Aspen requiring negative covid test or 10 days quarantine to ski

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anyone see this?
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/skiing-trips/aspen-skiing-negative-covid-test

Aspen now requires all overnight visitors to produce negative results of a COVID-19 test before they can hit the slopes.

Visitors aged 10 and older who are from outside Colorado’s Pitkin County are now required to complete an online travel affidavit before their arrival. In the affidavit, they must report negative results of a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of their arrival along with confirming they have been symptom-free for 10 days before travel.

Travelers who arrive without their results will be required to quarantine until they receive a negative result. If travelers do not take a test, they will have to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival. Those who refuse to comply may be fined up to $5,000.
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Unfortunately this makes it impossible to ski if you've recently had COVID since you will test positive for up to 90 days after you recover. This rule essentially punishes people who are at the least risk of getting/spreading the virus because they're in a period of immunity due to antibodies in their systems.

I'm curious if Aspen and other private businesses requiring negative tests have a plan in place for accommodating people with antibodies. Maybe showing a positive antibody test OR having a positive COVID test between 14-90 days? Will be interesting to see how they handle this.

Also, for anyone who thinks antibodies are bullshit this information comes straight from the State of Vermont when I tested positive... for the 2nd time (once in March, once in November). They were very explicit that antibodies last 3-6 months and in the first 3 months you will continue to test positive even though you are no longer contagious. After 6 months you should assume that the antibodies are gone and you are at same risk of getting the virus as someone who's never had it.
 
Let's see them try to enforce this hahaha. Just like every time I took flights this summer and was told I needed to quarantine.
 
Its a county rule that was put in place, and they have already said they are relying on people to honor it. They know it's not enforceable.
 
ahh great, more reasons for people to come to Utah haha. But for real, people are starting to show up to places with relaxed restrictions for the season which might end up impacting the fun for some.

**This post was edited on Dec 17th 2020 at 10:47:14am
 
14213229:dalephillips said:
Unfortunately this makes it impossible to ski if you've recently had COVID since you will test positive for up to 90 days after you recover. This rule essentially punishes people who are at the least risk of getting/spreading the virus because they're in a period of immunity due to antibodies in their systems.

I'm curious if Aspen and other private businesses requiring negative tests have a plan in place for accommodating people with antibodies. Maybe showing a positive antibody test OR having a positive COVID test between 14-90 days? Will be interesting to see how they handle this.

Also, for anyone who thinks antibodies are bullshit this information comes straight from the State of Vermont when I tested positive... for the 2nd time (once in March, once in November). They were very explicit that antibodies last 3-6 months and in the first 3 months you will continue to test positive even though you are no longer contagious. After 6 months you should assume that the antibodies are gone and you are at same risk of getting the virus as someone who's never had it.
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Or a 10 day quarantine. Even after a positive Covid test, if you’re symptom free 10 days after you’re good to go. Which is pretty simple and totally reasonable for them to ask. I’m not saying antibodies are BS but idk where you got that info from, and I’m from VT. The CDC says “Having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 may provide protection from getting infected with the virus again. But even if it does, we do not know how much protection the antibodies may provide or how long this protection may last.” It’s totally random and the antibody tests are super unreliable.
 
14213229:dalephillips said:
Unfortunately this makes it impossible to ski if you've recently had COVID since you will test positive for up to 90 days after you recover. This rule essentially punishes people who are at the least risk of getting/spreading the virus because they're in a period of immunity due to antibodies in their systems.

I'm curious if Aspen and other private businesses requiring negative tests have a plan in place for accommodating people with antibodies. Maybe showing a positive antibody test OR having a positive COVID test between 14-90 days? Will be interesting to see how they handle this.

Also, for anyone who thinks antibodies are bullshit this information comes straight from the State of Vermont when I tested positive... for the 2nd time (once in March, once in November). They were very explicit that antibodies last 3-6 months and in the first 3 months you will continue to test positive even though you are no longer contagious. After 6 months you should assume that the antibodies are gone and you are at same risk of getting the virus as someone who's never had it.
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You are talking about the antibody test that’s not what this is.
 
14213187:armchair_skier said:
Hawaii had a similar system this summer.
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Sore subject for me. It was actually mid October when they started to initiate this and not all islands did it. I was supposed to go to Hawaii and they kept pushing it back until the week after I was supposed to go....

Anyway to op, it sounds like a lot but this is pretty easy. Just get a test before you go and easy. Done.
 
14215489:Casey said:
You are talking about the antibody test that’s not what this is.
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Ayo read the last paragraph from him. It was all about antibodies. I talked about the Covid test at the beginning. That’s exactly what he’s talking about lol
 
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