Recreational alpine skiing
FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo, skiers enjoy freshly-made snow on Aspen Mountain's opening day of the ski season in Aspen, Colo. Ski areas across the United States experienced a strong rebound this winter season despite public health restrictions put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. Skier visits to U.S. resorts totaled 59 million this winter season, the fifth best on record, according to the Colorado-based National Ski Areas Association. A visit is considered the use of a lift ticket for any part of the day. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP, File)
Study: US ski areas rebound despite COVID-19 restrictions

By Thomas Peipert Jun. 08, 2021 06:26 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 08:16 PM EST
Oneonta Daily Star. March 5, 2021. Editorial: Spring must be right around the corner. Crocuses and daffodils have been...

Officials: Virus outbreak should pause Carver County sports

Mar. 05, 2021 07:46 PM EST
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Health officials said Friday they are recommending a two-week pause on youth sports in Carver County after experiencing a recent...

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 file photo, a view of the closed hut "Rifugio Scoiattoli" in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. On the eve of what was supposed to finally be the repeatedly delayed opening of Italy’s ski slopes, the government on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, yanked permission because a coronavirus variant was found to be circulating in a good portion of recently infected persons. Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance forbids amateur skiing at least until March 5. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Italy won't open its ski slopes due to virus fears

Feb. 14, 2021 03:45 PM EST

Bob Schwartz, the director of marketing of the Trapp Family Lodge poses outside the lodge on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Stowe, Vt. Quarantine rules imposed in an attempt to stop the spread of novel coronavirus are affecting business during the normally busy holiday season. He says the rules are frustrating but be understands the need for them. He's looking forward to a time when the pandemic is over. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread

By David Koenig And Dee-Ann Durbin Dec. 18, 2020 06:00 AM EST

A woman takes a picture the Matterhorn, left, in Zermatt, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec.2, 2020. Zermatt is home to one of the Swiss ski stations that has become an epicenter of discord among Alpine neighbors. EU member states Austria, France, Germany and Italy are shutting or severely restricting access to the slopes this holiday season amid COVID-19 concerns, Switzerland is not. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten)
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic

By Jamey Keaten Dec. 05, 2020 02:20 AM EST

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, wave to journalists prior to a meeting, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
France's Macron warns against going skiing in Switzerland

By Sylvie Corbet Dec. 01, 2020 11:38 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, people ride ski lifts as other skiers slide down the hill on a sunny day at the Faraya-Mzaar ski resort, in Faraya, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. As several countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. “I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan at a WHO news briefing on Monday, Nov, 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, file)
UN: Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky

Nov. 30, 2020 01:26 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020 file photo, a view of a 'Matterhorn-Express' gondola lift in front of Matterhorn mountain in the Zermatt ski resort, in Zermatt, Switzerland. Restrictions to slow the curve of coronavirus infections have kept ski lifts closed in Italy, France, Germany and Austria, as well as countries further east. But skiers are already heading to mountains in Switzerland, drawing an envious gaze from ski industry and local officials in mountain regions elsewhere on the continent who lost most of last season due to the virus. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)
As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic

By Colleen Barry And Jamey Keaten Nov. 25, 2020 12:38 PM EST

Toby Gregory's yard that is adorned with 1,006 white crosses to represent Oklahoma deaths due to COVID-19, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. Gregory was able to keep up with the state death toll until last week, and then it became too many. He says he doesn't have the room or supplies to keep up with the current death toll, but will do about 50 more crosses. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
The Latest: Ireland sets new virus restrictions for 6 weeks

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 12:47 AM EDT

Chairman of the consumer protection association Peter Kolba speakes during a press conference of a class action lawsuit against the Tirol regional authorities for failing in their public health duties, related to the virus outbreak in the ski-resort of Ischgl, seen as a key location from which the virus spread across Europe, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Group sues Austrian govt over ski resort virus outbreak

By Philipp Jenne And Frank Jordans Sep. 23, 2020 04:50 AM EDT

Kennett High School graduate Cole Bradley and his parents adjust their masks while riding on a ski chairlift to the summit of Cranmore Mountain Resort to receive his diploma, Saturday, June 13, 2020, in North Conway, N.H. The school came up with a unique commencement ceremony in order to adhere to the social-distancing guidelines necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Bradley, who was a senior class representative, is attending Indiana University in the fall. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
New Hampshire seniors receive diploma on mountain top

By The Associated Press Jun. 13, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

Signs stand at the lines to the lift at the reopening of Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, which closed in mid-March to help in the effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Keystone, Colo. The ski area is the only one in the state to take advantage of the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions by Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Skiing is back in Colorado for lucky few with reservations

May. 27, 2020 03:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2019, file photo, riders on ski-bikes participating in the 30th Annual Enduro, a fundraiser and ski-a-thon to benefit a local cause, heads towards base of Pallavicini Chair at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colo. The ski resort will open for limited spring skiing and riding on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. This follows approval of Summit County's request for a variance from the state public health order by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. At this time, closing day is still to be determined. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP, File)
Skiing in Colorado to resume amid coronavirus pandemic

By Thomas Peipert May. 24, 2020 04:54 PM EDT

Dakine to close Oregon office, move HQ due to pandemic

May. 05, 2020 08:10 AM EDT
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Outdoor gear maker Dakine is closing its Hood River, Oregon, office and laying off 39 employees, officials said ...

Popular multi-sport racing event in central Oregon canceled

Apr. 05, 2020 04:04 PM EDT
BEND, Oregon (AP) — A popular multi-sport racing event in central Oregon that draws thousands of competitors from around the region has been canceled. ...

People get some exercise on a sunny day at the West River Trail, in Brattleboro Vt., as they try to keep some distance during the COVID-19 outbreak on Saturday, March 21, 2020. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Vermont preparing for COVID-19 peak, late April early May

By Wilson Ring Apr. 02, 2020 02:19 PM EDT