The health and safety of all our customers and staff is very important to us. If you feel unwell, stay home — there will be other powder days.

Some of the things you can expect this season:

• In all areas of the mountain, be mindful of the 6-feet social distancing guideline. Respect the space around other people.
• Practice good hygiene — wash your hands regularly, cough into your elbow, avoid touching your eyes / nose / mouth.
• A mask or face shield will be required in / around the lodge, in lift queues, and while loading / unloading the lift. For the health of everyone, anyone who refuses to wear a mask / face shield in and around the lodge or in queues will be asked to leave.
• Staff will conduct increased cleaning, especially in high-traffic areas and surfaces.
• Discovery Ski will continue to follow the state and county health guidelines. You can learn more here.
• We will modify our procedures / expectations to ensure we can provide you with a safe environment at Discovery Ski Area.
• There will be no sitting and hanging out areas inside the lodge.

We ask you to consider your vehicle as your Base Lodge. Put your gear in there, use it for shelter on cold days, or treat it as your dining room for a picnic lunch.

Access to amenities at the lodge will be limited. There will be no locker or cubby space to leave bags. There will be no indoor dining options.

While we don’t have a fixed capacity limit on visitors to our mountain, if all the parking lots are full please consider returning on another day. This will help to ensure we can responsibly manage physical distancing and keep everyone safe.

We appreciate your understanding for our social responsibility to ensure all guests — and staff — can maintain appropriate physical distancing while enjoying the slopes.

While standing in lift queues and riding chairlifts, we require a 6-foot distance between yourself and other guests who are not within your “personal safe pod.” This means you can stand in queues and travel on chairlifts with others in your personal sphere, but respect others and their health-comfort zones.

We do ask that when you are using chairlifts you wear gloves. Face masks / face coverings are required while waiting in line and loading / unloading the chairlift.

Physical distancing in lift queues means things might move a little slower than usual, so we appreciate your patience and kindness while everyone enjoys the slopes.

The following summarizes our food and beverage options:

• The Outside Grill will be open daily for burgers, chips and beverages (to include cans of beer). Payment can only be made by credit or debit card.
• A limited menu of other food items will be available only by online ordering / purchase https://square.skidiscovery.com/  Online orders will be picked up at the cafeteria windows on the upper level of the South Deck.
• There will be limited seating on the decks around the lodge. The cafeteria and bar will not be open for dining; and no general seating available inside the lodge. The Picnic Area downstairs will not be accessible for dining or gear storage. You may consider dining in your vehicle for your comfort.
• Our water fountains will be disabled, but the bottle fill function will be available with the downstairs bubbler.

Reservations are required for daily rentals and can be made here. Gear reservations need to be made by noon of the previous day.

The Rental Shop’s internal capacity will be limited, so be prepared for a longer than average wait time. The waiting queue will be outside the building, so ensure you arrive dressed for the day. Masks will be required while around and inside the building.

All lessons will be RESERVATION ONLY and can be made online here.

• Lesson reservations need to be made by noon of the previous day. For all lessons, please plan to show up at least 30 minutes prior to the posted lesson start time so that staff can conduct COVID-19 symptom screenings.
• All class sizes will be limited to ensure the group can maintain appropriate safety and distancing.
• Please make sure the student is dressed appropriately for the snow and has their own personal items including goggles, gloves and face mask.

KINDERSKI (ages 3-6) will be Reservation Only.
We will no longer offer a full-day option that includes lunch. You can still register your tyke for a morning and afternoon lesson, but we require you to claim them for the lunch break. The initial meeting place will be outside (look for the bright blue sign) for COVID screening before bringing the kids inside to gear them up.

KID KRUIZERS (ages 7-12) will be Reservation Only.
The initial meeting place will be outside (look for the bright orange sign) for COVID screening prior to picking up any rental gear (if necessary).

ADULT LESSONS (ages 13+) will be Reservation Only.
The initial meeting place will be outside (look for the applicable sign) for COVID screening prior to picking up any rental gear (if necessary).

The Ticket Office will be open for business as usual. While standing in queues, please observe the 6-feet separation protocol (in front and to the sides) and wear a mask.

If a skier / boarder has a 5-pack pass with punches remaining from last season (2019/20), those passes can still be used until Dec. 25, 2020. After that date, those prior-season cards will no longer be accepted.

Our staff will be ensuring they do everything they can to keep themselves and our guests safe while here on the mountain.

Our staff who are feeling unwell will be asked to stay at home or sent home if they become unwell on the mountain.

We will be keeping track of all staff who are on shift every day to facilitate any contact tracing needs.