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Photo by Aaron Dodds / Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts properties Keystone and Breckenridge announced summer opening dates and additional offerings compared with 2020 on Wednesday, April 28.
At Keystone Resort, that includes the return of the downhill bike park and the Keystone Ranch golf course.
“This summer, we look forward to bringing back a wider variety of activities at both resorts,” Vail Resorts spokesperson Sara Lococo wrote in an email.
Daily lift service for Breckenridge Ski Resort’s summer Epic Discovery on-mountain operations will begin June 18 and run through Sept. 6. The resort will also open for an additional weekend Sept. 10-12.
Keystone will open for summer June 24, operating Thursdays through Sundays through Labor Day.
A lift operator watches as skiers unload a chairlift on Nov. 6 at Keystone Resort. A federal ban on international work visas this ski season shrunk the labor pool for ski areas that rely on international workers to fill seasonal jobs, but the suspension has now expired.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
H2-B and J-1 visas have long been used by local ski areas to hire international employees seasonally. These visas were suspended in June under the Trump administration in an effort to limit immigration and improve job prospects for Americans. Now, the Biden administration has let the suspension expire, potentially adding to the county’s labor pool in the coming months.
Seasons Center Hosting Suicide Prevention Training
February 26, 2021 1:18 pm
Saga Communications
Royal, IA (KICD)– Seasons Center for Behavioral Health is hosting a suicide prevention training next week to help the public learn some of the warning signs.
Taylor Prather is the Prevention and Education Coordinator for Seasons Center. She tells the training will give attendees the basic information to help someone considering suicide.
Prather says their will also be some focus on the warning signs.
The QPR Suicide Prevention Training will be Monday from nine to eleven at the Great Hall of Royal with registrations being taken by calling Seasons Center or by following the link on their Facebook page.
More than halfway through ski season, and in anticipation of a busy spring break period, ski industry leaders are sticking with the “know before you go” message. While tweaks have been made to manage crowds.