Dear NASTC Family,
in our 25-year history we have never faced such a difficult global challenge. Our hearts go out to you and yours as we all face down Covid-19. The past week has been a dramatic reminder of how lucky we are, and what trauma many people face daily around our world. Mostly we hope your loved ones stay healthy and that together we can fight this monster and flatten the curve as quickly as possible!
Like every other non-essential business, we have shut down classes, instruction, and backcountry guiding due to Covid-19. We are still here for you via phone, text, email, Facebook or Instagram anytime. We encourage you to reach out and let us know how you are, ask any ski or climbing questions, or just say what’s up! At this time the resorts in Tahoe have closed for the season, and a week ago we made the decision to cease backcountry guiding until we have a clear idea of what our options are. It’s a hard time for everyone including guides, instructors, staff, and small businesses.
We hope you won’t forget to keep supporting the small mountain businesses we call friends and colleagues. They all need you at this time, as do we. Consider buying Gift Cards, making class deposits, ordering from us or local shops online, and not forgetting your passion for skiing and climbing. We are still here, and we plan to be for the long run. We will deeply appreciate any “early bookings” you decide to make with us and every deposit will be 100% refundable in the event we can’t take you to whatever course you’re interested in: Portillo, Squaw, Big Sky, Grand Targhee, Homewood cat skiing, the Alps, Aspen, AIARE avalanche class, rock climbing lessons, or backcountry skiing next season.
Thanks to you since 1994 we’ve been building a community – a family – of loyal clients. We attempt each year to answer your requests with new offerings and new resorts. You have answered ours by giving us a shot, and then most of you come back year after year, and become devoted and dedicated clients. So many of you we consider dear friends. We cannot tell you how much we appreciate your business, and more importantly who you are. Thank you.
Be in touch. And get outside safely and with social distance – the fresh air and exercise is all of our passion, and what we need now more than ever. Nature truly is the universal salve, bringing us back to what’s truly important: our health and our natural environment. Nature exists outside the compulsion to scroll and scroll, and with its annual indifference to anything man-made or otherwise, we too can take a deep breath and place our worries in a much larger and age-old context.
We will get through this NASTC Nation!
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
Take good care of yourselves and your loved ones! Call us!
Chris and Jenny Fellows
530-386-2102
ski@skiNASTC.com |
