"People really wanted to ski," Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin said. "They didn't want this to be one of the things the pandemic took away from them."
Maine eligibility guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine confuse, frustrate
Contradictions and exceptions within an evolving set of rollout rules trouble vaccine providers and those still waiting for their shots, but some in the field say they appreciate a degree of flexibility.
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Gov. Janet Mills, during a Jan. 13 press briefing, said a person who is 69 and 10 months old who accompanies a 71-year-old coming in to be vaccinated probably could also get a shot for the sake of efficiency. The statement was seen by some as an example of the state’s lack of clear guidance because clinics had been turning away people who had not yet turned 70.
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Maine ski patrollers ask governor to re-prioritize them in coronavirus vaccine rollout Share Updated: 5:28 PM EST Feb 16, 2021 Share Updated: 5:28 PM EST Feb 16, 2021
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Show Transcript OUT IN THE COLD AFTER A CHANGE OF PRIORITY FROM THE STATE. 5:22 THERE IS DIRECT EXPOSURE FOR THESE FIRST RESPONDERS OUT ON THE HILL DIRK GOUWENS WITH THE SKI MAINE ASSOCIATION SAYS THIS PHOTO OF AN INJURED SKIIER THIS WEEKEND AT SADDLEBACK MOUNTAIN SHOWS THE WORK OF A SKI PATROLLER IN MAINE. 2:23 SKI PATROL IS IDENTIFIED IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS PEOPLE LIKE EMTS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND NURSES AND DOCTORS FIRST RESPONDERS LIKE POLICE, EMS AND FIRE ARE CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE, AND UP UNTIL LAST WEEK MORE THAN 300 SKI PATROLLERS WERE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, LEAVING 125 WAITING. 50 WERE BOOKED FOR APPOINTMENTS TOMORROW AT FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN FARMINGTON: 4:22 THOSE APPOINTMENTS HAVE ALL BEEN CANCELLED LAST WEEK GOUWENS SAYS PATRO
Maine ski areas emphasize COVID safety, but some skiers still wary
The downhill skiing experience looks very different this winter with new protocols, but some Mainers still worry about out-of-state skiers who do not follow Maine health protocols.
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The Hibbard family – Everly, Jay and Mac – sit inside a shack, dubbed “Ziggy,” that Jay Hibbard built on the back of their pickup truck to enhance their safety on weekend ski trips to Sunday River. The Hibbards, including Jay’s wife, Laurie, use the shack to change, eat and warm up away from the crowds at the ski area.
NEWRY Laurie and Jay Hibbard didn’t want to miss the ski season with their two young children, even during the coronavirus pandemic. But they wanted to stay safe. That’s why Jay built a homemade shack on the back of their pickup truck, to give his family a place to change, eat and warm up at Sunday River, where they ski most weekends.