Is anyone else seeing this trend that doing anything at all is socially unacceptable EXCEPT skiing vacations?
We are moderately COVID careful meaning we do not go anywhere or mingle socially with anyone but we do send our kids to in person school. So I feel like I'm about middle of the road cautious here in NYC.
When I see or hear of other people going on vacation, there seems to be a general distaste for it. As if any travel at all is irresponsible. I can see both sides of that issue so I don't really care one way or another. The thing that I find odd is the very same people who are SUPER COVID careful (no in person school, wash down groceries, won't order take out, etc) seem to be the very same people that are all going skiing. The explanation being "skiing is outdoors". As if walking through a hotel lobby or getting gas or any of the in person interactions you must do to "go skiing" doesnt count. Those same people get annoyed when someone goes to Mexico or Florida. Isn't sitting at the beach and the pool also equally outdoors? If anything you can be more socially distanced in warm weather than you can in cold.
Anyone else feel this is the most bizarre double standard?
Skiing does seem very safe. Day trips are possible, otherwise rent a villa. No hotel necessary. No restaurant necessary. All outdoors AND masked (ski resorts require mask over face and nose). Gas stations? Who doesn't pay at the pump. altogether, skiing seems safer than beach resort.
Most resorts have the same requirements. Not to mention you can easily rent a house in a warm destination just as you do for skiing. I don't understand how its different.
If you rent a ski villa and eat there you have to stop at the supermarket. No different than you would in Florida. It's the same thing.
To be clear I don't mean a day trip to go skiing locally. I mean NYers going to Vermont or Colorado to ski.
maybe so, but almost everyone going to FL is flying so that’s a huge difference
To get to Florida or Mexico you usually get on a plane. Most people I know going on ski trips are driving.
I know people who drive to Florida (which Im still not convinced is so safe) and people who fly to ski. Colorado ski resorts are filled with NYers.
@Anon No one was blinking an eye when people drove to the Hamptons or Cape Cod this summer. I think the real difference is getting on a plane or not. Yes, some people drive to Florida in the winter. But the vast majority of people going to FL are flying. And no one is driving to Mexico. I have no idea how many NYers are in Colorado, but I don’t know anyone who has flown to VT or the Berkshires to ski.