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Goodbye 2020 Australian ski season.

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warm_diet_coke
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The Australian government just announced a (predicted) 6 month travel ban on foreign visitors to Australia.

Indefinite bans have been placed on non-essential gatherings of more than 100 people.

I’m so sad.
Mar 19 2020 5:02AM
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theabortionator
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Unfortunately assumed this was coming. Sucks hard though. I really like the mtn I work for in Aus. Hopefully next year well be back to normal. RIP normal life
Mar 19 2020 5:15AM
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little1337
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Bummer, I'm in New England and pretty much all the mountains near me are closed. We didn't have much snow left to begin with but I was looking forward to one more day of skiing :(
Mar 19 2020 9:11AM
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hoodcrew
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Where did you see this ?
Mar 19 2020 10:02AM
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warm_diet_coke
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All major Australian news outlets are reporting it. None of the resorts have released a statement yet but it’s not looking good.
hoodcrewWhere did you see this ?
Mar 19 2020 10:14AM
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hoodcrew
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I’m more referring to the 6 month thing. I only saw that there is a travel ban that’s indefinite
Mar 19 2020 10:49AM
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warm_diet_coke
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Our Treasurer said it will likely be in place for 6 months. No hard dates so there is a tiny glimmer of hope but not much.
hoodcrewI’m more referring to the 6 month thing. I only saw that there is a travel ban that’s indefinite
Mar 19 2020 10:50AM
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theabortionator
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I touched base with a friend at the resort in Africa. Might try and send it down there for the season. Idk. Hoping everything chills out and the southern winter is able to go on as planned. Not looking great though atm.

Fuck
Mar 19 2020 2:09PM
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theabortionator
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Just got an email that says that they're doing what they can to keep the ski season a thing, but I'm not getting a contract and probably not going. Not that I hadn't figured that out, but this kinda kills any shred of pretend fake hope I was holding out.

Regardless just hope this shit shot gets contained without too extreme of an impact.
Mar 19 2020 9:52PM
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warm_diet_coke
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Yeah above all I just hope we can minimise loss of life and economic harm. Stay safe out there guys.
theabortionatorJust got an email that says that they're doing what they can to keep the ski season a thing, but I'm not getting a contract and probably not going. Not that I hadn't figured that out, but this kinda kills any shred of pretend fake hope I was holding out.

Regardless just hope this shit shot gets contained without too extreme of an impact.
Mar 19 2020 9:53PM
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theabortionator
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SwitchPizza69Yeah above all I just hope we can minimise loss of life and economic harm. Stay safe out there guys.


for sure. I don't mind being locked in home eating garbage food if it's the different between the end of the world.
Wild friggin times
Mar 19 2020 10:09PM
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warm_diet_coke
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I SPOKE TO SOON LADS I THINK WE ARE A PARTIAL GO!
May 22 2020 8:28AM
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theabortionator
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SwitchPizza69I SPOKE TO SOON LADS I THINK WE ARE A PARTIAL GO!


The season is happening but i doubt ill be able to go. Wouldn't expect them to want to throw an American a work visa right now but id be super stoked if they did.

Crossing my damn fingers
May 22 2020 2:04PM
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warm_diet_coke
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Yeah unlikely I’d say. Good for locals though (me!).

**This post was edited on May 22nd 2020 at 5:58:45pm
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