Hitting the slopes this winter? Here s how MN ski areas and resorts are dealing with COVID-19
If you plan on hitting the slopes this winter at any one of Minnesota’s many ski areas and resorts, keep in mind that your visit will come with some modifications, as these recreational businesses each are taking special safety precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. 8:00 am, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
Some Minnesota Ski Areas Association guidelines include face coverings that must be worn indoors, in lift lines, when loading and unloading lifts, and anytime outdoors where six feet of physical distancing cannot be maintained. (Duluth News Tribune file photo)
As Minnesota s ski areas and resorts open, bring your skis and masks
If you plan on hitting the slopes this winter at any one of Minnesota’s many ski areas and resorts, keep in mind that your visit will come with some modifications, as these recreational businesses each are taking special safety precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. 7:30 am, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
Some Minnesota Ski Areas Association guidelines include face coverings that must be worn indoors, in lift lines, when loading and unloading lifts, and anytime outdoors where six feet of physical distancing cannot be maintained. (Duluth News Tribune file photo)
A weekend snow event and colder temperatures could help skiing and snowmobiling. 3:11 pm, Dec. 7, 2020 ×
Knut Clarke-Sather, 9, skis on a Snowflake Nordic Center trail between patches of bare ground during a lunchtime break from online learning Monday with this father. “We’ve skied at a few other places that weren’t as nice,” Afton Clarke-Sather said of the trails at Snowflake. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
In late October, it seemed as if the Northland was headed into an early winter, with temperatures dipping into the teens, small lakes freezing over and a foot of snow falling in Duluth, the most ever for the month.
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