricted slope capacity, no free style furniture and perfect snow. Only 1 or 2 hour passes will be sold and no pesky monthly pass holders clogging up the pomas
main slope will be limited to 60 people (down from 140) and the poma lifts spaced out to ensure social distancing.
Be great to get back to doing something fun ! |
The Poma lifts are already well spaced out 4 metres at least.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| jellylegs wrote: |
| Did they turn the fridge off during the shutdown? |
No, they kept it in reserve in case Boris needed one to hide in again.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| nope kept it cold and dark with the lights off |
Much like the British public with the Covid statistics
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How is that going to work with the lift queues? There isn't enough space to keep the distance
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| Oleski wrote: |
| How is that going to work with the lift queues? There isn't enough space to keep the distance |
limit the amount of users on the slope.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| Oleski wrote: |
| How is that going to work with the lift queues? There isn't enough space to keep the distance |
limit the amount of users on the slope. |
Idk, with reduced lift capacity there will be a bottle neck even if 60 people max... Will have to wait and see I guess.
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I can't see that I'd be at much risk all wrapped up and all, really. I'd be more concerned about the changing area, although it's easy enough to change at one's car for example to reduce that risk.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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They are going to put in all contactless payment and pass collection, one way system for changing and rentals and you exit the building out the side. Cafe will be very limited I believe self service drinks to start and they will stagger entry to the slope every 15 minutes for the 1 or 2 hour passes. I recon the lift queues will be low and easily manageable.
We (Inside Out Skiing) are invited to a test opening and will report back on how well it all works...
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thats good news for the Oktober tests - looks like snowHeads could have the place to ourselves.
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@spyderjon, I would be surprised if they would have ski tests with social distancing... might be worth checking in with them... Race training and Instructor exams have been put on hold
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You know it makes sense.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| @spyderjon, I would be surprised if they would have ski tests with social distancing... might be worth checking in with them...... |
Admin is on the case but I can't see any problem with running the ski test event and adhering to social distancing - especially as its scheduled for mid Oct when things might be relaxed further.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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having been (in a limited way) in discussions around other companies opening their offices, there are lot's of other considerations which I am sure they are dealing with.
Doors/Lifts - no formal recommendation from HM GOV as yet but for high traffic areas suggestions are that these should potentially be serviced either in terms of operation or cleansing. So somebody either opens a (non-automatic) door for you or ensures it's sanitised every time it's used. Same for lift (as in elevator) buttons.
Will they be doing similar for POMA's so will someone be spraying or wiping down each button lift at the top of the slope.
There will presumably have to be a 'sterile' area for pole collection and drop off.
May have to adopt a 'non clothes hire' policy. Boots probably won't be an issue as they can be sanitised and cycled a bit slower, but may have to consider the popular sizes in terms of throughput.
I think it's all a bit over the top, but then I'm not high risk and a little more relaxed over the whole thing. Though I have been obeying the guidelines pretty rigidly anyway.
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Poster: A snowHead
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No clothing rentals and bringing your own equipment is highly recommended, skis etc will be sanitised
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The CFe have sent an email out to members explaining some of the things to expect when they open; one of which is no changing cubicles and no lockers. 
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@Alastair Pink, I never used the cubicles anyway. I’m not overly keen on leaving all my gear and valuables in the car though.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Transmission by smear is rare for C19.
The majority of C19 is transmission by droplet and aerosol by proximity.
An out-of-breath rider stops at the lift and breathes heavily, spit will flyout, and they are gonna dump a massive viral load in your face.
You will be dead in 2 weeks.
Smart folks who go indoor-skiing will wear a facemask, goggles, and shield (visor).
The shield is critical to stop a big viral load.
Rub or spray antifog gel (like Speedo) into the goggles and shield.
Take care when fitting, wearing, and removing the facemask, goggles, and shield.
Do not touch the outsides.
Dispose gently (no shaking) in a throwaway plastic bag.
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@Awdbugga, heard of such a thing as a small rucksack or bum bag? Even large pockets?
