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COVID-19 lnformation ll yoi: had t plan,red evenl rn 2020 or 2021. lvheihe. they were able la take place or nct. please descrlbe any successes and challenges yoL' experienced. Covid Closures ln 202A, WSSSM was open until March 15 and had steady visitors (37 per day). Covid hits and WSSSM was closed over 6 months (196 days) from March 1S-September 26. We opened again weekends only for 15 days (Sept. 26- Nov. 15) and it was slow. Covid restrictions were in place (ordered WSSSM stylus pens as giveaways for monitors). signage and PPE. Covid results in another closure during ski season, Nov. '1 5. 2020-Feb.20,2021 (over 3 monihsl98 days). Since Feb. 20. WSSSM has operated Saturdays/Sundays, instead of Thursdays-Sundays. The Covid silver lining? The sumnrer of 202 1 was our busiest yet at the museum - even beating pre-pandemic levelsl Covid Disappointments: ln the Fall af 202O, WSSSM was to have celebrated our sth Anniversary with a live speaker and party. The Warren Miller Movie Series was moved online. Fundraising was more difficult. but our suppoders were quite generous. Due to Covid, WSSSM laid off our one paid employee who recruited volunteers. Covid lnnovations and Wins: Overall, Covid forced the museum to be more creative and to reach out to different partners. These new partnerships and events will expand WSSSM's audience and sustain us for years to come. . Canlis Restaurant created special dining yurts decorated in Vintage NW Ski Themes. They reached out to WSSSM and we became a partner and received publicity from of one of Seattle's most iconic restaurants. . WSSSM's new Speaker Series via ZoomlFacebook Live took advantage of Covid with Deb Armstrong in Colorado. John Lundin in Sun Valley. eic. and brought WSSSM programming into much larger audience. The Speaker Series will coniinue in 2022. . WSSSM historians John Lundin and Kirby Gilbert created "Sublime Sights" exhibit on Ski Jumping at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle. This partnership allowed WSSSM to expand it's reach outside Snoqualmie Pass. lt was a great experience for WSSSM to partner, work, and learn from one of Seattle's most sophisticated museum marketing teams. . WSSSM, Dru Bru and others created the Snoqualmie Pass Scavenger Hunt in the summer of 2021 because it could be done rn a "Covid-Safe" environment and was great for families. The Scavenger Hunt will continue in 2022. . With regard to volunteers. we have hired a new Operations and Volunteer Manager who is creatively working hard to rebuild our volunteer crew. The WSSSM volunteer program needed a reboot and Covid was the kick in the pants to rethink how we do things. ?500 characte. liIril