{"id":1320214,"date":"2020-05-27T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T19:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=478486"},"modified":"2020-05-27T16:55:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T22:55:52","slug":"mountain-recreation-hopes-to-open-eagle-pool-by-late-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/mountain-recreation-hopes-to-open-eagle-pool-by-late-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Recreation hopes to open Eagle pool by late June"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/VD_VD200510050523008AR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/VD_VD200510050523008AR.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/VD_VD200510050523008AR-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/VD_VD200510050523008AR-325x213.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Much to the delight off local kids and parents, Mountain Recreation plans to open the Eagle . pool later this summer.<\/strong><br \/><em>Daily file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After two solid months at home, local families are likely longing for a break from all that mandated togetherness.<\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s good news from Mountain Recreation as youth day camps, sports camps and team sports options will begin in June. Adult softball leagues are also slated to start next month. And the cherry on top is the rec district does plan to open the Eagle pool this summer.<\/p>\n<p>But it hasn\u2019t been easy to figure out how to offer recreation programs in these COVID-19 times. According to Mountain Recreation\u2019s Scott Robinson, every option has to be thoroughly vetted to make sure social distancing and other COVID-19 protection protocols can be met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really impressed by the efforts or our staff, who have had to look at every single program and rewrite a criculum for it,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row vail-donation vail-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Pool time<\/h2>\n<p>Robinson said, \u201cIs the Eagle pool opening this summer?\u201d is the No. 1 question he hears out in the community. Mountain Recreation believes the answer is yes, but district officials can\u2019t yet commit to an opening date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel confident from the new directions that are coming out from public health and the CDC that we can operate a pool in the post-COVID-19 world,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>But it will require extra effort and there will be new restrictions in place when the Eagle pool opens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be like the movie \u2018The Sandlot\u2019 where all the kids in town are in the water,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, math will determine pool occupancy. By taking the square footage of the pool area and dividing it to allow 6 feet of separation, 32 people can use the facility at one time. Mountain Recreation is still developing the guidelines, but it\u2019s likely that reservations will be required and pool visits will have a limited duration to allow more people to use the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Mountain Recreation plans to carve up the day to allow adult-only lap swimming and swim lessons in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson also noted that it takes some time to get a large community pool up and operating. It\u2019s not simply a matter of filling it with water \u2014 equipment and filtration systems need to be checked and the deck area has to be prepared. All that work takes weeks to complete and typically the job starts as soon as the ice rink closes for the season. With the rink closing right as COVID-19 hit, staff has only recently been able to focus on opening the pool.<\/p>\n<p>Even though it will be a shorter season with extra operational legwork for staff, Robinson said the Mountain Recreation Board of Directors believes it\u2019s important to open the Eagle pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mental health and community health benefits of being able to open that pool is going to be phenomenal,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<h2>Kids programs<\/h2>\n<p>As Eagle County transitions to the blue phase of its COVID-19 response, more adults are emerging from their homes and returning to their workspaces. As that happens, Mountain Recreation is launching its summer Rec Kids day camp and various sports camp options.<\/p>\n<p>Rec Kids is a Monday through Friday, state-licensed child care program for kids ages 5 to 12. Parents can choose attendance days based on family schedule. Programs will be offered in Gypsum and Edwards starting June 1 and <a href=\"https:\/\/mountainrec.org\/program\/rec-kids-day-camps\/?utm_source=Drip&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online registration is now open.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2020 Rec Kids program will be smaller than normal to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. According to Robinson, at both Gypsum and Edwards, Mountain Recreation will offer two pods each, with 10 kids and one counselor per pod.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are starting small to see what the demand is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>That philosophy is also being applied to Mountain Recreation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mountainrec.org\/program\/summer-sports-camps\/?utm_source=Drip&amp;utm_medium=Email#gypsum\">summer sports camps<\/a> and registration for the various options is now open. The district\u2019s T-ball, baseball and softball leagues will start an 8-week season June 22 and potential players <a href=\"https:\/\/mountainrec.org\/program\/youth-baseball-softball-leagues\/?utm_source=Drip&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">should be registered<\/a> by June 1 to ensure team placement and a jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson encouraged parents to add their child\u2019s names to the waitlist if a program is full. He said Mountain Recreation is closely following reservation numbers to gauge demand and may offer additional programs if there is a need.<\/p>\n<h2>Adult softball<\/h2>\n<p>For local residents who crave their time out on the diamond during the summer months, Mountain Recreation\u2019s Adult Softball League is a go. The season will run June 9 through August 26 at the Eagle Sports Complex and <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.rec1.com\/CO\/mountain-recreation\/catalog\/index\/b2181dc48845f40b7f0327f3fd03be21?filter=c2VhcmNoPTIwMjArRWFnbGUrQWR1bHQrU29mdGJhbGwrTGVhZ3Vl&amp;__s=xxxxxxx&amp;utm_source=Drip&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registration is open now<\/a>.&nbsp;Men\u2019s league is available&nbsp;Tuesday evenings and Co-Rec is available Wednesday evenings. The league welcomes players age 18 years and older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur sports guys are telling us there are teams from over in the Glenwood Springs area registering because we are one of the only programs running in this part of the state,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>Fitness programs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picktime.com\/c0f0f6a2-bd1a-4a3b-9e9e-852f17742819?__s=xxxxxxx&amp;utm_source=Drip&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">workout reservations<\/a> at the Gypsum Recreation Center will continue, Robinson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been really impressed and pleased with people using the rec center,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cPeople are following the rules. Everybody is wearing their masks and wiping down their equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/mountain-recreation-hopes-to-open-eagle-pool-by-late-june\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much to the delight off local kids and parents, Mountain Recreation plans to open the Eagle . pool later this summer.Daily file photo After two solid months at home, local families are likely longing for a break from all that mandated togetherness. So there\u2019s good news from Mountain Recreation as youth day camps, sports camps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1320214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-03 21:10:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1320214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1320216,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320214\/revisions\/1320216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1320214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1320214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1320214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}