If you could do more than 2 hours, I'd be more annoyed at having either to carry or go to the car for drink and snacks (if you need 'em).
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Yeah, but walking from the far end of the car park in ski boots.
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@Oleski, eh? 100 mtrs?
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@holidayloverxx, every meter hurts
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@Oleski, race fit...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Whitegold wrote: |
| ... An out-of-breath rider stops at the lift...You will be dead in 2 weeks. ... |
It's an indoor slope.
I doubt I could get out of breath on it if I did circuits with running back up the slope and sliding down.
Silly billy.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Oooh, looking forward to the Hemel feedback 
Have hated the chill factore but really looking forward to it opening up. filled in the survey, I have clear goggles, I’ll wear a face mask. If we keep ski lengths apart at lifts we’re effectively distanced in a straight line. It’ll be fine, in fact it’ll be utterly brilliant...
Now, just need to decide where to get the skis waxed...
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You know it makes sense.
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Re max. numbers inside the fridge at Hemel: IMO only 60 max will turn out to have been conservative in the end, but it's where one would responsibly start from.
So I hope they'll increase from 60, as soon as they have a bit of experience of how it works out in practice.
For info, below is what the Hemel slope looked like, on the afternoon of Thursday 31st October 2019, taken from a 4 hour video recording.
I was there a fair bit last year, made a fair number of video recordings, and I believe this was not atypical.
I imagine they'll have taken account of the evidence from their own video.
The count in my still looks like:
14 on the left poma;
14 on the right poma;
08 on the slope;
07 queuing for the left poma;
07 queuing for right poma, est.;
So that's ~50 people.
Plus say 10 more, standing at the top of the slope, although a lot of people do normally stand there for a long time for unfathomable reasons.
So 60 people actually on the snow.
People look well distanced to me in general.
I imagine the real problems would be elsewhere, other than actually inside the fridge.
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@Fat George, the photo brings the numbers into context, I recon the riding will be great but the hassle will be booking far enough in advance to ensure you can get in...
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@skimottaret :: Agreed!
A couple of small marquees in the car park, so that one could strip down and change there if needed, in a distanced and non-offensive way, could work for more hardy souls.
I'd go for it if that's what they did.
If everyone was issued with 2 metre skis it'd go a long way to solving the distancing problem.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So I am really keen to get back to Braehead, but apart from anything else it is more than 5 miles away so current Scottish Government (who appear to be particularly paranoid) regs stop me doing that etc etc so we cannot even go for a walk in the countryside at the moment m. However, there have been a number of local outbreaks in the U.K. and other countries in meat packing plants that have at least some similar conditions to indoor slopes. Anyone got any views on implications, if any?
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| Ski lots wrote: |
| However, there have been a number of local outbreaks in the U.K. and other countries in meat packing plants that have at least some similar conditions to indoor slopes. |
Really? Apart from being cold? Have they replaced the Pomas with hooks at Braehead?
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Strangely not and I was just raising the question generally not just about Braehead. However, cold; confined space; little if any circulation of fresh air; hard surfaces (skis/boards, poles, lifts). Having worked in both, although 30 years apart, there are unfortunately some similarities.
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| Ski lots wrote: |
| So I am really keen to get back to Braehead, but apart from anything else it is more than 5 miles away so current Scottish Government (who appear to be particularly paranoid) regs stop me doing that etc etc so we cannot even go for a walk in the countryside at the moment m. However, there have been a number of local outbreaks in the U.K. and other countries in meat packing plants that have at least some similar conditions to indoor slopes. Anyone got any views on implications, if any? |
See post above.
An indoor skislope is just a big fridge with people puffing and panting out spit everywhere.
It is a very highrisk zone.
Like a meat fridge.
Meat fridges (like KFC chicken) are currently seeing massive fresh outbreaks of the plague in UK, Germany, US and elsewhere.
Cold air + spit = virus incubator.
Wear a mask, shield, goggles, and gloves.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| ... Do those ol' boys ever turn? |
Turning is succumbing to fear.
The powder 11s are not for those of faint heart.
Those who think size is an advantage clearly have no idea what they're talking about.
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