Why people working snowy slopes may be at greater risk of catching COVID than skiers
Fresh air and speed make skiing and snowboarding low-risk activities for COVID-19 transmission, but Canadian infectious disease doctors say spread can still happen, and outbreaks reported at larger resorts have affected mostly staff members.
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Activity of skiing is relatively safe from a transmission standpoint, but experts say spread can still happen
The Canadian Press ·
Posted: Feb 17, 2021 12:23 PM ET | Last Updated: February 17
Ski and snowboarders are pictured on the opening day of Cypress Mountain ski resort in West Vancouver, B.C., last November. The risk of outdoor spread of coronavirus remains quite low, except for situations of crowding, infectious disease physicians say.(Ben Nelms/CBC)