Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center announced Tuesday that it is removing the 30 minutes between time slots at the pool.Â
The schedule will remain the same except for the removal of the 30 minutes between time slots and this new schedule goes into effect beginning April 26, according to the city.Â
The facility will still undergo thorough cleaning, and participants will still be asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.
Aquatic center staff made the decision to make the change after reviewing new Chaffee County Health Department COVID-19 restrictions.Â
The aim is to maximize the number of participants in the facility, while still allowing participant and staff safety according to the city.
Today
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 44F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%..
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Snow showers this evening. Becoming partly cloudy later. Low 24F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulations less than one inch. Updated: March 22, 2021 @ 2:08 pm
Monarch Mountain Ski Area remains open despite its inclusion on Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentâs list of outbreak sites across the state.
 The inclusion on the list was made Jan. 14. Since that time several employees of the winter sports area have tested positive for the virus although Monarchâs general manager, Randy Stroud, issued a press release Thursday calling the inclusion âsomewhat misleading.â
While the 14 employees of the ski area have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, the press release stated, âmost, if not all of these cases have not come from the Monarch Mountain campus.âÂ