Active COVID-19 outbreak reported at Colorado resort

Eleven active outbreaks have been confirmed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) across seven of the state's ski resorts.

Winter Park Resort was recently added to that list after an outbreak occurred among employees, according to a joint statement released from the Grand County Public Health and Winter Park Resort.

"It has been determined that these cases have not been traced back to the transmission through interaction with visitors but, rather, from social gatherings outside of the workplace and congregate housing," the joint statement reads. 

An official outbreak declaration allows for Winter Park Resort to pull in more state resources to aid with suppressing the virus among its employees. Public health officials will continue to monitor the outbreak for two incubation periods, or 28 days, with no new outbreak-related COVID-19 positive cases.

"It is important to remember that it is every individual’s personal and professional responsibility to make the right decisions and hold each other to the safest standards possible," The joint statement adds. "Please continue to take preventative measures to protect yourself and others."

Here's a look at other active outbreaks at ski resort locations:

• Beaver Creek Ski Rentals
• Breckenridge Adult Ski School: January 2021
• Copper Mountain Guest Services/Copper Sports Center
• Copper Mountain Parking/Base Operations
• Keystone Mountain House Adult Ski School
• Keystone River Run Adult Ski School
• Keystone Ticket Scanning
• Monarch Ski Mountain
• Steamboat Ski Corp - Ski School
• Vail Mountain Lift Operations

Nine other outbreaks have occurred at resort locations, but are no longer considered active.