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flag xTwoSnakesx
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Posted: Mar 21, 2020 at 23:53 Quote
ThunderChunk wrote:
If there is no whistler keep in mind Cypress has some awesome DH trails! Some secret stuff too if you're fortunate enough to have the builders show you.

Yeah sure, as long as you are legally allowed to leave your house. Riding your bike outdoors in France is currently banned.
flag cndhbrider
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Posted: Mar 23, 2020 at 3:28 Quote
Bummer....i had a trip planned with a few friends to fly from QC to BC. We were going to spend some time in Whistler and Squamish. Maybe next year Frown
flag Chuvak
Posted: Mar 23, 2020 at 3:45 Quote
Hope you will handle thus situation till summer.
flag ThunderChunk
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Posted: Mar 23, 2020 at 22:36 Quote
xTwoSnakesx wrote:
ThunderChunk wrote:
If there is no whistler keep in mind Cypress has some awesome DH trails! Some secret stuff too if you're fortunate enough to have the builders show you.

Yeah sure, as long as you are legally allowed to leave your house. Riding your bike outdoors in France is currently banned.

We are allowed just not in groups. Solo rides.
flag provin1327
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Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 8:57 Quote
Stainer wrote:
If I was a betting man I'd say Highly likely that there will be no 2020 bike park season.

Check this out

https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremycyoung/status/1239975682643357696

And the full study here explaining why at min the next 18 months globally is going to be Interesting

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

One criticism I have read on that paper is that it does not take into account time and the benefit of time. We can get ahead of this thing if everyone takes social distancing, hand washing, and stay-at-home orders seriously. If we take those things seriously it will slow down the spread which gives manufacturers and hospitals a break and time to catch up with protective equipment, testing, and ventilators. The paper also does not take into account the effect of breaking up large crowds, travel bans, and contact tracing.

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

With all that being said, I'm 99.9% sure my June 5 Whistler trip isn't happening. See you next year Whistler.
flag leelau
Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 10:35 Quote
provin1327 wrote:
Stainer wrote:
If I was a betting man I'd say Highly likely that there will be no 2020 bike park season.

Check this out

https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremycyoung/status/1239975682643357696

And the full study here explaining why at min the next 18 months globally is going to be Interesting

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

One criticism I have read on that paper is that it does not take into account time and the benefit of time. We can get ahead of this thing if everyone takes social distancing, hand washing, and stay-at-home orders seriously. If we take those things seriously it will slow down the spread which gives manufacturers and hospitals a break and time to catch up with protective equipment, testing, and ventilators. The paper also does not take into account the effect of breaking up large crowds, travel bans, and contact tracing.

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

With all that being said, I'm 99.9% sure my June 5 Whistler trip isn't happening. See you next year Whistler.

That Imperial paper is definitely worse-case and, in addition to what you say, ignores the effects of implementing wide-spread testing protocols and contact-tracing (although an argument could be made that it's too late for most Euro and Noram countries to look for that).

Re postponing your trip. A wise choice imo Cry
flag ThunderChunk
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Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 16:39 Quote
The no whistler depression is kicking in lol. I'm a huge park rat. No shuttles. Might not even be able to pedal most places either.
flag Chuvak
Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 18:28 Quote
I'm expecting that somewhere at 20th of April situation will be stabilized. After that, number of new infected people will start decreasing. Approximately in the middle of may or in the second half of it, situation will stop being dangerous. It's just my guess.
flag srh2
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Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 19:33 Quote
Chuvak wrote:
I'm expecting that somewhere at 20th of April situation will be stabilized. After that, number of new infected people will start decreasing. Approximately in the middle of may or in the second half of it, situation will stop being dangerous. It's just my guess.

In Canada, I think things will escalate until sometime in June, with things settling down by Christmas.
But I hope I'm wrong and Chuvak is right.
flag Sun2306
Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 22:35 Quote
hopefully they won't shut down the valley.. though they already closed outsiders riding in pemberton
flag chinaboy
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Posted: Mar 24, 2020 at 22:51 Quote
Sun2306 wrote:
hopefully they won't shut down the valley.. though they already closed outsiders riding in pemberton
how did they close it to non locals?
flag Sun2306
Posted: Mar 25, 2020 at 8:32 Quote
chinaboy wrote:
Sun2306 wrote:
hopefully they won't shut down the valley.. though they already closed outsiders riding in pemberton
how did they close it to non locals?

i mean, i don't know how they enforce it, but they posted it on trailforks & in the news, suppose they might put a cop car checking for bikes
flag Stainer
Posted: Mar 25, 2020 at 11:15 Quote
leelau wrote:
provin1327 wrote:
Stainer wrote:
If I was a betting man I'd say Highly likely that there will be no 2020 bike park season.

Check this out

https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremycyoung/status/1239975682643357696

And the full study here explaining why at min the next 18 months globally is going to be Interesting

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

One criticism I have read on that paper is that it does not take into account time and the benefit of time. We can get ahead of this thing if everyone takes social distancing, hand washing, and stay-at-home orders seriously. If we take those things seriously it will slow down the spread which gives manufacturers and hospitals a break and time to catch up with protective equipment, testing, and ventilators. The paper also does not take into account the effect of breaking up large crowds, travel bans, and contact tracing.

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

With all that being said, I'm 99.9% sure my June 5 Whistler trip isn't happening. See you next year Whistler.

That Imperial paper is definitely worse-case and, in addition to what you say, ignores the effects of implementing wide-spread testing protocols and contact-tracing (although an argument could be made that it's too late for most Euro and Noram countries to look for that).

Re postponing your trip. A wise choice imo Cry

Both of you are right with it being worse case. I highly doubt will get to that point, but I could see Vail treading on the side of caution with this.

Not sure if my body can handle missing both last season and this one Frown
flag kingtut87
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Posted: Mar 25, 2020 at 13:56 Quote
There'll be a lot that needs to fall into place for a semi normal park season. Covid19 spread will have to be controlled to a point where people can gather in public, treatments to a point where the hospitals aren't stressed to or over their capacity, park maintenance on trails and lifts, staff recruitment to run everything, financially sound for Vail to do so.

The hospital thing is huge, even if the virus is somewhat controlled the last thing the health care in Whistler will need is tend of extra people per day with soft tissue injuries, broken bones and concussions.
flag Chuvak
Posted: Mar 25, 2020 at 17:40 Quote
I think if the situation will be resolved or under control and park reopens for summer, Vali will hire extra doctors to be ready. Also some street posts with tissues, masks and sanitizer gel dispensers will be available I think. Anyway, it's much better than lose tons of money while staying closed.

 


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