[bmj]

I can't speak to skiing, but many rock climbing areas have been feeling the strain from large crowds this year. It's a bit of a perfect storm, though: a combination of the reality of COVID and remote working plus the explosion of urban climbing gyms over the past few years exposing more and more people to the sport.

I've been using my work flexibility to avoid the popular crags and boulderfields on the weekends, but on the rare weekends I have been out, the popular crags at the New River Gorge have been absolutely packed.

[alextheparrot]

Skiing might be a bit better - most of the passes are going with a reservation system at least at the beginning.

[serjester]

That’s interesting. I’m hoping that the people not getting on planes right now will balance out the influx of locals / zoomers.